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Jeisson Rosario is tagged out at second by New Hampshire Fisher Cats Jordan Groshans. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
The eagerly, anxiously awaited first pitch at Hadlock Field was delivered at 6:03 p.m. Tuesday.
That pitch – the first one witnessed at Hadlock since 2019 because of the pandemic-canceled 2020 season – sizzled in at 93 mph, a fastball from Portland Sea Dogs righthander Andrew Politi.
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New Hampshire Fisher Cats prospect Austin Martin sent it into right field just as quickly, the ball coming off the bat at 99 mph; trendy statistics provided by one of the new, information-overload scoreboards at Hadlock.
Rosters. Real, glorious Minor League rosters.
Those are what have arrived on the digital doorsteps of fans over the last couple of days, and they came as virtual oases following the Minor League desert that was 2020. Last year s canceled season only added more intrigue to the decisions each organization made on where to send their prospects ahead of Opening Day on May 4. Some clubs were willing to push their best talents even after a lost season. Others opted to be more conservative.
What s left after each of those calls are rosters that will get to play across the four full-season levels of Minor League Baseball starting Tuesday. These are MLB Pipeline s picks for the most loaded Opening Day rosters heading into the 2021 season, based on quality and depth of prospects: