The Las Vegas 51s were swept by the Albuquerque Isotopes on Friday at Cashman Field, losing by scores of 9-8 and 5-3.
Aviators/Baseball
With the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaching, All-Star reliever Andrew Miller is the Yankees’ most valuable commodity. The Cubs and Giants will be interested.
Dilson Herrera drilled a 3-0 pitch into left-center field for a two-run double in the sixth inning to put the Las Vegas 51s ahead for good in a 13-6 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday.
The Las Vegas 51s will finish the first-half of the season at home with four games in three days against the Albuquerque Isotopes. Here are five players to watch during the series.
The Las Vegas 51s had an opportunity for their first series sweep of the season Wednesday but fell flat, dropping the series finale to the Salt Lake Bees 12-5 at Cashman Field.
Greg Maddux, the Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and 1984 Valley High School graduate, will join the UNLV baseball team as a volunteer pitching coach starting in the fall.
51s catcher Johnny Monell is going through a hot streak like few hitters do, and the hope of him playing in the major leagues again is not as dim as it may appear for a 30-year-old catcher.
Greg Maddux has always served as his son Chase’s unofficial pitching coach. Next season, the Baseball Hall of Famer might formally tutor his son — an incoming UNLV sophomore — as the Rebels’ pitching coach.
Catcher Kevin Plawecki and designated hitter Johnny Monell each homered and combined for eight RBIs to back another solid outing by Darin Gorski as the Las Vegas 51s routed the Salt Lake Bees 10-4.
There will be plenty of local star power when the MLB All-Star Game hits San Diego next week. Las Vegans Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals and Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs were both selected as starters for the National League team on Tuesday.
Las Vegas 51s outfielder Travis Taijeron will compete in the Triple-A Home Run Derby on Monday at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, the league announced today.
Robert Gsellman took a step in the right direction Monday, throwing a simulated game with no issues.
As part of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game on July 4, a bald eagle soared over Dodgers Stadium before the team’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Sean Gilmartin spent six innings on cruise control. The lefty was quick and efficient as he sent down the Salt Lake Bees in his first start back from the Mets.
When Dilson Herrera arrived in the United States as a teenager for spring training, he became a frequent customer at a Florida Applebee’s. He didn’t speak much English. “I learned the words chicken wings with ranch and fries and for the first month, I was ordering that every day,” Herrera said.
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE