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Burlington to Host a Second Summer Team in Sockville

ApL Burlington Sock Puppets February 22, 2024 - BURLINGTON, N.C. - As the 2024 baseball season approaches in Alamance County, the Burlington Sock Puppets and parent-organization, Knuckleball Entertainment, are excited to announce that a second summer collegiate team will call Burlington Athletic Stadium home. Effective for the upcoming season, this new team marks the expansion of Burlington Baseball into the Old North State League, the first Partner League of the Players League. This will include an additional 13 home openers at Burlington At... Full Story

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Horacio Ramírez Back in Braves Country

ApL Burlington Sock Puppets January 24, 2024 - BURLINGTON, N.C. - Former Burlington Sock Puppets pitching coach Horacio Ramírez is joining the Atlanta Braves organization as a pitching coach at their Florida complex. Ramírez served as the Sock Puppets' pitching coach during the 2023 Appalachian League season, leading a staff that paced the circuit in strikeouts. The Sock Puppets won the East Division (29-19) for a second straight season before a runner-up finish in the Appalachian League Championship Game. "Horacio was an incred... Full Story

2024 Burlington Sock Puppets Schedule Released

ApL Burlington Sock Puppets November 16, 2023 - BURLINGTON, N.C. - The Burlington Sock Puppets released their 2024 season schedule on Thursday, ahead of their 4th year in Major League Baseball's revamped summer-collegiate Appalachian League. The schedule features 24 home games at Burlington Athletic Stadium spanning the months of June and July. The Sock Puppets home opener is set for Friday, June 7, 2024, after starting the season with a two-game road trip against the Bluefield Ridge Runners. Burlington will once again be home on July 4th ... Full Story

Burlington Sock Puppets Announce Anthony Essien to Return as Manager

ApL Burlington Sock Puppets October 16, 2023 - BURLINGTON, N.C. - The Burlington Sock Puppets, defending back-to-back East Division Champions, announced today that Anthony Essien is coming back for his 4th season in Sockville, 2nd full season as Manager. Essien has been apart of the Sock Puppets organization since the change to summer collegiate back in 2021. He has served as Pitching Coach in 2021 and 2022, as well as, Manager in the back half of 2022 and 2023. Essien has a managerial record of (38-26) and has won the East Division in both ... Full Story

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