Bridgeport, CT—The second edition of the Willie Upshaw era as manager of the Bridgeport Bluefish was off to a slow start weekend as Bridgeport dropped three straight one-run games to the York Revolution.  Yesterday, Bob Zimmermann was able to halt a ninth inning Bridgeport rally to earn his sixth save of the year, and the [...]

Bridgeport, CT— At the conclusion of Wednesday’s game at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, the players patiently waited for their turn.  One by one, members of the Bridgeport Bluefish peeked their heads in and out of the manager’s office.  All of them looking for an opportunity to have one last conversation, to hear one last [...]

Bridgeport, CT— Luis Lopez stepped onto the dew christened field Wednesday morning with a bright smile that easily competed with the radiating sun at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard.  For the past three days, Lopez had tossed over 1,000 baseballs to kids ranging from the ages of 5-12 at this week’s Bridgeport Bluefish summer camp.  [...]

Bridgeport, CT–Tuesday night’s Atlantic League All-Star Game was a bittersweet moment for Bluefish relief pitcher Andy Weimer.  The righty made his first and, most likely, his last All-Star appearance of his professional baseball career pitching one scoreless inning in the Liberty Division’s 7-5 victory.  The sidearm closer from New Hartford, NY will be closing the [...]

Bridgeport, CT-Dan Reichert could not outduel Tim Harikkala in yesterday’s pitching showdown, as the Bridgeport Bluefish (23-32) fell to the York Revolution (17-39) 1-0 at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard.  The ‘Fish failed to sweep their second series of the season as Harikkala (2-1), in just his third start of the season, stifled Bridgeport to [...]

Bridgeport, CT—The last time Southern Maryland saw Esteban Yan, he blanked them over nine innings for a complete game shutout.  Yesterday at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Yan once again pitched a complete game, but could not prevent the Blue Crabs (29-20) from crossing the plate in Bridgeport’s (20-28) 5-3 loss in the rubber game [...]

Bridgeport, CT—When Rick Asadoorian stepped to the plate at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard on May 28 as the designated hitter for the Bridgeport Bluefish, some fans and teammates may have been confused.  Why was Asadoorian, a pitcher, the designated hitter?  Though the relief pitcher has much more experience driving in the big runs with [...]

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish’s latest week of Atlantic League baseball was easily summarized in yesterday’s doubleheader split with the Somerset Patriots (27-15).  Game one featured a fantastic complete game one-hitter by Kyle Jackson in Bridgeport’s (17-25) 3-0 victory.  Yet, game two brought the other side of the coin to the Bridgeport Bluefish, a [...]

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Inside the Bridgeport Bluefish clubhouse, Esteban Yan is not the same overbearing, hard throwing fastball pitcher that he is on the pitching mound.  The six-foot-four inch, 250 pounder is known for his powerful fastball, splitter combination that has struck out 553 Major League hitters in eleven seasons.  Now in his 19th season [...]

BRIDGEPORT, CT- Scattered papers and candy wrappers make Tommy John’s not-so-spacious office a cluttered mess. Like the Ducks stadium, the Ballpark at Harbor Yard doesn’t provide for a sizable managerial office.
John doesn’t seem to mind the close quarters. His Bridgeport Bluefish just posted a 10th-inning home run to prevent a three-game sweep to the Ducks [...]