Chatham Anglers News
Counting down Chatham’s top 5 moments of 2026 campaign
by Harris Pemberton
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
CHATHAM, Mass. — The Anglers’ 2026 season is over. With Thursday’s loss to Yarmouth-Dennis in Game 3 of the East Division Series, the A’s season ended short of the East Division Championship Series for the eighth season in a row.
But there were plenty of positives to take away. Chatham reached the postseason for the first time in two seasons, and picked up its first playoff win since 2018. The A’s welcomed 62 total players throughout the summer, two of whom took home league-wide end-of-season honors.
“It was a great group of kids,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said. “We pushed them hard, and they played...
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LSU’s Bino Watters wants to take over the SEC. Chatham was Step 1.
by Mauricio Palmar
Saturday, August 08, 2026
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — The question is asked, and a hearty laugh escapes Jay Johnson’s mouth, as if he’d been waiting to tell this story for a while. Yes, of course he remembers...
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Chatham’s season ends with 8-2 loss to Y-D in East Division Series Game 3
by Harris Pemberton
Thursday, August 06, 2026
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — On Tuesday evening, Chatham left Red Wilson Field as hot as it had been all season. The A’s had just trounced the No. 1 seed Red Sox 9-5 behind a 14-hit,...
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Chatham squanders Chatterton’s gem, loses 1-0 to Y-D in Game 2 of EDS
by Mauricio Palmar
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
CHATHAM, Mass. — Angel Cervantes set the bar incredibly high, as the UCLA righty has all summer. That’s why he received Chatham’s Ed Baird Most Outstanding Pitcher award, and the...
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Cervantes wins CCBL Pitcher of the Year, A’s team awards announced
by Harris Pemberton and Mauricio Palmar
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
CHATHAM, Mass. — Four Chatham players received awards for their performances over the 2026 summer.
Angel Cervantes (UCLA) received the Cape Cod Baseball League’s B.F.C....
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Chatham ignites for 3 home runs, beats Y-D 9-5 in EDS Game 1
by Harris Pemberton
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — In Dennis Cook’s mind, it’s all about who gets hot.
When the CCBL playoffs start, the regular season is an afterthought. It’s — at...
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From business to baseball, Oliver Pudvar’s always lived with a chip on his shoulder
by Harris Pemberton
Thursday, July 30, 2026
CHATHAM, Mass. — It’s three and a half hours until first pitch, and one of the best pitchers in the Cape Cod Baseball League has just arrived at Veterans Field. He’s sporting his...
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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...
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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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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
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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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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.
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