Before he became MLB?s youngest manager, Blake Butera was a Chatham Angler

by Mauricio Palmar
Monday, June 22, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — John Schiffner taught Blake Butera to be the same person every single day, so Blake Butera began every single day the same way: with a Dunkin’ Donuts run.

“Big fan of coffee,” Butera told the Chatham Anglers. “I'd make sure we got our coffee in us, and all the guys were caffeinated to be ready to play.”

Back in 2013, when he was Chatham’s second baseman, Butera brought pregame coffee orders to Veterans Field for his teammates. Landon Lassiter, a North Carolina shortstop who became one of Butera’s closest friends, always requested an iced latte.

As the story goes, Red Sox legend...

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Game 26 Preview: Chatham at Hyannis

by Harris Pemberton
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — For the first time since mid-June, it’s been five days since the Anglers last won a Cape Cod League Baseball game.

Chatham has dropped four straight games,...

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Chatham falls 7-3 to Yarmouth-Dennis, ties season-high losing skid with 4

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Help was on the way. There was Junior Lauaki, the newly-minted Georgia first baseman who slugged 14 home runs in his freshman year for Oregon. There was Tyler Howe, the UNC...

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Chatham pitcher Oliver Pudvar added to 2026 CCBL East Division All-Star roster

by Harris Pemberton
Monday, July 13, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Chatham pitcher Oliver Pudvar (UConn) was added to the CCBL East Division All-Star roster Monday. Pudvar, who leads the A’s with 20.2 innings pitched, is Chatham’s...

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Chatham drops 3rd straight game, falls 5-4 to Orleans

by Harris Pemberton
Sunday, July 12, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Chatham and Orleans entered Sunday’s matchup off the heels of very different Saturday evenings.

The Anglers returned to Veterans Field on a low, coming off...

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Chatham spoils Cervantes? gem, gets one-hit in 3-2 loss to Harwich

by Mauricio Palmar
Saturday, July 11, 2026

HARWICH, Mass. — Angel Cervantes tends to rise to the occasion.

He proved that in the Big Ten Tournament, when — as a freshman — he tossed five shutout innings for...

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Chatham?s Rispoli, Watters, Cervantes, Luzarraga named 2026 CCBL All-Stars

by Harris Pemberton
Saturday, July 11, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Four Chatham Anglers were named to the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game, the league announced Saturday. The All-Star Game is set to take place at Whitehouse Field in...

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Chatham?s late comeback attempt falls short in 7-5 loss to Brewster

by Harris Pemberton
Friday, July 10, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — When the Anglers travelled to Stony Brook Field on June 29, the evening ended with an utter nightmare. Backed by a six-run second inning, Chatham entered the seventh with an 8-1...

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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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