Mike Dunn played his senior year of high school baseball at Cimarron-Memorial, and was the second of six College of Southern Coyotes to make the major leagues. In December, he signed a $19 million contract with the Colorado Rockies.
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Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals supposedly are at odds over his $400 million demand despite the Las Vegas slugger’s contract not coming due until after the 2018 season.
Russ Nixon was a lifetime baseball man, having spent 55 years in the game as a player, coach and manager. He was 81 when he died Nov. 9 following a lengthy illness.
Former Las Vegas 51s catcher David Ross, who hit a home run in his final game for the Cubs during Game 7 of the World Series, prevented a potential ugly scene in Portland from escalating in 2002.
Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux engages audience during “Conversations With Norm” at The Smith Center.
Mike Bryant, father of Cubs star third baseman Kris, relives the final out of the World Series that sent the city of Chicago into joyous hysterics.
The Chicago Cubs are minus-250 favorites to win the series, and Kyle Hendricks is a 2-1 favorite in Game 3. Cleveland needs two more strong starts from Corey Kluber.
Long-suffering Chicago transplants whoop it up as Cubs beat Dodgers for first World Series berth in 71 years.
Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs are World Series favorites. Who’s really rooting for the Cubs to fail? Maybe a few bookmakers.
Mitch Glasser, a substitute social studies teacher at Green Valley High and a utility infielder, helped Team Israel beat Great Britain and qualify for the World Baseball Classic.
The Giants and Mets meet Wednesday in the National League wild-card game in New York. The line is a pick’em at Las Vegas sports books.
I have known someone for nearly three decades who can’t stand Vin Scully. Hates him. Loathes every last word in every beautifully paced and woven narrative.
I’m certain the Mets inked Tebow to a minor league deal and paid him $100,000 because they’re convinced a 29-year old who hasn’t played competitive baseball since his junior year in high school can get quickly up to speed.
With the Cubs, runaway leaders in the NL Central, on the verge of clinching their division prematurely, having Kris Bryant play all nine positions in one game might be something to keep fans engaged down the stretch.
Former Bishop Gorman star Joey Gallo has impressive Triple-A power numbers, not concerned with batting average and strikeouts in his bid to return to the major leagues.
