The Coastal Plain League announced that 92 players, both former and current, were selected during the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Former Savannah Banana Braden Shewmake was the first…

Former High Point-Thomasville HiTom, Nicky Lopez, made his Major League debut May 14 for the Kansas City Royals. Lopez got the start at second base and batted second in the…

Former Coastal Plain League umpire John Bacon became the fourth CPL umpire alum to make his Major League umpiring debut May 2. Bacon served as the second base umpire during…

The Coastal Plain League is excited to announce a new partnership with stat tracking service TrackMan Baseball. The innovative technology will initially be installed in nine CPL stadiums in 2019,…

Former Martinsville Mustang, Austin Allen, made his Major League debut May 11 for the San Diego Padres. Allen entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth and drew a key…

Former Morehead City Marlin, Cal Quantrill, made his Major League debut May 1 for the San Diego Padres. Quantrill got the start, going five and 2/3 innings while allowing two…

Former High Point-Thomasville Hitom, Matt Ramsey, made his Major League debut April 25 for the Los Angeles Angels. Ramsey entered in the ninth inning of the Angels 11-5 win over…

Inspired by ESPN's Keith Olbermann's 2018 article titled, "Want to Fix the MLB All-Star Game? Turn it Upside Down," the Coastal Plain League and host Savannah Bananas are excited to…

Former Edenton Steamer, Josh Fuentes, made his Major League debut April 6 for the Colorado Rockies. Fuentes entered as a pinch hitter in the eigth inning of the Rockies 7-2…

Former Wilmington Shark, Ryne Harper, made his Major League debut March 31 for the Minnesota Twins. Harper entered in the ninth inning of the Twins 9-3 win over the Cleveland…