Beyond the Slash Line looks past batting averages, on-base percentages and slugging percentages to explore the personal lives of Minor League Baseball players. No stats. Just stories.
After years of personal off-field issues, Kevin Taylor's great awakening came in independent ball. Given a second chance with a Major League organizat...
For the first time in his career, Xorge Carrillo is now the primary catcher at Triple-A, a level where one promotion can be life-changing. Now that cl...
In the summer of 2007, doctors feared Beck Wheeler would never walk again. Ten years later, the righty from SoCal is gearing up for his seventh profes...
In a span of 13 months, Adam Kolarek was released by the organization that drafted him, signed by his hometown team, plucked away in the Rule 5 draft,...
Attempting to conquer the Minor League ladder in the New York Mets organization isn't the only thing on Kyle Johnson's plate. He's also a husband, the...
Jayce Boyd, an outfielder in the New York Mets organization since 2012, is the first guest on the Beyond the Slash Line Podcast. Boyd shares the story...