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The game will be a \u2018\u2018Flyaway Friday\u2019 with one lucky fan winning two tickets for anywhere Porter Airlines flies.<\/p>\n<p><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its\u2019 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 380 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bordercatsbaseball.com\">www.bordercatsbaseball.com<\/a> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Border Cats as your favourite team.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inclement weather in St. Cloud has wiped out the final game of the Thunder Bay Border Cats\u2019 week-long road trip.  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