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 10 Preview: Chatham at Falmouth

by Harris Pemberton
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — The Chatham Anglers haven’t lost a game in over a week. But the most recent result wasn’t the A’s strongest. After putting together four straight wins on...

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Chatham snaps 4-game win streak with rain-shortened eight-inning tie to Bourne

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Heading into Sunday’s matchup at McKeon Park, the Chatham Anglers had not registered a four-game winning streak in Dennis Cook’s managerial tenure.

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Game 9 Preview: Chatham vs. Bourne

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — For the first time in the Dennis Cook era, Chatham is on a four-game win streak.

The Anglers got off to a brutal start to the 2026 season, losing their first four...

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Chatham beats Hyannis 9-1 on the road for 4th straight win

by Harris Pemberton
Sunday, June 21, 2026

HYANNIS, Mass. — There was one thing off about the Chatham Anglers’ first off day of the 2026 season; it wasn’t an off day.

At that point in time — a whole four...

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Chatham secures 6-4 lightning-shortened win over Falmouth

by Mauricio Palmar
Saturday, June 20, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Seven games in, it has already been a tale of two summers for Chatham.

For the Anglers’ first four games, they struggled to score runs. There was a 5-1...

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Chatham overcomes 3-run deficit to defeat Brewster 5-4

by Harris Pemberton
Friday, June 19, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Dennis Cook tried to downplay it. “It’s just two wins,” the Chatham manager said.

Indeed, they were just two wins. But they were two wins his...

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Gabe Fraser?s 2-homer day boosts Chatham to 17-2 win over Cotuit

by Mauricio Palmar
Thursday, June 18, 2026

COTUIT, Mass. — During Thursday’s pregame batting practice, Gabe Fraser took a few swings in the turtle, looked at Brett Doe, and knew that something had changed.

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Cervantes shines, Chatham falls to Y-D 4-1 late

by Harris Pemberton
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — He appears awfully insignificant. On a baseball field that spans over 300 feet to the corners and nearly 400 feet to center, there’s not much to be said about a two inch...

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Chatham extends losing skid to 3 in 7-6 road loss to Wareham

by Mauricio Palmar
Monday, June 15, 2026

WAREHAM, Mass. — The Gatemen have had a really rough go of it this summer. Entering Monday, every single team in the Cape Cod Baseball League had scored a run except one, and the aberration was...

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Anglers fall to Cotuit 8-2 in 2026 home opener

by Harris Pemberton
Sunday, June 14, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — After an Opening Day loss where they only totaled two hits and scored once, the Chatham Anglers needed a proper introduction to the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League season.
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Letter from the Booth

by Chase Abrams and Jake Klein
Saturday, June 13, 2026

The 10 months of waiting are over. Through fall, winter, and spring, we waited for another summer of Chatham Anglers baseball. Now, finally, it has arrived. We could not be more excited to bring you...

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Former Chatham standouts Seth Etherton, Grant Green elected to CCBL Hall of Fame 2026 class

by Anglers Media Team
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Former Chatham pitcher Seth Etherton and infielder Grant Green have been elected to the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame's 2026 class, the league announced Thursday. They're set to become the...

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Previewing Chatham?s top position players ahead of 2026 campaign

by Harris Pemberton
Friday, June 12, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — Throughout a wildly unpredictable 2025 campaign, one of the Anglers’ biggest weaknesses last season was inconsistency at the plate.

Chatham ranked last in...

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Breaking down the top arms on Chatham?s 2026 pitching staff

by Mauricio Palmar
Friday, June 12, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — In many ways, Dennis Cook’s first summer as the Chatham Anglers’ manager taught him a great deal of lessons. Managing a pitching staff in the Cape Cod Baseball...

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