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Goldeyes Report

BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Winnipeg Goldeyes pitcher Luke Boyd thows a pitch during the top of the first inning against the visiting Cleburne Railroaders in American Association of Professional Baseball action at Blue Cross Park, Thursday.

Goldeyes ride big second inning to victory over Railroaders

Zoe Pierce 5 minute read Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (36-47), powered by a six-run second inning, held on for a very needed, close 7-6 victory over the Cleburne Railroaders (39-44) Thursday night at Blue Cross Park in front of 4,016 fans.

The Goldeyes, who dropped game two of the series 10-8, despite a late comeback attempt, took care of unfinished business in game three, earning back-to-back series wins at home with a one-run win finally going in their favour.

Although the Fish still sit 101/2 games back of the Sioux Falls Canaries, who hold the final West Division playoff spot, with 16 games left in the season, they hope momentum will carry into a crucial road series against the best in the West, the Sioux City Explorers.

“We’re just trying to finish as hot as possible,” said Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins. “It’s kind of a long shot that we’re going to get back into it, but that’s a product of our division being so good this year. I mean, I think four of the five top teams in the league are in the West. And I mean, it’s kind of crazy to think about, but yeah, it’s good to see the guys haven’t quit.”

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RedHawks teach Goldeyes a lesson

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RedHawks teach Goldeyes a lesson

Zoe Pierce 5 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2025

The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks showed the Winnipeg Goldeyes why they’re in the final West Division playoff spot — and the Goldeyes are not — Wednesday evening, making it look easy with a lopsided 10-4 victory in front of 4,540 people at Blue Cross Park to complete the series sweep.

The Goldeyes barely had time to find hope for a win before the RedHawks blew things wide open in what was a game-costing start for pitcher Mitchell Lambson.

On just the second swing of the game, the RedHawks got on the board, with Lamar Sparks blasting a home run over the left field fence.

A couple of outs later, it was RedHawks designated hitter Brendon Dadson who sent a home run of his own out of Blue Cross Park, this time over the right field fence, to give his squad a 2-0 lead at the top of the first.

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Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2025

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Winnipeg’s Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble entertained fans throughout Wednesday’s game.
BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Winnipeg’s Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble entertained fans throughout Wednesday’s game.

Goldeyes hang on to down Dogs

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Goldeyes hang on to down Dogs

Zoe Pierce 5 minute read Thursday, Jul. 24, 2025

Back home and playing their first game since the American Association’s all-star break, the Winnipeg Goldeyes were in dire need of a fresh start. With a close 6-5 win over the Chicago Dogs on Thursday evening at Blue Cross Park, the Fish are hoping the tides are finally turning.

For a team that has been at the bottom of the American Association’s West Division for most of the season and is trying to squeeze into a playoff spot, the past two weeks could not have been more disastrous.

Despite going into the all-star break coming off a 9-3 win in Lincoln, Neb., against the Saltdogs on Sunday, it could not erase the season-high nine-game losing streak the Goldeyes went through beforehand.

“It goes without saying the last two weeks have been pretty rough,” said Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins. “But I guess that’s baseball. The hard part is seeing how many one-run losses we’ve had, being that close and not coming through to win at least half of them, but just kind of is what it is. We have a lot of baseball still left, so I think we just needed a quick break, let everyone reset mentally, and then come back.”

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Thursday, Jul. 24, 2025

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Mitch Lambson pitched seven innings Thursday in the Goldeyes victory over the Chicago Dogs.

BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS files Mitch Lambson pitched seven innings Thursday in the Goldeyes victory over the Chicago Dogs.

Goldeyes’ struggles continue as club drops pair to visiting Monarchs

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Goldeyes’ struggles continue as club drops pair to visiting Monarchs

Zoe Pierce 4 minute read Friday, Jul. 11, 2025

It’s been a tough go as of late for the Winnipeg Goldeyes, who have dropped their last three series and didn’t get the start they wanted entering a weekend series against the Kansas City Monarchs, dropping back-to-back games in a doubleheader Friday night at Blue Cross Park.

“We just need to win,” said Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins. “I mean, we’re running out of time to get rolling. We’re in the second half of the season now. We battled back to get to .500 and then just had a couple tough series, and now we’re kind of back in a hole again. We just got to keep trying to climb out of it.”

The first game of the doubleheader was a continuation of a rained-out game on June 8 against the Monarchs, in which the Goldeyes were trailing 2-1 at the bottom of the third.

The Monarchs picked up right where they left off a month later, with runs by Jaylyn Williams, Josh Bissonette and Ryan Leitch at the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 5-1.

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Friday, Jul. 11, 2025

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Goldeyes’ southpaw Mitchell Lambson pitched a strong game against the Monarchs despite the team’s loss.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS files Goldeyes’ southpaw Mitchell Lambson pitched a strong game against the Monarchs despite the team’s loss.

Canadian content fuelling Fish

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Canadian content fuelling Fish

Taylor Allen 6 minute read Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025

It’s very fitting that the Winnipeg Goldeyes take the field in red and white.

This year’s lineup features seven Canadians which is the most the Fish have ever boasted in their 30-plus years of existence. They’re not just here to fill out the roster.

“It is a coincidence,” said Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins, as he doesn’t go out of his way to seek them out. “But I’d say three or four of them are maybe our best players.”

One of the top Canucks is first baseman Matthew Warkentin, a Leamington, Ont., product who was recently named the American Association’s Batter of the Week for having 13 hits, including five doubles, two home runs, and eight runs batted in, during a six-game stretch.

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Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025

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Winnipeg Goldeyes first baseman Matthew Warkentin’s 11 home runs lead the team this season.
BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Winnipeg Goldeyes first baseman Matthew Warkentin’s 11 home runs lead the team this season.

Goldeyes stage comeback to claim series

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Goldeyes stage comeback to claim series

Zoe Pierce 5 minute read Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025

The Winnipeg Goldeyes experienced a bit of whiplash in this week’s series against the Sioux Falls Canaries.

After a solid 9-3 win in Game 1 of the series, followed by a lopsided 15-2 loss, it was hard to predict how the third game would go for the Goldeyes, who have had hot and cold bats all season.

Luckily for the Fish, Thursday night’s game would be categorized as hot, taking their third series win in a row with an entertaining 8-7 comeback victory at Blue Cross Park.

“I mean that’s baseball,” said Goldeyes centre-fielder Roby Enríquez. “Sometimes you’re gonna take L’s, but what really matters is whatever happened yesterday, you don’t live in the past, and you keep moving forward. We just flipped the page, and today we got a different result.”

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Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025

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Winnipeg Goldeyes starting pitcher Mitchell Lambson, last week’s American Association pitcher of the week, delivers the ball during top of the third inning.
BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS Winnipeg Goldeyes starting pitcher Mitchell Lambson, last week’s American Association pitcher of the week, delivers the ball during top of the third inning.

Goldeyes outfielder blasts franchise best 94th home run

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Goldeyes outfielder blasts franchise best 94th home run

Zoe Pierce 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025

As Winnipeg Goldeyes outfielder Max Murphy walked up to the plate against Chicago Dogs pitcher John Baker in the top of the fourth inning Wednesday night, the 32-year-old was on the verge of Goldeyes history — and he delivered. Murphy launched his 93rd home run in a Goldeyes uniform and later added his 94th, surpassing franchise legend Reggie Abercrombie to become the team’s all-time home run leader.

Murphy was met with cheers from his teammates as he entered the dugout after his history-making blast over the left side of Impact Field, though admitting he had forgotten all about the record with his focus on the game, which the Goldeyes went on to win 11–2.

“It took a second to realize what they were congratulating me for,” laughed Murphy.

Abercrombie, who held the Goldeyes’ home run record for six years, was a key part of Winnipeg’s back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017, and is an inductee into the American Association Hall of Fame. He spent six seasons in a Goldeyes uniform before retiring in 2019.

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Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025

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Goldeyes outfielder Max Murphy hit his career 93rd and 94th home runs in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Dogs, setting a new Fish franchise record.
BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS FILES Goldeyes outfielder Max Murphy hit his career 93rd and 94th home runs in Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Dogs, setting a new Fish franchise record.

Goldeyes drop two of three to RailCats

Staff 3 minute read Monday, May. 26, 2025

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (7-9) dropped their three-game series at home against the Gary SouthShore RailCats (4-11) 1-2 over the weekend at Blue Cross Park.

The Fish came up short in the first game of the series on Friday, losing 5-2.

The visitors opened the scoring in the top of the third inning and added on in the fourth, taking an early 2-0 lead.

The Goldeyes cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fifth when Ray-Patrick Didder brought Keshawn Lynch home. But Gary SouthShore would restore their two-run lead in the sixth.

2 minute read Friday, May. 23, 2025

The Winnipeg Goldeyes improved to 6-7 on the season Thursday as they split the last two games in their series with the Milwaukee Milkmen.

The Fish’s seven-run third inning Wednesday lifted them past the Milkmen (5-6) with an 11-6 win at Blue Cross Park, the Goldeyes’ third consecutive win.

Milwaukee opened the scoring with a single in the top of the first inning, before Winnipeg responded to tie the game in the second, with Gustavo Sosa’s single bringing home Tanner O’Tremba.

The game broke open in the bottom of the third with seven different Goldeyes’ players scoring for the home side.

Pitcher shines as Fish prevail in home-opener against Milkmen

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Pitcher shines as Fish prevail in home-opener against Milkmen

Joshua Frey-Sam 5 minute read Tuesday, May. 20, 2025

Two weeks ago, Ben Kowalski was unsure where or when his next professional opportunity would turn up.

On Tuesday, he was the backbone of the Winnipeg Goldeyes in a home-opening 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen before 6,002 fans at Blue Cross Park.

The 25-year-old pitcher worked four strikeouts while conceding five hits and a lone run across six strong innings in his first start in the American Association.

“It was a little overwhelming at first,” Kowalski said of pitching in front of a Winnipeg crowd. “I mean, that’s definitely the most fans I’ve ever pitched in front of, the biggest stadium, nicest field, probably I’ve ever been to. It’s surreal. It’s surreal, man. It’s a dream come true. It really is.”

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Tuesday, May. 20, 2025

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Ben Kowalski pitched six solid innings in the Goldeyes’ victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen.
BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Ben Kowalski pitched six solid innings in the Goldeyes’ victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen.

Goldeyes start season 1-3 on the road

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Goldeyes start season 1-3 on the road

4 minute read Tuesday, May. 13, 2025

CLEBURNE, Texas — After dropping their season opener in the 10th inning on Thursday on the road against the Cleburne Railroaders, the Fish were able to notch one win in the series.

Friday: Goldeyes 6, Railroaders 4

On Friday, the Goldeyes won their first game of the 2025 season with a 6-4 decision over the Railroaders at La Moderna Field.

The Fish had fallen behind the Railroaders midway through the contest, with Cleburne sending in two runs in the bottom of the fifth. But the Goldeyes would immediately answer in the top of the sixth.

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Tuesday, May. 13, 2025
Goldeyes start season 1-3 on the road

Stellar reputation helps Goldeyes’ reel in prospects

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Stellar reputation helps Goldeyes’ reel in prospects

Joshua Frey-Sam 7 minute read Tuesday, May. 6, 2025

Matthew Warkentin didn’t need much convincing to join the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

The 28-year-old targeted the club as much as it did him.

Warkentin, who grew up in Leamington, Ont., about 45 minutes east of Windsor, has kept tabs on Canadian teams in independent leagues since he turned pro in 2021.

Earlier this spring, after being released from Rieleros De Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League, he turned his attention to the American Association, and specifically the Goldeyes. It wasn’t long before skipper Logan Watkins, who received a strong recommendation to look at the first baseman from Mexican League manager José Amado, came calling.

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Tuesday, May. 6, 2025

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Landen Bourassa will be the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ starting pitcher on opening day against the Cleburne Railroaders.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS files Landen Bourassa will be the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ starting pitcher on opening day against the Cleburne Railroaders.

‘Winnipeg will always have a special place in my heart’

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‘Winnipeg will always have a special place in my heart’

Joshua Frey-Sam 6 minute read Thursday, May. 1, 2025

It’s been a long time coming for Dayson Croes.

And this time, nothing is holding him back from living out his dream.

The former Winnipeg Goldeyes’ standout infielder acquainted himself with his new baseball home after signing with the MLB’s San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

Croes admits there were some nervous moments in the 48 hours between his physical with team doctors and officially putting ink to paper.

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Thursday, May. 1, 2025

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Dayson Croes (centre) was a two-time American Association league all-star with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES Dayson Croes (centre) was a two-time American Association league all-star with the Winnipeg Goldeyes.

Goldeyes’ star Croes signs with Giants

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Goldeyes’ star Croes signs with Giants

Joshua Frey-Sam 3 minute read Thursday, May. 1, 2025

WINNIPEG Goldeyes infielder Dayson Croes has a new baseball home after signing with the MLB’s San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old put together back-to-back campaigns of sensational hitting for the Fish, and after an off-season where he continued to shine internationally, his talents finally became too great to ignore at the next level.

It’s the second time in the last 11 months that Croes received a serious look from a Major League organization. He nearly signed with the Minnesota Twins last June, but issues with his work visa prevented the deal from going through.

He represented the Netherlands at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 tournament in November and played for the country in a pair of exhibition games against teams from the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization in Japan last month as a part of Team Netherlands’ prep for next year’s World Baseball Classic.

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Thursday, May. 1, 2025

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Dayson Croes (centre) was a two-time American Association league all-star with the Winnipeg Goldeyes and is the 88th player in franchise history to make the jump to the affiliated minor leagues.
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS Dayson Croes (centre) was a two-time American Association league all-star with the Winnipeg Goldeyes and is the 88th player in franchise history to make the jump to the affiliated minor leagues.

Goldeyes’ Croes signs with San Fransisco Giants

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Goldeyes’ Croes signs with San Fransisco Giants

Joshua Frey-Sam 4 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025

Winnipeg Goldeyes infielder Dayson Croes has a new baseball home after signing with the MLB’s San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old has pieced together back-to-back campaigns of sensational hitting for the Fish, and after an off-season where he continued to shine internationally, his talents finally became too great to ignore at the next level.

“First and foremost, just thrilled for him,” said Goldeyes field manager Logan Watkins, who has previously expressed that Croes belongs in a Major League organization.

It’s the second time in the last 11 months that Croes received a serious look from a Major League organization. He nearly signed with the Minnesota Twins last June, but issues with his work visa prevented the deal from going through.

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Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025

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Dayson Croes was named the 2023 Rookie of the Year, stringing together four different stretches of registering one hit in at least 10 consecutive games, including nearly setting a Winnipeg Goldeyes franchise record with a 25-game hitting streak in his rookie year.
MIKE THIESSEN / FREE PRESS Dayson Croes was named the 2023 Rookie of the Year, stringing together four different stretches of registering one hit in at least 10 consecutive games, including nearly setting a Winnipeg Goldeyes franchise record with a 25-game hitting streak in his rookie year.

Croes makes his mark in Mexico City

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Croes makes his mark in Mexico City

Joshua Frey-Sam 6 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025

It’s only April, and Dayson Croes is in midseason form.

The 25-year-old Aruban will play in the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ infield for a third consecutive summer, but this week he’s wearing the bright green jersey of the reigning American Association champion Kane County Cougars, who are celebrating their title for one more week at the Baseball Champions League Americas in Mexico City.

Three Goldeyes, including outfielder Max Murphy and pitcher Landen Bourassa, were recruited to join the Cougars as the league’s representatives at a tournament that features five other championship-winning teams from leagues in North America and the Caribbean.

Other teams include: Leñadores de Las Tunas, who won the Cuban National Series; Diablos Rojos del México, the winners of the Mexican League; Tigres de Chinandega, the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League champions; Titanes de Florida, the reigning Puerto Rico Amateur Baseball Federation champs; and the Santa María Pirates, who won the Curaçao AA League.

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Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025

World Baseball Softball Confederation Winnipeg Goldeyes infielder Dayson Croes (above) had a monster day at the plate Tuesday for the Kane County Cougars at the Baseball Champions League Americas in Mexico City.
World Baseball Softball Confederation Winnipeg Goldeyes infielder Dayson Croes (above) had a monster day at the plate Tuesday for the Kane County Cougars at the Baseball Champions League Americas in Mexico City.

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