What has been a longstanding tradition across baseball found itself in headlines this week when veteran first baseman Adam LaRoche of the White Sox walked away from a $13 million salary and retired after team vice-president Kenny Williams asked him to not bring his 14-year old son, Drake, into the clubhouse daily.
Told to cut down his son’s time in the clubhouse, Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche took a different path: He said he planned to retire and walk away from a $13 million salary.
The Mets trimmed down Tuesday, assigning 13 players to minor league camp, which essentially sealed the immediate future for many of those prospects who appear to be headed to Las Vegas to begin the season with the 51s.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig will not be punished for his involvement in an incident in a Miami club last fall.
UNLV stranded the tying and winning runs on base in an 8-7 loss to Ohio State on Tuesday night at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels split the four-game series with the Buckeyes and have won six of nine games after a 1-5 start.
Justin Jones’ two-run single was the key hit in UNLV’s seven-run sixth inning as the Rebels edged Ohio State 8-7 in a nonconference baseball game Sunday at Wilson Stadium.
Troy Montgomery went 4-for-6 with two doubles to pace a 21-hit assault by Ohio State in its 20-3 rout over UNLV in a nonconference baseball game Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
Justin Jones, Andrew Yazdanbakhsh and Nick Rodriguez hit RBI doubles in UNLV’s five-run fourth inning as the Rebels downed Ohio State 5-2 in a nonconference baseball game Friday at Wilson Stadium.
Loosen up, everyone. That’s what Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper would like baseball to do.
Max Smith’s eighth-inning double drove in the decisive run in UNLV’s 5-4 win over UC Riverside in a nonconference baseball game Wednesday in Riverside, Calif.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority next month will consider returning Cashman Center to the city of Las Vegas later in the year, opening the door for new city development and the eventual exit of the Las Vegas 51s to a new baseball stadium.
Cactus League president Mark Coronado told the Arizona Republic in a story published Sunday that he also is worried about Las Vegas poaching a number of Major League teams for spring training.
UNLV’s $2.75 million Anthony and Lyndy Marnell III Baseball Clubhouse was officially unveiled on campus Monday morning with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The New York Yankees signed Landis Sims to a one-day contract.
Baseball season has officially started with spring training games, and already there are some close calls with equipment flying into the stands.
