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The West Michigan Whitecaps are an affiliated minor league baseball team. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, they are a member of the Midwest League.

Clark's Chop Sets off Fireworks in Walk-Off

July 3, 2025 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps trailed by a run going into the eighth inning when they pulled off a late rally to walk-off the Great Lakes Loons 2-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 8,608 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps had just three base hits going into the eighth when Josue Briceño tied the ballgame on a bases-loaded hit by pitch. Then, the 'Caps finished the job in the tenth, as Max Clark scored Seth Stephenson on a single -- known as a Baltimore Chop -- coupled with a throwing ... Full Story

'Caps Fall to Loons, 5-2

July 3, 2025 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps fell for a second-straight time to open a series for the first time this season as part of a 5-2 loss to the Great Lakes Loons in front of 6,037 fans Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan managed just one hit in the final five innings as they struggled to generate their top-ranked offense, finishing 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position while striking out 12 times in the defeat. Both teams traded individual tallies in the first inning as Loons outfielder Kend... Full Story

Whitecaps Come up Short in Slugfest, 14-9

July 1, 2025 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps gave up nine runs in the sixth inning and a late rally fell short as part of a 14-9 loss to the Great Lakes Loons in front of 5,382 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Despite finishing the game with more hits than the Loons (15-13), going 8-for-17 with runners in scoring position, and plating five runs across the final three frames, it was the sixth inning that doomed the 'Caps, as they allowed a season-high nine runs -- the most since allowing 10 runs to the Lansing Lugnu... Full Story

Trio of Whitecaps Named to MLB Futures Game

June 30, 2025 - COMSTOCK PARK, MI - For the first time in franchise history, the West Michigan Whitecaps will send three active players to Atlanta for MLB All-Star Weekend, as Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle, and Josue Briceño are slated to represent the Detroit Tigers and the American League in the 26th MLB Futures Game in Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, July 12 from Truist Park at 4 pm. The trio of Clark, McGonigle, and Briceño marks the first time in franchise history that three active Whitecaps players have been named to the Fu... Full Story

• Clark's Chop Sets off Fireworks in Walk-Off - July 3, 2025
  
• 'Caps Fall to Loons, 5-2 - July 3, 2025
  
• Whitecaps Come up Short in Slugfest, 14-9 - July 1, 2025
  
• Trio of Whitecaps Named to MLB Futures Game - June 30, 2025
  
• 'Caps Hit 30 Games over .500 in 10-8 Win - June 29, 2025
  
• 'Caps Tie Franchise Record in 21-4 Win - June 28, 2025
  
• 'Caps Collect 50th Win in Lake County - June 27, 2025
  
• Whitecaps Win Streak Stops at Six - June 26, 2025
  
• 'Caps Fight off Captains for 9-6 Win - June 25, 2025
  
• Peck, Clark Play Longball in 3-2 Win - June 24, 2025
  
• 'Caps Take Final Four from Wisconsin - June 22, 2025
  
• Whitecaps Exterminate T-Rats, 4-1 - June 21, 2025
  
• 'Caps Wash Away Wisconsin, 5-2 - June 20, 2025
  
• 'Caps Clinch Best First-Half Since '97 - June 19, 2025
  
• 'Caps and T-Rats Canceled - June 18, 2025
  
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LMCU Ballpark, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps
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League: Midwest League
Home: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Class: High A
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Website: West Michigan Whitecaps site
Schedule: Full West Michigan Whitecaps Schedule Statistics: Full West Michigan Whitecaps Statistics

Sat., Jul 5		West Michigan at Great Lakes	7:05 p.m.
Fri., Jul 4		West Michigan at Great Lakes	7:05 p.m.
Thu., Jul 3	W	Great Lakes 1 at West Michigan 2	Final (10)
Wed., Jul 2	L	Great Lakes 5 at West Michigan 2	Final
Tue., Jul 1	L	Great Lakes 14 at West Michigan 9	Final
Sun., Jun 29	W	West Michigan 10 at Lake County 8	Final
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OurSports Central provides coverage of the following independent and minor league teams near the West Michigan Whitecaps:

• Battle Creek Battle Jacks (Northwoods) - Battle Creek, Michigan
  
• Grand Rapids Gold (G League) - Grand Rapids, Michigan
  
• Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) - Grand Rapids, Michigan
  
• Grand Rapids Rise (PVF) - Grand Rapids, Michigan
  
• Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) - Kalamazoo, Michigan
  
• Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) - Kalamazoo, Michigan
  
• Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) - Muskegon, Michigan
  
• West Michigan Soccer (MLS NEXT Pro) - Grand Rapids, Michigan
  

• Detroit Tigers have new No. 1 prospect in latest MLB Pipeline rankings - MWL MLive (July 2)
  
• Chase DeLauter hits home run, bats 6-for-13 for week | Guardians minors roundup for June 29 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 30)
  
• West Michigan tops Captains, 10-8, takes five of six in series - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 30)
  
• West Michigan dominates Captains, 21-4 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 29)
  
• Whitecaps double up Captains, 8-4 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 28)
  
• PHOTOS: Captains-Whitecaps, June 27, 2025 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 28)
  
• Captains outslug Whitecaps, 10-6 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 27)
  
• Lake County rallies but West Michigan surfs ahead in ninth for 9-6 victory - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 25)
  
• PHOTOS: Captains-Whitecaps, June 25, 2025 - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 25)
  
• Captains drop 3-2 decision to visiting Whitecaps - MWL Willoughby News-Herald (June 25)
  
• Going bananas: Detroit Tigers draft pick realizes ambitions as Banana Ball Party Animal - MWL MLive (June 19)
  
• West Michigan Whitecaps have clinched a Midwest League playoff spot for the first time in seven years, celebrate with the latest gear - MWL MLive (June 14)
  
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