With construction expected to be completed for the start of the 2019 season, the 51s will begin play at Las Vegas Ballpark. Between now and then, the Review-Journal will look back at the history of Cashman Field.
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The local Miracle League had its ninth opening day March 24. A lot of kids ran or were pushed around the bases at the Miracle League Field on South Rancho Drive. A lot of parents and brothers and sisters cheered.
Manfred said some players will get raises in order to meet the requirements of the statute.
Happ tagged a 95 mph fastball and sent it far over the right field fence.
Rain took the early lead on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, but home runs and Hall of Famers won the day.
All 30 teams will play on the same Opening Day for the first time since 1968.
New York newspapers are reporting that longtime New York Mets outfielder Rusty Staub has died. Staub had been battling health issues for a number of years and died at a Florida hospital.
Playing in their 12th game in nine days, the Mustangs did not record a hit until the fourth inning and fell to Birmingham (California) in the semifinals of the Blazer Spring Bash’s Centennial bracket at Centennial, 6-2.
The Westgate sports book opened Giancarlo Stanton’s total at 39½, and it had soared to 43½ as of Tuesday — two days before all 30 Major League Baseball teams take the field Thursday for Opening Day.
Red Bull partnered with Kris Bryant for another year to play a prank on gullible fantasy baseball draft parties.
The Cowboys picked up wins over Western and Valley on Saturday, then beat Clark on Monday to clinch a home showdown Tuesday with Tech, which they outlasted 4-2 in the tournament title game.
A’s President Dave Kaval recently made the offer to officials of Oakland and Alameda County, who operate the Coliseum, as the team seeks a site for a new stadium in Oakland after being turned down for its first choice downtown in December.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey competes with handicappers Dave Cokin and Micah Roberts, professional sports bettor Frank Carulli and Westgate sports book manager Randy Blum in a contest based on selecting over-under on regular-season win totals for Major League Baseball teams.
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is the 3-1 favorite to lead the majors in home runs this season.
Adidas said Tuesday it had agreed to a multiyear partnership with the AL Rookie of the Year, who set a rookie record with 52 home runs last season.
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