CLEBURNE, TX – The Cleburne Railroaders (3-1) hung on to defeat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 6-5 at La Moderna Field Sunday evening. Box Score Cleburne opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning on a single to right field by right fielder Steven Rivas that drove in first baseman Kyle Martin. The Goldeyes (1-3) promptly tied the contest in their next at-bat when catcher Gustavo Sosa punched a ground ball through the left side of the infield to bring in right fielder Max Murphy and make the score 1-1. The game remained deadlocked until the top of the fifth inning when Winnipeg took a 2-1 lead. Third baseman Ramón Bramasco smacked a double to the gap in right-centre field that scored centre fielder Jacob Robson all the way from first base. The Railroaders scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning to move in front 4-2. First, shortstop Cooper Weiss hit a broken-bat single to right-centre field that brought in Rivas and designated hitter Anthony Brocato. Centre fielder Korry Howell then scampered home on a wild pitch to give Cleburne a two-run cushion. Two more runs came in for Cleburne in the seventh when Brocato doubled into the left field corner. Martin and left fielder Aaron Altherr scored to make it 6-2. Winnipeg got one back in the top of the eighth inning when Sosa drove in his second run of the contest with a single to left field past a diving Weiss that plated left fielder Evan Alexander . The Goldeyes rallied in the ninth, scoring twice with two out when designated hitter Tanner O’Tremba lined a single to left that drove in Robson and Murphy and made in 6-5 Cleburne. The game, however, ended with the tying run at second base. Right-hander Jesse Galindo started for Winnipeg. He went five innings and allowed one run on three hits. Tasker Strobel (L, 0-1), Alex Palmer , Derrick Cherry , and Trevor Brigden saw action out of the bullpen. The Railroaders used six pitchers and issued ten bases on balls. Trey Dillard (W, 1-0) entered in the fifth inning and worked an inning and two-thirds without giving up a hit. Jaime Arias (S, 1) pitched to two batters in the ninth, surrendering O’Tremba’s single but then retiring first baseman Jake Guenther to end the ballgame. The Goldeyes now travel north to Kansas City, Kansas where they will take on the Monarchs in a three-game set beginning Tuesday at 6:35 p.m CDT. Trevor Curl will have all the action on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below.

CLEBURNE, TX – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (1-1) won their first game of the 2025 season Friday evening with a 6-4 decision over the Cleburne Railroaders at La Moderna Field. Box Score On what was another cooler spring evening in Texas, the Goldeyes fell behind the Railroaders (1-1) midway through the contest. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Dustin Peterson (3) singled off Goldeyes starter JJ Echevarría scoring Andrés Sosa from second base and giving Cleburne a 1-0 lead. In the same frame, Kyle Martin (2) hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Cooper Weiss from third to take a 2-0 lead. Echevarría would not finish the fifth, and lasted 4.2 innings during which he surrendered six hits, two runs (both earned), and three walks. He struck out four. Winnipeg would answer in the top of the sixth. Railroaders starter Blair Henley loaded the bases and gave way to reliever Austin Faith, who walked Evan Alexander (1) as the Goldeyes reduced the deficit to 2-1. Tanner O’ Tremba stepped to the plate with one out and found the turf in left-centre field scoring Max Murphy and Matthew Warkentin to take the lead. Alexander would hustle his way around the bases scoring from first to put the Goldeyes up 4-2. The Goldeyes would add to their lead in the top of the seventh inning on two-run double by Ray-Patrick Didder scoring Jacob Robson and Ramón Bramasco to put the Goldeyes up 6-2. In the bottom of the seventh inning Derrick Cherry (W, 1-0) allowed a two-run home run to Martin (5) to get the Railroaders back within striking distance. Cherry went 1.2 innings and gave up just two hits. Coming out of retirement for Winnipeg, former Detroit Tigers pitcher Zac Reininger came in to put out the fire and earn a hold going 1.2 innings without giving up a baserunner and striking out three. The Goldeyes called on veteran southpaw Tasker Strobel (S, 1) to work a scoreless ninth inning. Blair Henley (L, 0-1) took the loss in his first start of the season. The right hander went 5.1 innings, giving up three hits, three runs (all earned), walking three and striking out six. The series continues Saturday evening at 7:06 in Cleburne. Lefty Mitchell Lambson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for Goldeyes the Goldeyes while Cleburne will send right-hander Mike Shawaryn (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to the hill. The pregame show will be live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:30 p.m. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below.

CLEBURNE, TX – The Winnipeg Goldeyes opened the 2025 American Association season with a 6-5, ten-inning defeat at the hands of the Cleburne Railroaders (1-0) Thursday at La Moderna Field. Box Score On an overcast and breezy evening, Cleburne edged the Goldeyes (0-1) in a tight battle that saw both teams going back-and-forth from the second inning on. Landen Bourassa took the Opening Day nod for the first time since pitching for the University of San Francisco and fired a six-inning quality start, allowing three runs on five hits, walking a batter and striking out four. Gabe Klobosits threw 5.1 innings also giving up three runs on four hits, walking three, and striking out three for the Railroaders. Cleburne would cash in their first runs of the night in the bottom of the second on a Lamar Sparks (2) two-run home run that cut through the 11 mile per hour wind and scored Steven Rivas to make the game 2-0. Winnipeg would answer back in the top of the fourth inning to cut the deficit in half with a Mathew Warkentin (1) single scoring Ramón Bramasco from second to make the game 2-1. The Railroaders got their two-run lead back in the bottom of the fifth inning on the first of Dustin Peterson’s (1) two doubles on the night. With Shed Long on first base, Peterson hooked a skipping line drive past a diving Bramasco and Long scored with ease to make it 3-1. The Goldeyes responded in the top of the sixth inning when Max Murphy (2) came up to the dish with Ray-Patrick Didder aboard at second. Down two strikes, Murphy went the opposite way for his first home run of the 2025 season – a line drive that traveled 353 feet and left the bat at 100 mph. This chased Klobosits from the game and brought in Taylor Broadway who worked a scoreless 1.2 innings. Murphy’s home run was his 88th as a member of the Goldeyes, leaving him two away from tying Josh Mazzola for second most round trippers in a Winnipeg uniform. Regie Abercrombie is the Goldeyes’ all-time leader with 94. Ryder Yakel would make his first appearance in the bottom of the seventh inning. After retiring the leadoff batter, Korry Howell reached on a walk and was replaced at first base by pinch runner Cooper Weiss. Peterson hit his second double of the game to put runners on second and third with two out. Former Goldeyes first baseman Kyle Martin hit a 24-foot swinging bunt down the third base line and on a bang-bang play at first was called safe. Wiess scored, giving Cleburne the lead back at 4-3. The Goldeyes responded again in the top of the eighth on a Max Murphy (3) sacrifice fly scoring Bramasco from third to tie the game at 4-4. The run would be charged to Bryce Bronnin who walked Bramasco to lead off the frame. Zeke Wood came in a worked a scoreless inning and a third to take it to the bottom of the ninth still tied. In his professional debut, Will Sierra came in to face the ninth batter and the top hitters in the Railroaders lineup. After a hit-by-pitch to the first batter he saw, he left the winning run in scoring position to force extra innings. In the top of the tenth inning, the Goldeyes courtesy runner was Kevin García who was lifted for Gustavo Sosa to run at second base. Kristian Scott (W, 1-0) would come into pitch for Cleburne for the start of extra innings. Andy Armstrong put down a sacrifice bunt to move the go-ahead runner to third. A wild pitch with two outs brought home the run to give the Goldeyes their first lead of the night at 5-4. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Trevor Brigden (L, 0-1) came into pitch, inheriting Martin at second. With Aaron Altherr at the plate, the former big league hammered a slider into the left-centre field gap to give the Opening Day victory to the home crowd. The teams meet again Friday evening at 7:06 in Cleburne for game two of the four-game set. JJ Echevarría (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his Goldeyes debut versus righty Blair Henley (0-0, 0.00 ERA) who gets the nod for the Railroaders. The pregame show will be live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:30 p.m. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below. 

KANSAS CITY, KS – The Kansas City Monarchs (2-0) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-2 in a preseason contest at Legends Field Tuesday afternoon. The game was called after the top of the eighth inning to prevent pitchers from exceeding their pitch counts. The Goldeyes (1-4) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third frame. First Jacob Robson brought home Andy Armstrong with a one-out single to right field, then Kevin García scored on a Max Murphy base hit to left. With Winnipeg rallying, the inning came to an early end owing to Kansas City starter Patrick Pridgen having thrown his allotment of pitches for the day. The Monarchs got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning Jesse Galindo – who started for the Goldeyes – uncorked a wild pitch allowing Jaylyn Williams to scamper home. The home side took the lead in the sixth on a two-run single to left-centre field by Robbie Glendinning that drove in Ross Adolph and Jorge Bonifacio, giving Kansas City a 3-2 edge. They would add two more in the bottom of the seventh when Álvaro González singled to centre plating Williams and Bonifacio drove in Adolph with a single to left field that made the score 5-2 Monarchs. Mitchell Lambson , Derrick Cherry , and Tasker Strobel appeared in relief for the Goldeyes. Winnipeg will open the 2025 regular season Thursday evening against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 7:06 p.m. CDT. Landen Bourassa (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his first Opening Day start for the Goldeyes, while fellow right-hander and former big leaguer Gabe Klobosits (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to take the mound for Cleburne. Trevor Curl will have the pregame show live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:30. The video stream of all Goldeyes games is available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below. 

KANSAS CITY, KS – The Winnipeg Goldeyes dropped the first of a two-game preseason set to the Kansas City Monarchs at Legends Field by a score of 6-1 Monday evening. A warm spring evening mixed with the smell of new artificial turf was the right mixture for Kansas City’s offense. The Monarchs struck first in the bottom of the second inning. After Goldeyes starter Landon Leach walked the first two batters, former big leaguer Jorge Bonifacio blooped a shallow single into centre field to score Ross Adolf from third base to make it 1-0. Another walk would load the bases to set up a grand slam home run off the bat of third baseman Robbie Glendinning that give the Monarchs a 5-0 advantage. The inning would end due to Leach’s pitch count running high in the opening frame. The Goldeyes answered in the top of the second. With two out and Evan Alexander on, having reached with a bunt single, Jake Guenther continued his hot spring with an opposite field double that cut the deficit to 5-1. That score held until the bottom of the fourth inning when, after a leadoff double by Isiah Gilliam and ground ball that moved him to third base with two away, Lázaro Armenteros singled to left field to bring the runner home. The Monarchs regained their five-run cushion and never looked back. The Goldeyes had multiple threats with runners in scoring position however, all were with two out and they couldn’t find the extra hit needed to score the runs. Winnipeg will wrap up preseason play against the Monarchs Tuesday at 1:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca , with the Pre-Game Show starting at 12:55. The Goldeyes will begin the 2025 regular season Thursday, May 8 against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below. 

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Sioux Falls Canaries defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-4 in preseason action at Sioux Falls Stadium late Saturday afternoon. A bright spring day saw the Goldeyes offense put up nine hits in the contest compared to the ten by the Canaries, who cashed in on their opportunities late in the game In the top of the first inning, after a leadoff double by Ramón Bramasco , Jacob Robson sent a towering home run to the opposite field to give the Goldeyes a 2-0 lead. Landen Bourassa started for the Fish. After a tidy bottom of the first, Hunter Clanin hit a twoout solo home run in the bottom of the second inning to cut the Winnipeg lead in half at 2-1. In the top of the fourth inning, the Goldeyes would strike for a pair of runs with a RBI double by Tanner O’ Tremba , and a fielders’ choice by Jake Guenther giving the visitors a 4-1 lead. The Canaries would answer right back in the bottom of the frame with their second solo home run of the game, this time hit by Josh Rehwaldt, to cut the lead to 4-2. After scoreless fifth and sixth innings for the Goldeyes, the Canaries scored two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. A two-run, game tying double off the bat of Jabari Henry would end the rest of the scoring threat after Goldeyes’ pitcher Derrick Cherry hit his pitch limit for the frame. Sioux Falls would take the lead in the bottom of the seventh off a tricky infield ground ball hit by Jordan Barth thatscored Peter Zimmerman from third to give the Canaries the deciding run and a 5-4 lead. Winnipeg does not play Sunday and will take on the Kansas City Monarchs Monday at Legends Field. Game time is 6:35 p.m., with the radio broadcast on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca beginning at 6:25. The Goldeyes will begin the 2025 regular season Thursday, May 8 against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below.

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Winnipeg Goldeyes won their first game of the 2025 preseason with a 7-4 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux Falls Stadium Friday evening. A breezy and chilly evening’s start time got pushed back to 8:10 p.m. due to a previous college game at the Birdcage, but the Goldeyes struck early in the top of the first inning on an RBI triple by Ray-Patrick Didder , scoring Jacob Robson from first who reached on a fielder’s choice to give the Fish the first lead of the night at 1-0. The Canaries would respond in the bottom of the third inning when theyloaded the bases off Goldeyes starter Mitchell Lambson . A walk to Josh Rehwaldt would tie the game at 1-1 The Goldeyes retook the lead in the top of the fifth inning on an infield single by Tanner O’ Tremba , scoring Mathew Warkentin who reached on an error giving the Fish a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Andy Armstrong doubled to the opposite field and pushed two more runs across to give the Goldeyes a 4-1 lead. Sioux Falls struck back in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single by Ernny Ordoñez to cut the deficit to 4-2. Three batters later, Hunter Clanin on the first pitch, hit a two-run double to knot it at 4-4. In the top of the seventh inning, the Goldeyes took the lead back thanks to Evan Alexander’s second home run of the spring. A moonshot three-run home run into the Sioux Falls night gave the Goldeyes a 7-4 lead and they would not surrender anything past that point. The Goldeyes play one more time in Sioux Falls at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon from Sioux Falls Stadium to close the two-game series. The game will be broadcast live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca , with the Pre-Game Show starting at 3:50 p.m. The Goldeyes will begin the 2025 regular season Thursday, May 8 against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below

FARGO, ND – After the Fargo-Moorhead area experienced heavy rain overnight, Thursday's American Association preseason game between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, scheduled for 11:00 a.m., has been cancelled due to unplayable field conditions at Newman Outdoor Field. It was to have been the second of two games between the two clubs, with the RedHawks having taken Wednesday's contest by a 6-4 score. Winnipeg will practice at an indoor facility in Fargo before heading to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for two games against the Canaries Friday and Saturday. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Trevor Curl will be live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:50. The Goldeyes will begin the 2025 regular season Thursday, May 8 against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below.

WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Wednesday that the contract of two-time American Association post-season All-Star Dayson Croes has been transferred to the San Francisco Giants. Croes (pronounced KROOZ) becomes the 88th player in Goldeyes history to make the jump to the affiliated minor leagues. The 25-year-old was named the league’s Rookie Position Player of the Year following the 2023 season and has represented the Goldeyes in the league’s All-Star Game in each of his two seasons as a professional. Croes batted a team-leading .342 in 2024, with 22 doubles, five home runs, and 51 runs batted in. He also led the Goldeyes with 128 hits. Defensively, Croes played 41 games at second base and 44 at the hot corner. He committed just six errors in 267 fielding chances. In 2023, the native of Noord, Aruba hit .351, good for fourth in the league, while his 135 hits were best in the 12-team-circuit. Croes has compiled a .347 career batting average with 118 RBIs in 187 career games. Prior to joining the Goldeyes, the Croes spent three seasons at Quincy University (Quincy, Illinois) batting .388 with 20 home runs and 120 RBIs in 119 career games. “I’m extremely happy for Dayson. This has been a long time coming and he deserves this,” said Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins . “We would have loved to have him play for us again this year, but he’s proven that he’s ready for an opportunity in affiliated ball and I hope he takes it and runs with it.” “The entire Goldeyes organization would like to congratulate Dayson and thank him for his two seasons in Winnipeg,” said General Manager Andrew Collier . “On and off the field, he’s just an outstanding person and it’s great to see his hard work and dedication rewarded.” The Goldeyes announced two additional roster moves Wednesday, obtaining right-handed pitcher Jesse Galindo on loan from the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League, and releasing right-handed pitcher Tylor Jans . Galindo, a 27-year-old reliever, had appeared in only one game for Quintana Roo this season, after seeing action in 27 contests in 2024. He posted an 0-1 record with a 4.25 earned run average in 29.2 innings pitched. Jans injured his throwing arm prior to the beginning of Spring Training and could join the club at a later date. The team departed Blue Cross Park this morning for Fargo, North Dakota, where they will open their six-game preseason schedule this evening against the RedHawks at Newman Outdoor Field. Game time is 6:00 p.m. and Trevor Curl will be live on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 5:50. The Goldeyes will begin the 2025 regular season Thursday, May 8 against the Railroaders in Cleburne, Texas. The home opener at Blue Cross Park versus the Milwaukee Milkmen is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Goldeyes jersey compliments of Manitoba Blue Cross and Imperial Parking. For information about 2025 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please visit Goldeyes.com/Tickets or complete and submit the form below.