Some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball walked a red carpet on Thursday night before the MLB Awards at the Cosmopolitan.
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The Athletics helped kick off the launch of the Giving Machine vending machines for the holiday season by buying one of each item in the charitable vending machine.
MLB announced an agreement with major U.S. sportsbooks to establish a national betting limit on baseball prop bets on individual pitches.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz, a former Las Vegas Aviators player, was unanimously voted American League Rookie of the Year on Monday.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets.
Drafted fourth overall from Wake Forest last year, the former Aviators first baseman received all 11 first-place votes for the American League award from a panel of baseball writers and broadcasters.
The Athletics will take on the Los Angeles Angels in a pair of spring training games March 7 and 8 during Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Will Smith homered in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 on Saturday to win consecutive World Series titles.
The Athletics Las Vegas ballpark is beginning to take shape following the first few months of construction.
Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off homer in 18th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won World Series Game 3 over the Toronto Blue Jays after Shohei Ohtani’s historic night.
The Dodgers are -150 favorites over the Blue Jays (+135) in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday at Toronto. The total is 7½ (over-115).
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor turned $50 into $574,925 after hitting a six-leg “super parlay” that featured four MLB home run picks and two NFL touchdown scorers.
After a completely sold out 2025 tour, Cosmic Baseball announced it will hit the road again next year, with a stop planned in Las Vegas.
Summerlin South, after a great run at the Little League World Series, served as honorary race officials at Sunday’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“Banana Ball” is returning to Las Vegas, as three games are set to be held at the Las Vegas Ballpark next year.
