Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Kernels

Sunday was special for Ty Langenberg. The Urbandale native and former Iowa Hawkeyes pitcher saw his mother, Kathy, throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ 2-1 win over Beloit. Then he went out and threw six very good innings for the victory in the regular-season finale at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Shortstop Marek Houston was the top draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in July, signed with the club and is making his professional debut. He excelled at low-Class A Fort Myers, prompting a promotion to the high-A Cedar Rapids Kernels for the rest of the minor league season.

Cedar Rapids Kernels infielder Kyle DeBarge opposed good friend and former college teammate L.P. Langevin of the Quad Cities River Bandits twice this week in a seven-game series. He went 2-for-2 at the plate, including a go-ahead two-run single Sunday in his team’s 6-3 victory.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels played a doubleheader against the Quad Cities Bandits Wednesday in Cedar Rapids

This is the first homestand in two and a half weeks for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. There are 12 different players on the active roster since the last time C.R. played at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels split a Wednesday afternoon doubleheader with Quad Cities.

Photos from the Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Minnesota Twins dealing 11 players in trades last week brought in a number of minor league prospects. Three of them have been assigned to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. The Midwest League club has a whopping nine new players on the active roster from just a week ago.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels have employed a six-man starting rotation this Midwest League season. But things have worked differently this week, with a couple of starters throwing in multiple games in shortened outings. With a starter going on the injured list Friday, it’ll be interesting to see how things are pieced together for the club as it begins a two-week road trip Tuesday night.

Minnesota Twins prospect Kyle DeBarge stole his 50th base this Midwest League season in a game Thursday night against Fort Wayne. He has 51 total and been caught just three times. The infielder also has two walk-off hits this week against the Tincaps.

Samuel Perez threw two shutout innings Wednesday afternoon for the Cedar Rapids Kernels to pick up the win as his team walked off Fort Wayne, 5-4, at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The left-hander has allowed just two earned runs the past three months despite a fastball that’s generally just 86 to 87 miles per hour.

Relief pitcher Nick Trabacchi of the Cedar Rapids Kernels is 26 years old. He threw collegiately at Maryland-Baltimore County and Division II Shepherd, not exactly big-time programs. He then spent four years in independent leagues, finally getting his shot in affiliated ball in late May when the Minnesota Twins signed him.

Poncho Ruiz began this baseball season for low-Class A Fort Myers, promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in late May. His steadiness, especially defensively, has been a boon for the Kernels. Ruiz, 23, is from Tijuana, Mexico, traveling across the border each day to attend high school in Chula Vista, California.

If Erie, Pa., can cash in on switching from the SeaWolves to the Moon Mammoths, why can’t Cedar Rapids create a new cash cow (or goat, or panda) of its own?

Quad Cities River Bandits infielder Sam Kulasingam went 2-for-4 Sunday in his team’s 5-3 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He’s an Air Force Academy graduate who is obligated for four years of military service after his pro baseball career ends, even if he makes it to the major leagues.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad Cities River Bandits played three times earlier this week in Davenport and are playing three times this weekend in Cedar Rapids. It’s the first time they have opposed each other this Midwest League season, despite the clubs being in the same division and only 80 miles apart geographically.