From Dust Devils to MLB Campers
Last year, I worked in my first partial season doing beat writing and covering the High-A affiliate of the LA Angels, The Tri-City Dust...
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Welcome to Ball Boy Media
We started with a dream that is now a reality. Thanks for visiting us here; you will find The Young Dad Pod, Ball Boy Talk-Unhinged Sports Podcast, Ball Boy Blog- the written word to go with the spoken, LA Angels High-A affiliate Tri-City Dust Devils beat writing, and much more. Enjoy!
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JEY Young
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
Dust Devils Baseball 2022
I have been stuck since the season ended back in September since I still had Mariners baseball to root for. However, there was a void in...
JEY Young
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Warm Welcome, Sad goodbyes
We got some new Dust Devils for the final month of the season. Recently drafted SS Zach Neto was already promoted to AA Rocket City after...
JEY Young
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
Debut Day + Fireworks
When it's 110 degrees outside, you spend half the day down at the Columbia River watching an air show, watching hydroplanes go fast and...
JEY Young
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
4-Straight L's
John Dabell It has been a rough week at GESA stadium for the Dust Devils/Rooster Tails. Let's recap Tuesday-Friday games with a quick...
JEY Young
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
From the draft to Tri-City
Campbell University The MLB Draft is behind us, and most of a team’s draft picks have signed and have reported to Arizona to the ACL....
JEY Young
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
Capt' America, Fireworks, Walk-off
Jey Young/ Ballboymedia It was a super fun week at GESA Stadium packed with fun, promotions, limited edition jerseys, and much more! I...
JEY Young
- Jul 16, 2022
- 5 min
Top Prospect Check In
Let's do a mid-season check-in on some of the Top-Prospects currently with the Dust Devils. All rankings are pulled from MLB.com. The...
JEY Young
- Jul 16, 2022
- 3 min
Welcome, Mike Wilson!
Like other prospects this season to join the Dust Devils, we welcome OF Mike Wilson, who was recently promoted to High-A from the ACL...
JEY Young
- Jul 11, 2022
- 5 min
Splitting with Spokane
Doug Taylor- Voice of the Dust Devils After a trip home for Dust Devils that saw them go against the Hillsboro Hops, the team headed on a...
JEY Young
- Jul 2, 2022
- 3 min
Not Your Average Baseball Game
Jey Young/ Ball Boy Media The first Colligate Summer league game of 2022 was a wild success. We were welcome to Mel Olsen Stadium, The...
JEY Young
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Blown away Late
Jey Young/ Ball Boy Media The Dust Devils were welcome back to an excited crowd of nearly 1400 fans at GESA Stadium. It was a breezy...
JEY Young
- Jun 26, 2022
- 7 min
Leaving them on base in Eugene
Tim Hagerty/ Sportingnews.com The Dust Devils headed to Eugene for a 7-game set in 6-days against the Eugene Emeralds, the High-A...
JEY Young
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
Splitting with the AquaSox
Photo from Geek Wire It was a beautiful yet cloudy trip over Snoqualmie pass for the Dust Devils as they headed to Everett, Wa, to take...
JEY Young
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
"Sweep"-ing up before Fireworks
Jey Young / Ball Boy Blog Game two began right around 7:50 pm on a windy and chilly Saturday night at GESA Stadium. However, that didn't...
JEY Young
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
Walk-off Fireworks
Jey Young / Ball Boy Blog GESA Stadium welcomed back fans Saturday afternoon for attempt number two of a double header, a game that was...
JEY Young
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
Game 2... To Be Continued
Jey Young/ Ball Boy Blog Game two opened with the uniform change for both sides. The visiting Vancouver Canadians were sporting alternate...
JEY Young
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
Cloudy with 1-run in Game 1
Jey Young/ Ball Boy Blog Contest one of this afternoon's double header started cloudy, with scattered rain drops throughout the game....
JEY Young
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
VAMOS VINEROS!
Jey Young/ Ball Boy Blog A sea of Dust Devils blue, pink, camo, Rooster Tail red/baby blue, and Vineros Purple filled the seats at GESA...
JEY Young
- Jun 9, 2022
- 3 min
Next stop: High-A
Photo from 406mtsports.com 22yo LHP Jose Salvador got the call on 6/8/22 as he was promoted from the Low-A Inland Empire 66ers to the...