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Curve mascot up for HOF Altoona Curve mascot LOCO was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Mascot Hall of Fame Awards for his popular skit, “The Sugar Rush.” It was announced on Monday by the Mascot Hall of Fame. This is LOCO’s first nomination as he will be up against seven other Minor League Mascots for the award. Fans who attended games at Peoples Natural Gas Field in 2023 have seen the team’s most requested skit. “The Sugar Rush,” which has been called the hardest 45 seconds in professional baseball. The Mascot Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 and recognizes the ...

Franklin: Lions longing for deep threats on offense

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Northwestern (noon, BTN) Records: Penn State is 4-0. Northwestern is 2-2. Odds: Penn State is a 26.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press. SUBHD: Main storyline Penn State used 97 plays to dominate Iowa, 31-0, on Saturday night. In doing so, the Lions inflicted a slow death on the Hawkeyes. Franklin has been talking about PSU’s lack of explosive plays all season, and though the Nits beat Iowa the way he wanted them to, he still sees ...

Curve release 2024 schedule

The Altoona Curve announced home game times and fireworks dates for the 2024 season on Monday. Opening day at PNG Field is slated for Tuesday, April 9, when the Curve host the Harrisburg Senators. The 2024 season will once again feature 6 p.m. start times for many of the team’s home games with 19 post-game fireworks shows slated throughout the 69-game home schedule. Altoona is again slated to play 138 games in the Eastern League against their five divisional opponents and four opponents in the Northeast Division: Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox), Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado ...

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Greenberg is new Tigers GM DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers hired Jeff Greenberg to be their general manager on Thursday, adding a former Chicago Cubs and Blackhawks executive to work with team president of baseball operations Scott Harris. “I’m thrilled to add an executive of Jeff’s quality to our baseball operations leadership team,” said Harris, who was hired a year ago after being the San Francisco Giants’ general manager for three years. Detroit is tied with the Los Angeles Angels for the longest active postseason drought that dates to 2014. The Tigers are headed ...

Skenes highlights eventful season

The Altoona Curve ended the 2023 season with a 4-3 win over the Akron Rubber Ducks Sunday to put the final touches on a 67-68 season. While the Curve failed to make the postseason, they ended the season having won nine of their final 11 games. It was a season filled with many highs and lows, symbolized by the Skyliner just beyond the right field at PNG Field. It was bookended by two No. 1 overall draft picks suiting up in Altoona uniforms in Henry Davis (2021) and Paul Skenes (2023). The 25th anniversary also featured Yinzers, pizzas and pierogies, and much more. Skenes ...

Curve finish 2023 season on high note

From Mirror reports AKRON, Ohio — With the game tied in the top of the 10th inning, Tsung-Che Cheng scored on a passed ball to give Altoona its final run of the 2023 season and fuel a 4-3 victory for the Curve over the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park on Sunday night. Altoona held a 3-1 lead with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning when Tahnaj Thomas walked Milan Tolentino before allowing a single to Micael Ramirez and a game-tying two-run double to Joe Naranjo. Cameron Junker entered for the Curve to get the final out of the eighth before tossing a scoreless ninth inning to ...