Many baseball stories emerged from Apollo 11’s historic journey to the moon, including a prophetic one about Gaylord Perry’s first career home run.
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The Aviators rallied from a nine-run deficit on Thursday night in their return to Las Vegas Ballpark, beating the Sacramento River Cats 11-10 in Pacific Coast League play before 10,089 fans.
Instead of killing his intended target, the hit man wounded David Ortiz, the baseball superstar almost universally adored in his native Dominican Republic.
Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner says the club will replace the current protection with more transparent netting and extend it to just short of the foul poles.
There is no timetable for the possible plan. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and later in Montreal.
Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz was indicted on cocaine and heroin possession charges and also a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark announced.
Dustin Garneau hit two of the Salt Lake Bees’ four home runs in a 9-6 Pacific Coast League victory over the Las Vegas Aviators on Monday at Smith’s Ballpark.
Skye Bolt hit a bases-clearing double in the fourth inning, leading the Las Vegas Aviators to an 11-0 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Saturday.
The Lights FC ranks fourth among 35 United Soccer League clubs with average attendance of 8,308 — about 1,400 fewer than the Aviators are drawing in their new stadium.
Yankees star Aaron Judge left Saturday’s game after injuring his left oblique and was set for tests at a hospital.
Ichiro drew all the cheers. Most everyone else on the Seattle Mariners did all the hitting.
The Las Vegas Aviators are looking for people to perform the National Anthem during the ball team’s upcoming season.
asiel Puig hit a three-run homer, Chris Taylor made a key catch and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached the World Series for the second straight year, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Saturday night in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.
Billie Jean King and partner Ilana Kloss have joined the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group.
Pitcher Jesus Luzardo, the team’s No. 1 prospect, could be in Las Vegas to start the year.
