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 30 Preview: Chatham at Cotuit

by Harris Pemberton
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

CHATHAM, Mass. — The Anglers’ return from the All-Star break came with some missed opportunities. The A’s trailed 6-2 early against Hyannis, trimmed the lead to two late, but...

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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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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 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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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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