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Friday, May 1st , 2043
Sent CF Natalino Villa to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Placed SP Joe Davis on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/29/2043.
Purchased the contract of SP Tsuguo Abe from Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, May 2nd , 2043
Granted SS Kazunori Sakamoto free agency because of a contract clause.
RP Mearl Bigos did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Kansas City organization.
Thursday, May 7th , 2043
Optioned RP Jimmy Cappello to Triple A Omaha.
Friday, May 8th , 2043
Optioned CF Chase Standberry to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of CF Natalino Villa from Triple A Omaha.
Tuesday, May 12th , 2043
SP Curt Bogans was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Wednesday, May 13th , 2043
Placed SP Curt Bogans on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/12/2043.
SP Curt Bogans diagnosed with forearm tendinitis, will miss 2 weeks.
Thursday, May 14th , 2043
SP Ben Lane was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
RP Nate Avis was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained oblique. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 weeks.
Friday, May 15th , 2043
SP Ben Lane diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
Placed SP Joe Davis on the active roster.
Activated SP Joe Davis from the injured list.
Tuesday, May 19th , 2043
2B Luis Aceves was injured being hit by a pitch. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Sunday, May 24th , 2043
Placed 2B Luis Aceves on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/2043.
Purchased the contract of 3B Chris Ambrose from Triple A Omaha.
2B Luis Aceves diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 3-4 weeks.
Friday, May 29th , 2043
RP Nate Avis was injured while pitching. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Saturday, May 30th , 2043
RP Nate Avis diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4-5 months.
Recalled RP Julio Pesina from Triple A Omaha.
Sunday, May 31st , 2043
Sent SP Curt Bogans to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
A mix of injury and recovery over the course of the month with the two major pieces of news were the loss of Nate Avis, potentially for the rest of the year and the first promotion to the ML for 2038 4th Round pick Chris Ambrose, called up after Luis Aceves’ injury.
Minor League News
Chad Johnston was feeling calm about his no-hitter -- until the last three outs.
"You really become conscious of every pitch at that point," he said. "The adrenaline level kicks up even higher. Everybody in the ballpark knows a no-hitter is on the line. The crowd is on its feet. One mistake and it's all over."
There were no mistakes to be had for Johnston on this day at Segra Park. The Columbia Fireflies right-hander was in complete command, not allowing the Delmarva Shorebirds a single base hit in the 15-0 victory.
"Obviously, you never think this will happen," he said to BNN reporters after the game. "I don't know if it's really sunk in yet."
Johnston faced 30 batters, had 12 strikeouts and gave up 5 walks in a dominating effort.
"He was on from the get-go," Shorebirds manager Andy Oliver said. "He was hitting his spots and keeping us off balance. It was a great game by him."
In 7 starts this season, Johnston has gathered 5 wins while suffering no losses. He has pitched 39.2 innings, allowed 16 hits, struck out 51 and has a 2.04 ERA.