The Volcanoes will be playing in a four-team independent league starting this spring (KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson). After spending 23 years as an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, a new chapter in Salem-Keizer Volcanoes baseball is scheduled to arrive this spring. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the organization announced that they were[Read More…]

Tim Lincecum is one of only two players in MLB history to throw multiple no-hitters, win multiple Cy Young awards, receive multiple All-Star selections and win multiple World Series titles (Robert Carr/Getty Images). Tim Lincecum comes in at #2 on the Keizertimes list of the greatest Volcanoes players of all[Read More…]

Joe Nathan pitched for the Minnesota Twins for seven seasons and is the franchise’s all-time leader in saves (Jim McIssac/Getty Images). At #3 on the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all time is Joe Nathan — a right-handed closer who appeared in six All-Star Games and[Read More…]

Sandoval celebrates after winning his third World Series title with the San Francisco Giants in 2014 (Matt Slocum/AP Photo). Pablo Sandoval, AKA the Kung Fu Panda, comes in at #4 on the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all time. The switch-hitting third baseman has won three[Read More…]

Volcanoes lose MLB affiliation The elimination of Class A Short-Season baseball in Salem-Keizer became official on Wednesday, Dec. 9 as Major League Baseball (MLB) and its 30 MLB teams announced a significant realignment of baseball’s Minor League system, contracting from 160 teams to 120 teams across the country. The partnership[Read More…]

Kyle Kuhns was named to to the Forbes Top 30 under 30 list (Submitted). When Kyle Kuhns graduated from McNary High School in 2011, he was unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. Now, Kuhns is founder and CEO of XX Artists, one of the biggest marketing[Read More…]

San Francisco shortstop Brandon Crawford has won three Gold Gloves over his 10-year MLB career (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images). Brandon Crawford comes in at #5 on the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all-time. The Gold Glove Award winning shortstop has spent all 10 years of his Major[Read More…]

McNary linebacker Dyami Rios used the above image to announce on Twitter that he was committing to Princeton University (Submitted). After months of enduring a unique recruiting process due to COVID-19, McNary linebacker Dyami Rios has made his decision on where he wants to play next season.  On Saturday, Dec.[Read More…]

Sergio Romo played in San Francisco for nine seasons and helped the Giants win three World Series titles (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images). At #6 on the Keizertimes list of the 20 greatest Volcanoes players of all time is right-handed relief pitcher Sergio Romo. Romo has played in the big leagues[Read More…]

Alexander Canario laces a double for the Volcanoes in a game from 2019 (File). For just over a year, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes organization found themselves in limbo, wondering if they would lose their Major League Baseball (MLB) affiliation with the San Francisco Giants. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the Volcanoes discovered[Read More…]