C.J. Cron hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to send the Salt Lake Bees to a 5-4 win over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
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Taunting an opponent when your team is down big rarely results in a reward. But it did for a young Indians fan who pointed and shouted at Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera after the boy snagged a foul ball with his hat Tuesday night during Cleveland’s 7-3 defeat.
The Las Vegas 51s manufactured a run with two outs in the 10th inning to beat the Salt Lake Bees 4-3 on Tuesday in the opener of a Pacific Coast League series at Salt Lake City.
Bryce Harper might be unpopular among his fellow players — who voted the Las Vegan the “most overrated player in MLB” for the second straight year before this season — but as far as fans are concerned, the Washington Nationals outfielder is the most popular player in the National League.
Kris Bryant snapped an impressive streak by Clayton Kershaw during the Las Vegan’s first two-homer game Monday in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field.
Remarks about how Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno caters to wealthy fans and ignores those with less money has led to the resignation of a team vice president.
I suppose the only thing left now is a nationally televised sit-down with Oprah, because it appears Lance Armstrong was just keeping the chair warm for Pete Rose.
The odds just became a lot longer on Pete Rose’s bid for baseball reinstatement.
Bo Jackson will host FanDuel’s World Fantasy Baseball Championship at the Cosmopolitan on August 21 and 22. The former baseball and football star also will host FanDuel’s first ever Home Run Derby on Aug. 21
Former Major League outfielder and baseball broadcast analyst Darryl Hamilton has been killed in an apparent murder-suicide in suburban Houston, police in Pearland said on Monday.
Matt Duffy had a home run and three RBIs to back Dan Straily’s strong pitching, lifting the Fresno Grizzlies to a 7-2 win over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday at Fresno, Calif. Las Vegas lost for only the second time in 10 games.
Former Oakland and Arizona outfielder Eric Byrnes hit 26 homers one season, and he would chase fly balls with reckless abandon. He’s still doing it as a baseball fan.
Max Scherzer turned in his second fabulous outing in a row, pitching a no-hitter as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 41,104.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit two three-run homers and Johnny Monell added another to power the 51s to an 11-5 win over the Fresno Grizzlies in a Pacific Coast League game Friday in Fresno, Calif. Nieuwenhuis also homered Thursday for Las Vegas, which has won eight of its past nine games.
Talk about getting something for nothing. Former New York Mets star Keith Hernandez told NJ.com he still receives royalties for a few “Seinfeld” episodes he appeared in in the 1990s.
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