Aviators miss out on Triple-A Championship at Las Vegas Ballpark but top PCL in attendance again.
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Wall-to-wall mural behind third-base suites pays homage to Las Vegas’ Triple-A baseball standouts past and present.
With the All-Star break beginning Monday, the Aviators already have worn nine different uniforms this season.
It’s not just a coincidence that three days before a crucial vote in Oakland news broke that MLB would not charge the A’s a relocation fee if they moved to Las Vegas.
Former Bonanza High School star Kris Bryant found himself at Las Vegas Ballpark on Tuesday for another rehab assignment after injuring his lower back April 29.
Many baseball insiders believe the Oakland A’s current struggles are only temporary based on the build, contend and tear down cycle the franchise is known for.
After more than a century of being in the wrong spot, second base has been moved to align with the other bases in a minor league experiment to make baseball more exciting.
Aviators broadcaster Russ Langer had given up on meeting his boyhood hero, former Baltimore Orioles star Boog Powell, before Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer helped make it happen.
Former Cy Young winner Frank Viola was ejected for arguing with — or at least about — robot umpire in its 2019 independent baseball debut.
The Automated Ball-Strike era at Las Vegas Ballpark began Tuesday night, even if nobody in the crowd of 6,752 seemed to notice during the Aviators’ game.
The Experimental Automated Ball and Strike System will be utilized during the Aviators’ homestand in late May against the Sacramento River Cats.
The Aviators lead Triple-A baseball with total attendance of 122,429 and an average of 6,801 — a tad behind the parent Oakland Athletics, who are averaging 7,715.
Aviators break even in three consecutive six-game series. They can keep streak alive at home against Tacoma.
Former A’s top prospect began the current home stand the same way he ended the first one — by hitting a walk-off home run and receiving a Gatorade bath at home plate.
Las Vegas resident and former Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is trying to make it back to the majors at age 35.