Why Chatham?s Angel Cervantes spurned the MLB Draft for college baseball

by Mauricio Palmar
Monday, July 27, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Everyone thinks they know everything about Angel Cervantes. Social media is both a modern boon and a burden. It gives them the right to pretend they do. The internet has removed all traditional gatekeepers to the spread of information, so anyone can weigh in on the UCLA hotshot with the toy triceratops. The one who can’t commit to anything, or anyone. The one who thought he was too good for the Pittsburgh Pirates, too good for the majors, too good to accept millions of dollars to throw a baseball before his 18th birthday.

The snake.

In the days after July 13, 2025, a lot of people made a lot of assumptions about Angel. It...

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Chatham overcomes Bino Watters? absence to defeat Harwich 4-3

by Mauricio Palmar
Sunday, July 26, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Bino Watters (LSU) was out of the lineup.

That’s about the worst news the Anglers possibly could have received in the hours following Saturday’s...

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Chatham improves playoff outlook with 12-4 victory over Orleans

by Harris Pemberton
Saturday, July 25, 2026

ORLEANS, Mass. — There are still seven games to play in the regular season, but something about Saturday’s contest at Eldredge Park felt like a playoff game.

When Chatham...

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Cole Johnson?s 3-hit day ignites Chatham?s offense in 9-1 win over Y-D

by Mauricio Palmar
Friday, July 24, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Cole Johnson beats himself up sometimes. Dennis Cook, the Anglers’ manager, has noticed it over the course of the summer. When the Georgia outfielder gets mired in a...

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Chatham musters 2 hits in 3rd straight defeat, lose 2-1 to Falmouth

by Harris Pemberton
Thursday, July 23, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — It had been a week since the Anglers last felt the jubilation of a win. A week since Junior Lauaki (Georgia) touched all the bases at Veterans Field after a
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Chatham loses 2nd straight game, falls 10-4 to Falmouth

by Mauricio Palmar
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

FALMOUTH, Mass. — Falmouth shortstop Drew Terpins (Mount Mercy) ranged back in the top of the first, trying to make a play on a pop up into center from Chatham leadoff man Rob Rispoli (UConn)....

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Chatham falls 7-5 to Hyannis in return from All-Star break

by Mauricio Palmar
Monday, July 20, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — In the top of the second, Anglers manager Dennis Cook could be heard yelling out to the mound. Chatham righty Kaysen Raineri (Texas Tech) was scuffling his first start of the...

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Chatham ties Brewster 4-4 in 7-inning darkness-shortened contest

by Harris Pemberton
Friday, July 17, 2026

BREWSTER, Mass. — The Anglers don’t want to think too much about streaks. The days of their season-worst five-game skid are over, after Junior Lauaki (Georgia) ended them with one swing...

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Junior Lauaki?s walk-off home run seals Chatham?s 4-3 win over Bourne

by Mauricio Palmar
Thursday, July 16, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — “Leave the clothes alone!” a woman demands, because someone has to be the voice of reason, even in those exceptional circumstances where the public has reason to...

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Anglers fall to Hyannis 6-2, extend losing streak to 5

by Harris Pemberton
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

HYANNIS, Mass. — Dennis Cook isn’t sure what else he can do. At this point, he’s said all there is to say.

“We can't go hit for them, or we can't pitch for...

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CCBL Hall of Fame selection immortalizes Seth Etherton?s winning pedigree

by Mauricio Palmar
Friday, July 10, 2026

This is Part 2 of a two-part series highlighting Chatham’s two 2026 CCBL Hall of Fame inductees: Grant Green and Seth Etherton. You can read Part 1
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