With the 51s starting their season on Thursday against Fresno, here are five players to watch.
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Right-hander Jacob deGrom will be the New York Mets’ starting pitcher Friday for the home opener, but with an asterisk.
Right-hander Rafael Montero, who is by all accounts finally healthy, will take the ball on Opening Day on Thursday when the Las Vegas 51s host the Fresno Grizzlies at Cashman Field.
When Las Vegas 51s pitching coach Frank Viola talked about pitching prospects during the New York Mets’ spring training at Port St. Lucie, Florida, he couldn’t remember them all.
There’s a common perception that it’s not about winning in the minor leagues, that it’s about developing players, or why else would the big league teams call up a bunch of guys in September right when the Triple-A playoffs are starting?
The reigning NL Most Valuable Player homered in his first at-bat of the season, connecting for the Washington Nationals on Monday in the first inning at Atlanta.
The 51s, who start the season Thursday at Cashman Field against the Fresno Grizzlies, will begin with 13 pitchers and 13 position players.
Officials say a pair of thieves stole an autographed motorized scooter donated by San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence from the city’s Make-A-Wish Foundation office.
Cody Howard and Nick Rodriguez each hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to rally UNLV to a 6-5 victory over New Mexico in a Mountain West baseball game Sunday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
I know there were three ballgames Sunday, but today is the real Opening Day as far as I am concerned — because today is the first day your mom could write a note and sign your doctor’s name to excuse your absence from school.
There is a golf course in the mountains of North Carolina that has a concrete block, and on this concrete block it reads: “Spot died here.”
Chris DeVito had a home run, two doubles and four RBIs to lead New Mexico to a 10-5 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Review-Journal’s Bill Bradley and Matt Youmans and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the season.
Luis Gonzalez and Jared Holley each had two doubles and four RBIs to back Carson Schneider’s strong pitching in leading New Mexico to a 15-3 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Friday in Albuquerque, N.M.
David Wright and the New York Mets ended spring training with an 8-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs to split the Big League Weekend two-game series at Cashman Field.
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