Former Cy Young winner Frank Viola was ejected for arguing with — or at least about — robot umpire in its 2019 independent baseball debut.
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The Automated Ball-Strike era at Las Vegas Ballpark began Tuesday night, even if nobody in the crowd of 6,752 seemed to notice during the Aviators’ game.
The effects of the COVID pandemic and travel ball is being felt as Southern Nevada high school baseball teams prepare for their first state tournament in three years.
Southern Nevada high school alumni include a Hall of Famer, MVPs, Rookies of the Year and first-round MLB draft picks.
During the late 1970s, Rancho’s high school and American Legion program produced nine MLB draft picks and four major leaguers.
The Experimental Automated Ball and Strike System will be utilized during the Aviators’ homestand in late May against the Sacramento River Cats.
The Aviators lead Triple-A baseball with total attendance of 122,429 and an average of 6,801 — a tad behind the parent Oakland Athletics, who are averaging 7,715.
Three high school classes will get to play at the home of the Aviators during the upcoming state high school baseball tournaments.
Aviators break even in three consecutive six-game series. They can keep streak alive at home against Tacoma.
Former Liberty High School pitcher Dawson Beard was the starter in a junior college game in which the opposing pitcher viciously tackled a batter after allowing a homer.
Former A’s top prospect began the current home stand the same way he ended the first one — by hitting a walk-off home run and receiving a Gatorade bath at home plate.
Las Vegas resident and former Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is trying to make it back to the majors at age 35.
A day after playing in front of their smallest home crowd in 42 years, the A’s lose to Baltimore with only 2,703 on hand at RingCentral Coliseum.
Catcher Shea Langeliers and infielder Nick Allen have been as good as advertised during the first two weeks of the Pacific Coast League season.
Former Brewers slugger Eric Thames marks return to Las Vegas with a homer, four RBIs in a loss to Reno.