Whitecaps Have Clinched a Playoff Spot for the First Time in Seven Years, Celebrate with the Latest Gear

Whitecaps heading to playoffs after win against Lugnuts

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For the first time in seven years, the West Michigan Whitecaps are heading to the playoffs as the winners of the 2025 Midwest League First-Half Eastern Division. This comes after they won 20-6 over the Lansing Lugnuts on Friday. “I’m so proud of these guys,” Tony Cappuccilli, manager, said in a release. “It’s unbelievable how hard these guys work every day, and it’s not just the product on the field that makes this g…

Whitecaps have clinched a playoff spot for the first time in seven years, celebrate with the latest gear

It has been a long time, but postseason baseball is finally returning to the Greater Grand Rapids area, as the West Michigan Whitecaps have clinched a spot in the Midwest League Playoffs for the first time since 2018.

Reinforcements coming as recovering Vancouver Whitecaps hit the road

VANCOUVER — Tristan Blackmon's pre-game meal included some unusual sides on Sunday — pickle juice, caffeine pills and Red Bull. After battling a gastrointestinal illness that took out about half of the Vancouver Whitecaps squad earlier in the week, the veteran defender was ready to ingest whatever it took to get his energy levels back ahead of a matchup with his team's regional rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The additions worked. Blackmon was a f…

Reinforcements coming as recovering Whitecaps hit the road

VANCOUVER - Tristan Blackmon's pre-game meal included some unusual sides on Sunday — pickle juice, caffeine pills and Red Bull. After battling a gastrointestinal illness that took out about half of the Vancouver Whitecaps squad earlier in the week, the veteran defender was ready to ingest whatever it took to get his energy levels back ahead of a matchup with his team's regional rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The additions worked. Blackmon was a f…

Reinforcements coming as recovering Vancouver Whitecaps hit the road

Tristan Blackmon’s pre-game meal included some unusual sides on Sunday — pickle juice, caffeine pills and Red Bull. After battling a gastrointestinal illness that took out about half of the Vancouver Whitecaps squad earlier in the week, the veteran defender was ready to ingest whatever it took to get his energy levels back ahead of a matchup with his team’s regional rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The additions worked. Blackmon was a force as the …