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 23 Preview: Chatham at Harwich

by Mauricio Palmar
Saturday, July 11, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — The Anglers came ever so close to beating Brewster Friday.

Chatham went down 7-0 early, but had the bases loaded with zero outs in the sixth. Had the A’s...

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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 on chathamanglers.com.

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Grant Green?s CCBL Hall of Fame selection commemorates elite bat, fun-loving playstyle

by Harris Pemberton
Friday, July 10, 2026

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

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Chatham defeats Wareham 4-2 at home, climbs back above .500

by Mauricio Palmar
Thursday, July 09, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — The Anglers hadn’t experienced the feeling in a while. When Chatham took the field Thursday, returning to Veterans Field for the first time since the Fourth of July, it...

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Chatham falls to Bourne 9-2 after 6-run 8th inning

by Harris Pemberton
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

BOURNE, Mass. — Dennis Cook’s lineup card was almost unrecognizable. When Chatham’s manager hung up the all-telling white piece of paper in the Doran Park first base dugout Wednesday...

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Chatham walked off in dramatic 3-2 loss to Harwich

by Mauricio Palmar
Sunday, July 05, 2026

HARWICH, Mass. — The Anglers’ Fourth of July couldn’t have gone much better. The holiday began with a parade through Chatham, where Nolan Traeger (Arkansas) wowed the crowd by...

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Chatham beats Orleans 8-4 for Fourth of July victory

by Harris Pemberton
Saturday, July 04, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — There aren’t too many things the Chatham Anglers want to remember from Friday’s loss to Orleans.

Sure, the A’s put nine runs across and came...

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Chatham allows season-high 21 hits in 10-9 walkoff loss to Orleans

by Mauricio Palmar
Friday, July 03, 2026

ORLEANS, Mass. — Adrian Beltre — yes, that Adrian Beltre — sat directly behind home plate at Eldredge Park, watching intently. His son, AJ Beltre (San Diego), had played second base...

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Nolan Traeger?s 2-homer day powers Chatham?s 8-5 win over Cotuit

by Harris Pemberton
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — All the power at Veterans Field was saved for the Chatham Anglers’ bats on Wednesday night.

Literally. With one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, Nolan...

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Jack Ohman departs Chatham 1 step closer to his freshman year self

by Mauricio Palmar
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — You would’ve thought he was the hottest thing since the Mesa, Arizona, neighborhood where he grew up. Hot enough to win Ivy League Pitcher of the Year honors at...

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Chatham falters late in 6-6 darkness-shortened tie to Yarmouth-Dennis

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Tuesday began as inconspicuously as Monday.

Both matchups were contested between two East Division rivals. Both featured Chatham as a road team. Both...

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