HERDchronicles

By: Brian Frank Every baseball journey has a beginning. Bisons hurler CJ Van Eyk’s earliest baseball memory came in his hometown of Lutz, Florida. “Probably going to signups for Little League with my parents,” Van Eyk recently told The Herd Chronicles . “I think I was six years old, and the first team I played on was the Rays at Lutz Little League.” That day began a baseball career that includes a Florida High School State Championship, a College World Series appearance, and

By: Brian Frank Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement is a lifelong Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan. The Rochester, New York native had some once-in-a-lifetime Western New York sports experiences this past offseason. Fresh off setting an MLB record for hits in a single postseason with 30, Clement toured new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park in December. “I’m a Bill’s purist, so I was skeptical,” Clement told The Herd Chronicles  of his visit to the Bills’ future home. “I wanted to st

By: Brian Frank Chad Dallas is optimistic about his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery. After making 14 starts for the Bisons, Dallas underwent the procedure on his right elbow in September of 2024. Speaking to The Herd Chronicles  from Blue Jays’ spring training in Dunedin, Florida, the righthander reflected on the past year and a half of recovery. “I got out probably around the World Series—I think it was a little before,” he said. “Things have gone well. It was a prett

By: Brian Frank Adam Macko was born in Slovakia and moved to Canada when he was 13 years old. The left-handed hurler and graduate of Alberta’s Vauxhall Academy of Baseball has long dreamed of representing Canada in the World Baseball Classic. That dream became reality when Macko received a phone call during the offseason from Canada National Team director Greg Hamilton. “We were in contact, kind of back and forth,” Macko said from Blue Jays spring training camp in Dunedin, Fl