{"id":4140,"date":"2026-07-03T05:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:33:43","slug":"cape-cod-league-baseball-players-chase-their-big-league-dreams-in-scouting-showcase-at-fenway-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"Cape Cod League baseball players chase their big league dreams in scouting showcase at Fenway Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Growing up around baseball, many players dream of playing in a major league park such as   Fenway Park. It may not have come as part of a major league game, but collegiate players had their day Thursday, taking the diamond at the home of the Red Sox. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4138\">Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Braving the extreme heat, the collegians took the field with the Red Sox off on a nine-game road trip beginning Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., to take part in  the Cape Cod Baseball League\u2019s  annual workout. The workout featured batting practice, fielding drills, and was highlighted by a game  between the Orleans Firebirds and the Red Sox\u2019 scout team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The day was an opportunity for each player from the Cape League\u2019s 10 teams to perform in front of major league scouts. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cFor the kids that come in here, the players, it\u2019s just an awesome experience for them, they really get a feel for the big league stadium,\u201d said Cape League commissioner John Castleberry. \u201cYou can tell there\u2019s a little more hop in their step. They bounce around a little bit, even as warm as today is.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Cape League has held  an annual all-star game from 1970-87 against the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The final installment of this matchup took place at Fenway Park on Aug. 15, 1987, with the Cape League All-Stars scoring a 10-1 victory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With plenty of changes in venue and format over the years, the event has  transitioned recently into a scouting showcase for the Cape League.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>For those players who grew up in the area, it was a clearly special opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Lexington native Liam Kinneen, a 6-foot-4-inch righthanded pitcher with Hyannis Harbor Hawks, had been to plenty of Red Sox games at Fenway. . But he played at Fenway not in baseball cleats but in hockey gear with the BC High team as part of a Frozen Fenway high school game. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Kinneen, who plays at Princeton, said. \u201cEspecially a guy from Massachusetts. It\u2019s really a dream come true to be able to be out here and experience this.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Orleans Firebirds outfielder Rowan Kelly, a native of Menlo Park, Calif., who completed his sophomore season at UC Santa Barbara, had never been to Fenway Park, but attended a Cape League game when he was younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4137\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMore than just playing in front of scouts, just an opportunity to play in America\u2019s most beloved ballpark is just such a cool experience,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cAny time you get to play in a major league stadium, it\u2019s super cool.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For other Cape Leaguers, this summer was not only their first foray to Fenway Park but also the Northeast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>RJ Hamilton, an outfielder with the Wareham Gateman, plays at Duke and hails from Hoover, Ala. With his family in attendance for the weekend, Hamilton called the experience \u201ca blessing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is the furthest north I\u2019ve been, and it\u2019s amazing just getting to see Fenway for its true self,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prior to batting practice, Hamilton said he was hoping to hit one over the Green Monster. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Spoiler alert: He did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Hamilton didn\u2019t want it to be his only Fenway memory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI came out here saying this won\u2019t be my last time out here,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cJust being able to visualize and see that I\u2019ll be on this field again, playing for the Red Sox or playing against them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>More important than the chance to play at Fenway was the opportunity players had to showcase their skills in front of scouts. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span> The showcase was their shot to get on a scout\u2019s radar.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s always cool, especially when you can hopefully talk to them, pick their brain, see what they\u2019re looking for,\u201d Kinneen said. \u201cAnd then just being down here in general, you\u2019re playing against the best of the best, so it makes you up your game, and it also shows you if you want to play at the next level, kind of the steps you have to take to achieve that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4135\">ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump\u2019s deportation push<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players from the Cape League&#8217;s 10 teams took part in an annual showcase Thursday at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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