Another day, another deal for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who agreed to trade outfielder Matt Kemp to division rival San Diego.
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The Dodgers acquired second baseman Howie Kendrick from the Los Angeles Angels and were working to obtain shortstop Jimmy Rollins from the Philadelphia Phillies in a remake of their middle infield.
Former UNLV great Matt Williams has been chosen National League Manager of the Year after guiding the Washington Nationals to the league’s best record in his first season on the job.
The Kansas City Royals did not need extra innings on Saturday, but they did break a ninth-inning tie to win Game 2 of the American League Championship Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
The opening game of the National League Championship Series went to the visitors Saturday, as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0.
Throughout her battle with breast cancer, Vegas Valley Baseball co-owner Carol Ruegge’s spirits have been buoyed by her family, friends and a plethora of people associated with the organization, which supplies umpires and hosts baseball tournaments.
Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was stretchered off the field Thursday night after being hit in the face with a pitch.
A former New York Mets ticket sales executive sued the baseball club for discrimination on Wednesday, alleging in a federal lawsuit she was “frequently humiliated” and later fired by the team owner’s son because she was pregnant while unmarried.
Las Vegas 51s manager Wally Backman didn’t expect Chasen Bradford to pitch Sunday.
U.S. 93 is the main thoroughfare linking Las Vegas to the sleepy Phoenix suburb of Mesa, Ariz. If you drive it, you will see lots of Saguaro cacti and Joshua trees, and, if you get off the beaten path, perhaps even a rattlesnake or two.
The 51s hit a season-high six home runs and banged out 17 hits in routing the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 14-7, Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colo. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud homered twice.
After the mother of all sand storms Saturday night at Cashman Field caused the suspension of the game between the 51s and Tacoma, Mother Nature stayed relatively calm Sunday during an abbreviated Mother’s Day doubleheader.
Brandon Allen has had his share of big moments in baseball, but few can rival the rarefied feat the first baseman helped the 51s achieve Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde who was slated to be a first-round draft pick this year, will miss the rest of the season due to Tommy John elbow surgery.
Born and raised in Iowa near the site of “Field of Dreams” groundskeeper Kevin Moses has transformed the playing surface at Cashman Field into something akin to a dream this season for the 51s and parent New York Mets.
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