The A&A All the Way Foundation announced that the inaugural charity exhibition game that was set at Southwest University Park (June 4) will be postponed to 2022 due to scheduling conflicts.
It had been over six hundred days since the El Paso played baseball at Southwest University Park, and Thursday night's home opener did not disappoint, as the Chihuahuas overcame a 3-0 deficit and defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes, 5-3.
Edwin Rodriguez will return to manager the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2021, and he will be joined by hitting coach Doug Banks and pitching coach Eric Junge.
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered a minor shoulder issue fielding a ground ball against the Reds, but he should be fine for Opening Day.
Triple A baseball will experiment with wider bases in 2021, expanding from 15 inch squares to 18 inch squares to try and reduce player injuries and collisions.
Major League Baseball announced yesterday that they would delay the start of the 2021 Triple-A season until early May, and the Chihuahuas will begin on May 6th.
The El Paso Chihuahuas 2021 schedule was released today, and the team will play 142 games, spread out over six-game series with an off day each Wednesday.
The San Diego Padres locked up their young superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. to a 14-year extension worth $340 million, the third largest contract in MLB history.