Columbus Clippers News (2024)

Outfielder led Minor League Baseball in hits and RBI, enjoyed career-best game

COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez has been named the International League Player of the Week for the period of June 3-9. He is the first member of the Clippers to receive a weekly honor during the 2024 season. Rodriguez rejoined the Clippers this past week following his first-ever

The Columbus Clippers secured their first series victory of the season on Sunday, making it four out of six over Indianapolis at Victory Field with an 8-3 win. Connor Gillispie picked up his second win of the season, tossing 5.0 hitless innings in relief of rehabbing starter Gavin Williams. Johnathan

The Columbus Clippers split a doubleheader Thursday at home against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, winning the first game 9-6 before dropping the nightcap 10-2. In Game 1, Columbus broke things open with a five-run 4th inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Juan Brito. Brito and Jhonkensy Noel each drove

On Tuesday at Huntington Park, the Columbus Clippers lost their sixth consecutive game, falling 12-3 to visiting Lehigh Valley. Jhonkensy Noel and Micah Pries both hit solo blasts for Columbus. Overall the Clippers managed just three runs on 14 hits.

Tuesday night the visiting Columbus Clippers rallied in the final inning to prevail 8-7 against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Werner Park. Columbus trailed 6-5 after eight innings, but in the top of the 9th, Juan Brito’s RBI double tied the game. The next batter, Daniel Schneemann, put the Clippers

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 7-4 by the visiting Louisville Bats on Friday evening at Huntington Park. The Clippers were done in by the long ball as Louisville went yard three times to account for six of their seven runs. Myles Straw hit an RBI double in the 9th inning,

The Columbus Clippers split a doubleheader Thursday at home against the Louisville Bats, winning the first game, 9-3, before dropping the nightcap, 6-2. Columbus put on a power-hitting exhibition in Game 1 as five Clippers went yard. Johnathan Rodriguez got things going with a two-run blast in the 1st inning.

The Columbus Clippers scored four runs in the top of the 8th inning and defeated the Iowa Cubs 9-6 in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Principal Park. The win earned a series split for the Clippers in the six-game set in Des Moines. In the decisive frame, Johnathan Rodriguez

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 3-1 on Saturday by the Toledo Mud Hens at Huntington Park, as three Mud Hens pitchers combined to hold Columbus to just four hits. The lone Clippers tally came courtesy of Kyle Manzardo, who clubbed a solo home run in the 4th inning. He is

The Columbus Clippers were defeated in Friday night at Huntington Park against the Toledo Mud Hens, 6-4. Columbus took an early lead when Juan Brito (3) hit a solo blast in the 1st inning. He would go 2-for-3 on the evening with a pair of RBI.

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 7-3 at Huntington Park Thursday by the Toledo Mud Hens. The loss drops the Clippers to 12-16. Kyle Manzardo hit his 10th double of the season in the 1st inning, and Jhonkensy Noel clubbed a solo homer, his fifth on the year, in the 2nd

Clippers crushed four long balls after initially trailing 6-0

Wednesday night at Huntington Park, the Columbus Clippers got their second straight win over the Toledo Mud Hens, 14-8, by crushing four home runs with seventeen hits. Columbus overcame a six-run deficit in the 1st inning, thanks in large part to a grand slam off the bat of Johnathan Rodriguez

Kyle Manzardo homers again

The Columbus Clippers rallied late to defeat the Toledo Mud Hens 7-6 in 10 innings on Tuesday at Huntington Park in the series opener between in-state rivals. Kyle Manzardo hit his team-leading 7th home run of the season in the 5th inning, tying the game at 3-3. The Clippers got

On Friday night, the Columbus Clippers won their second straight game on the road against the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium. Columbus prevailed 7-5 in the back-and-forth affair. Jhonkensy Noel’s two-run blast in the 8th inning made the difference. The home run was the third of the season for

The Columbus Clippers won their ninth game of the season Thursday evening at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, convincingly defeating the Mets 9-1. A six-run 8th inning put the game out of reach for Columbus, highlighted by Daniel Schneemann’s bases loaded triple. Kyle Manzardo added three hits and a pair

The Columbus Clippers were blanked 4-0 on Wednesday by the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium. Four Mets pitchers combined to hold Columbus to just one hit. Johnathan Rodriguez singled in the 2nd inning. His .303 average leads the Clippers so far this season. Starter Will Dion fell to 0-2

The Columbus Clippers were defeated in the series opener at NBT Bank Stadium Tuesday against the Syracuse Mets, 6-3. The loss drops the Clippers to 8-13 on the season. Columbus managed just two hits on the evening, both long balls. Kyle Manzardo clubbed a two-run homer in the 1st inning,

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 16-4 on Sunday afternoon by the Buffalo Bisons at Huntington Park, allowing the visitors to leave town having won four of six games. Red-hot Kyle Manzardo stroked his fourth home run of the season in the 1st inning. When Myles Straw singled home Bryan Lavastida

Once again the Columbus Clippers were done in by the long ball, as a 9th inning home run propelled the Buffalo Bisons to a 5-3 victory on Saturday at Huntington Park. Columbus got a solo home run from Kyle Manzardo (3) in the 4th inning and a two-run blast by

Clippers bat around in six-run seventh

The Columbus Clippers evened their series with the Buffalo Bisons at two wins apiece with a 9-3 victory Friday evening at Huntington Park. Buffalo led 3-2 before the Clippers put together a six-run 7th inning that broke the game open. Johnathan Rodriguez and Daniel Schneemann each went deep for the

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 8-7 by the visiting Buffalo Bisons on Thursday evening at Huntington Park. The teams combined for 21 hits, and for the second straight game the Clippers were ultimately done in by the long ball. Johnathan Rodriguez put Columbus ahead 7-6 with a two-run single in

The Columbus Clippers were defeated 12-9 by the Buffalo Bisons in an extra-innings slugfest Wednesday afternoon at Huntington Park. The teams combined for 28 hits and eight home runs as the visitors evened the series at one game apiece. Johnathan Rodriguez hit his second homer of the season in the

Nearly 6,700 fans were treated to a 7-4 Columbus Clippers victory over the Buffalo Bisons on the first Tansky Tuesday Dime-A-Dog Night of the 2024 season at Huntington Park. Eight different Clippers combined for 11 hits against Buffalo pitching. Leading the charge were Jose Tena, who went 3-for-4 with a

The Columbus Clippers fell 3-2 in 10 innings Sunday afternoon against the Louisville Bats, missing their chance to win a series for the first time in 2024. It was the third time in the past five games the two teams needed extra innings to settle matters. The Clippers jumped out

Kyle Manzardo added three hits for the ClipShow

Long balls by Daniel Schneemann and Jhonkensy Noel propelled the visiting Columbus Clippers to a 7-5 defeat of the Louisville Bats on Saturday. The win gives Columbus a 3-2 edge in the series at Louisville Slugger Field heading into Sunday’s finale.