The Las Vegas 51s conclude their eight-game road trip with four against the affiliate of the world champion Royals, the Omaha Storm Chasers. Here are five players to keep an eye on during the series.
Aviators
The Minnesota Twins fired general manager Terry Ryan on Monday after skidding to the worst record in the American League.
The 51s snagged a 6-2 victory for the 51s over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon to take a 3-1 series victory at Principal Park.
The story of the 51s all season has been get good enough pitching and let the offense carry the load. They flipped the script in their second-half opener Thursday, a 3-2 victory at the Iowa Cubs.
Here are five players to keep an eye on during the series, including the four All-Stars that played in Wednesday’s Triple-A All-Star Game.
The Pacific Coast League lost 4-2 to the International League in the Triple-A All-Star Game, but in the week prior, 51s manager Wally Backman was treating the exhibition just like a regular-season outing.
A year ago, Travis Taijeron traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, for the Triple-A All-Star Game as the 51s’ lone representative. This time around, he has some built-in friends.
The one major strike that continues to overshadow what is often an entertaining enough game on its own merits is the fact that the winner of the All-Star Game gets home-field advantage in the World Series.
Las Vegan Kris Bryant homered on the first pitch he saw, but second-inning homers by Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez powered the American League to a 4-2 victory over the National League on Tuesday night in the 87th All-Star Game before 42,386 at Petco Park.
London is not calling for Major League Baseball next year.
Las Vegas will be represented in a manner few cities can boast in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game.
A lot of people are unimpressed with the MLB’s new All-Star uniforms. And Twitter users are feeling especially vocal.
Giancarlo Stanton wore out Petco Park with a record display of power in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night, peppering every landmark from the left field corner to center field.
Derek Jeter has reportedly married his longtime girlfriend, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis.
For the slumping Chicago Cubs, the All-Star break arrives at the right time. World Series futures wagers on the Cubs at 3-1 odds are no longer such hot tickets.