Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte retired batters with both arms in his big-league debut Friday night at Boston’s Fenway Park, tossing two scoreless innings for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-2 loss to the Red Sox.
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Former UNLV star pitcher Erick Fedde, the Washington Nationals’ first-round draft pick last year, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery. He said he is on schedule to retake the mound this summer.
A woman struck by a piece of a baseball bat at Boston’s Fenway Park on Friday night suffered “life-threatening” injuries, Boston police spokesman David Estrada said.
John Gast pitched seven shutout innings to outduel Steven Matz as the Memphis Redbirds edged the 51s 1-0 in a Pacific Coast League game halted one out into the bottom of the seventh because of rain Friday in Memphis, Tenn. The loss was Las Vegas’ 10th straight.
College shortstops and college arms are considered some of best facets of this year’s draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks have the first pick, followed by the Houston Astros.
According to the folks at WalletHub.com, St. Louis is the country’s No. baseball town. Where is Las Vegas? That’s hard to say. For some reason, the survey outfit listed “Paradise, NV” at No. 210.
Dan Johnson went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBIs and four runs to help the Memphis Redbirds overcome a five-run deficit and down the 51s 10-9 in a Pacific Coast League game Thursday in Memphis, Tenn. The loss was Las Vegas’ ninth straight.
You still can get an official Elston Howard On-Deck Bat Weight in the original packaging on eBay. I found two versions — the larger red doughnut for $27.50 and the smaller blue bat weights for $17.50. I’m told chicks dig the larger red doughnut.
A cousin of New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was sentenced to seven months in jail on Thursday for conspiring to distribute performance-enhancing drugs after prosecutors said he played a key role in tying the man known as “A-Rod” to a doping scandal.
One night after making a splashy major league debut, Joey Gallo became the first player in Texas Rangers history to homer in his first two games when he hit a solo shot 411 feet into the upper porch at Globe Life Park in the ninth inning on Tuesday night.
Texas Rangers phenom Joey Gallo went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in his first game in the major leagues. That’s a better start than a host of other Las Vegas players, including Greg Maddux, Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant.
Zach Petrick pitched seven strong innings, and Dan Johnson hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning as the Memphis Redbirds handed the 51s their eighth straight loss, a 4-3 setback in a Pacific Coast League game Wednesday in Memphis, Tenn.
Don’t call it a comeback, because we’re not sure former Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones ever left Twitter, but Jones — who has posted his share of offensive tweets — is back with a vengeance.
Joey Gallo posted a picture on Twitter last year of him and Bryce Harper playing together for the same youth baseball team in Las Vegas. The poor kids on the other team are probably still scarred from the experience.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson hit the longest home run in the majors this season Tuesday in the second game of the Dodgers-Rockies doubleheader at Coors Field.