Jen Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
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Athletics general manager David Forst said the club wants to win now but is more concerned “about what the team will look like in 2028 when we get to Las Vegas.”
Summerlin South came back from an eight-run deficit to advance to the Little League Mountain Region title game in San Bernardino, California.
Garrett Gallegos pitched a one-hitter to lead Summerlin South to a decisive victory over Colorado on Sunday in the Little League Mountain Region tournament.
The A’s announced their first Las Vegas ballpark investor in Aramark Sports + Entertainment. The company will also be the concessionaire for the team’s Strip stadium.
The Summerlin South Little League baseball team will represent Nevada in the Mountain Region tournament from Saturday to Aug. 8 at San Bernardino, California.
Kurtz went 6 for 6 with four home runs and eight RBI Friday in Houston
Athletics fans who want to keep up on the progress of the MLB team’s Las Vegas ballpark are in luck.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Athletics Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson took in a Saturday Las Vegas sports doubleheader, where he twice linked up with an old friend in Raiders owner Mark Davis.
Basic shortstop Tate Southisene was selected in the first round of the MLB draft on Sunday. Southisene helped the Wolves win the 5A state title in May.
The Colorado Rockies have been by far baseball’s biggest losers this season in the standings and at sportsbooks. But the Atlanta Braves have been the biggest underachievers.
Las Vegas ballpark work forges ahead on the 9-acre site a few weeks after the Athletics held the groundbreaking for the $1.75 billion project.
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay purchased a home in Henderson a month after his contract was extended through the first season the team plans to be in Las Vegas, records show.
The budget of the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark project could approach the $2 billion mark, according to team owner John Fisher.
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