Francisco Lindor wasn’t thinking about his home run that helped the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday. Instead, the All-Star shortstop was only concerned about the young child who was struck by a line drive he hit.
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The Aviators open a three-game series against El Paso, the Pacific Southern Division leader, starting Tuesday at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Also inducted were the late Roy Halladay, Lee Smith, Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines.
Seth Brown’s two-out two-run double in the eighth inning helped the Aviators hold off the Salt Lake Bees for an 8-5 Pacific Coast League victory Saturday night at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
Sacramento scored six times in the 10th inning to defeat the Aviators on Friday night.
The A’s are 40-36, meaning Frankie Montas could return for the final week of the regular season, but he is ineligible for the postseason.
Dustin Fowler hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Aviators to a 9-2 Pacific Coast League victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Julio Urías was placed on leave while MLB officials looked into his May 13 arrest for investigation of misdemeanor domestic battery.
FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Marmalejos hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning Sunday as the Fresno Grizzlies edged the Aviators 9-8 in a Pacific Coast League game at Chukchansi Park.
Bryce Harper has been playing catch-up since his free agency carried over into spring training. With a week left until opening day, the Philadelphia Phillies’ big-money addition looks ready to pay off.
Desert Oasis’ Josh Sharman picked off two runners to get out of a jam in the fifth inning on the way to throwing a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over host Bishop Gorman.
A 12-run, eighth-inning rally in a February game in Phoenix ignited a powder keg under the College of Southern Nevada baseball team which has was 21 games in a row.
Ichiro drew a huge ovation from fans and teammates when he was pulled from right field in the bottom of the eighth. The buzz from the sellout crowd of 45,000 diminished after his exit.
The spring training season started with a splash. Just not the kind fans hoped for.
You didn’t need much of a Spidey sense at Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick’s wedding to realize that the ballplayer has an affinity for a certain web-slinging superhero.
