{
  "id": 2429650,
  "title": "Minor League roundup, August 20: Yunior Marte and Cesar Perdomo shove",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/minor-league-roundup-august-20-yunior-marte-and-cesar-perdomo-shove",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:30:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/minor-league-roundup-august-20-203056052.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 20, 2026, a busy day unfolded for the San Francisco Giants' Minor League Baseball affiliates. The Richmond Flying Squirrels AA affiliate and Sacramento River Cats AAA affiliate were among the teams showcasing their talent.\n\nRichmond's utility player Jack Payton was placed on the 7-Day IL, and was replaced by infielder Zane Zielinski, who was promoted from High-A Eugene.\n\nIn a thrilling game, AAA Sacramento's LHP Cesar Perdomo shone, delivering a stellar performance as he allowed just 3 baserunners and struck out 4 batters in 7 shutout innings. Perdomo, a 24-year-old Venezuelan, has faced some challenges after his mid-season promotion, but this outing proved his potential once again.\n\nMeanwhile, San Francisco's upper Minors pitchers have been generating interest among the MLB teams. They have made one of the Rule 5 decisions, adding LHP Matt Wilkinson to the roster for his MLB debut. Joe Whitman and another pitcher in AA are also under observation for potential Rule 5 selections.\n\nNot to be outdone, Richmond's designated hitter Bo Davidson delivered yet another sensational game, hitting a home run, a double, a walk, and a strikeout, and hitting for impressive power, with his home run clocked at 110.6 mph. Davidson's consistent improvement in AAA has been remarkable, and his performance could secure him a spot in the Majors.\n\nThird baseman Parks Harber and second baseman Nate Furman showcased their skills in the games, with Furman breaking the ice with a nice RBI single, while center fielder Grant McCray added a double to his performance. The overall atmosphere of the day was filled with excitement and promising talent for the future of the San Francisco Giants organization.",
  "summary": "Yesterday on the farm.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}