Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Kernels

Adam Burnham, the man under the Mr. Shucks mask, has a real passion for theater.

Cedar Rapids Kernels relief pitcher Jacob Wosinski was told by an umpire earlier this season to change his glove before he could throw because it was too light. It wasn’t an issue until that game and hasn’t been one since, including Sunday, when he threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his team’s 9-2 loss to Peoria.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels had their Midwest League first half end with a rainout Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The second half began Friday night with a walk-off 6-5 win over the Peoria Chiefs

Despite being just 5-foot-7, Payton Eeles has a big game. The 24-year-old was signed by the Minnesota Twins out of independent baseball and is aiming to make the most of his shot at affiliated ball, now with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels fell 7-0 to the Peoria Chiefs in a Midwest League baseball game Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

Urbandale native and former Iowa Hawkeyes pitcher Ty Langenberg’s big goal in his first professional baseball season was to at one point be with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. He already achieved that last week when the parent Minnesota Twins promoted him from low-A Fort Myers.

Pitcher Ty Langenberg has been promoted from low-Class A Fort Myers to the high-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, the parent Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday. Langenberg was an 11th-round draft pick of the Twins last summer out of the University of Iowa. The Urbandale native pitched three seasons for the Hawkeyes.

If the Cedar Rapids Kernels are going to win the Midwest League Western Division first-half championship, they’ll have to do it on the road. The club heads to Michigan for two weeks and 12 games, 1.5 games behind leader Wisconsin.

Corner infielder Kevin Maitan accrued $6.45 million in signing bonus money from two MLB organizations as a teenager from Venezuela. He never got past Double-A, was released last season by the Los Angeles Angels and signed out of independent baseball recently by the Minnesota Twins. He’s with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, trying to enjoy the game again and rebuild his career.

7 Rivers Band bringing that peaceful easy feeling to McGrath Amphitheater in downtown Cedar Rapids

Utility guy Dalton Shuffield is in his third season in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has played at every level there is, minus the big leagues. That includes three levels this season, right now in high-Class A with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

The Lake County Captains beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 6-4 in a Midwest League baseball game Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids.

The Minnesota Twins signed Ricardo Olivar out of Venezuela in 2019 for a paltry $20,000. The Cedar Rapids Kernels catcher-outfielder has developed into a legit Twins prospect.

Kirk Zobac grew up in Cedar Rapids, attended Cedar Rapids Cardinals games as a youth. He eventually settled in San Jose, Calif., and had a son, Steven, who ended up signing professionally with the Kansas City Royals organization. Steven Zobac pitched Thursday night at Veteans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. You bet dad was there to watch this.

Starting pitcher Andrew Morris gave up just one hit over seven innings, taking only 73 pitches to do so in the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ 3-0 win over Quad Cities on Wednesday afternoon.