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Peyton Cole makes a play for Palo Verde in the NIAA 4A baseball championship game against Basic, in Reno, Nev., on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Palo Verde won 4-2. Cathleen Allison/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Prep baseball players to watch for 2019

RJ

March 6, 2019 - 6:15 pm

Here are some of the area’s top returning high school baseball players for the 2019 season.

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez throws out Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Kiermaier at first on a slowly rolling ground ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. on ...

Royals catcher Salvador Perez undergoes Tommy John surgery

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press

March 6, 2019 - 2:13 pm

Royals catcher Salvador Perez underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow, a procedure that will sideline the six-time All-Star for the upcoming season.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright delivers to the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park ,Friday, June 22, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 80 games

The Associated Press

March 6, 2019 - 2:06 pm

Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test for Human Growth Hormone.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper warms up during baseball practice Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Commissioner ‘gathering information’ on Bryce Harper’s comments

The Associated Press

March 6, 2019 - 8:03 pm

Major League Baseball is investigating whether new Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper committed a tampering violation when he lobbied for Mike Trout, who isn’t a free agent for two more seasons, to join the Phillies.