Bees
Former Major Leaguer to Play for Bees
The New Britain Bees have announced that they have signed Jason Rogers, an infielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2014 and 2015. In his 117 big league games, he had a .258 batting average, eighteen RBIs, twenty-four runs scored and four home runs. Bees General Manager Brad Smith said, “Jason will be a great addition to […]
Bees Still Win Despite Losing Outman to Pirates
By Robert Held Staff Writer Josh Outman was supposed to start for the New Britain Bees on Friday, against their in-state rivals the Bridgeport Bluefish. However, before the game, Outman was signed by the Pittsburg Pirates. The Bees have had a number of pitchers signed to Major League Baseball teams this season. Outman joins fellow […]
Six Bees Named to All-Star Team
By Robert Held Staff Writer Six members of the New Britain Bees were selected to the Liberty Division All –Star team for the Atlantic League, on July 13th. However, one of them is unlikely to play. Cole Johnson might not be able to play because he was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will report […]
Bees Manager to Lead All-Star Team
By Robert Held Staff Writer New Britain Bees manager Stan Cliburn will be managing in the Atlantic League All-Star game, but he will not be representing his current team. Last year, Cliburn managed the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the Freedom Division, and led his then team all the way to the Atlantic League Championship […]
New Britain Bees Enter Losing Streak
By Robert Held Staff Writer The New Britain Bees head into an important stretch of their season, starting with a three game road trip against the Long Island Ducks. However, the Bees road trip got off to a bad start when they lost to the Ducks last night by a score of 5-4. This puts […]
New Britain Bees Give Back to the Community
By Robert Held Staff Writer New Britain’s new baseball team the Bees have already started to give back to the community. The Bees recently announced that the team will be holding two baseball camps this summer for children. Taking place on July 9th and August 4th from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. participants will have a chance to […]
New Britain Bees Player Signed by Mets
By Robert Held Staff Writer The New Britain Bees have had a third player signed away from them by a Major League Baseball team this season. Pitcher and Connecticut native Josh Zeid, has been signed by the New York Mets. “Zeid has been a great part of our rotation this season and a consummate professional […]