New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia has been suspended for 162 games after testing positive for banned substances a second time, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday.
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Kris Bryant has already had his share of memorable moments so far in his rookie season for the Chicago Cubs. The Bonanza High School product added to that list Monday night, when he launched a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning at Wrigley Field.
A day after they were no-hit for the first time in 50 years, by Cole Hamels and the last-place Phillies, the Chicago Cubs managed to get back on “SportsCenter” despite playing another dreadful game on Sunday.
Thanks to MLB.com, now we know where Gatorade got the inspiration for its commercial from a couple years ago in which a ballgirl climbs the outfield wall to make an amazing catch.
Talk about the catch of the day. A fan who brought a “Trout Net” to Angel Stadium on Sunday hooked a big one in the sixth inning, when Mike Trout hit a grand slam into the net to lead Los Angeles to a 13-7 win over the Texas Rangers.
Las Vegas erupted for nine runs in the fifth inning to snap a two-game losing streak with a 15-9 Pacific Coast League victory Sunday at Reno.
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz became the first trio of pitchers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the same year as they joined Craig Biggio in Sunday’s Class of 2015 at Cooperstown, N.Y.
Chuck O’Bannon averaged only seven points a game last season playing for the best high school basketball team in Nevada that featured two of the nation’s top prospects and eight seniors. This left the 6-foot-5-inch, 195-pound swingman to stay under the radar. Not any longer.
Despite speculation that the Los Angeles Dodgers might trade star outfielder Yasiel Puig for pitching help, the team has told him he will not be dealt, according to several media reports.
Las Vegas starter Tyler Pill surrendered seven runs on five hits and didn’t get out of the first inning as the 51s suffered a 12-2 loss in the opener of a four-game Pacific Coast League series at Reno on Friday.
After leaving Las Vegas High School after his sophomore year to get on the fast track to the majors, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper missed out on going to the prom.
ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd’s controversial comments about Dominican Republic baseball players on his show Thursday upset many people, perhaps none more so than Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.
In less than three months in the majors, Las Vegan Kris Bryant has quickly become one of the game’s most popular players.
Zach Reed tossed a complete game and struck out six Thursday to lead the LV Patriots to a 4-3 win over Southern Nevada in an elimination game of the Connie Mack Western Regional tournament in Alameda, Calif.
Luckily for us, Japan has one high school player that isn’t afraid to show off his flashy moves.