Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price apologized Tuesday for his profanity-laced tirade the day before in which he used the F-word a whopping 77 times in a venemous five-minute, 34-second showdown in which he called out reporters for revealing roster information.
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Kris Bryant is still waiting for his first big league homer, but he used some nifty baserunning to turn a two-run double into a highly-entertaining “little league home run” Monday night.
Las Vegas 51s shortstop Matt Reynolds started the season on a 3-for-23 skid but has since gone 13-for-28 to lift his average to .314 with a team-leading 15 RBIs. His streak of five straight multiple-hit games came to an end in Monday’s 8-4 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies at Cashman Field.
So just how did Cubs’ uber-prospect Kris Bryant spend his time awaiting his call up to the major leagues?
Atlanta Braves reliever Andrew McKirahan has been suspended for 80 games after failing a drug test, Major League Baseball said on Monday.
Virtually every New York baseball fan is familiar with the “Miracle Mets.” Soon, it might be time to meet the miracle Matz.
The 51s and Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday at Cashman Field honored the late Jerry Tarkanian and two of his college basketball coaching stops, with Las Vegas players wearing UNLV jerseys and the Grizzlies those of Fresno State.
Making his second start of the season for the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 9,928 at Cashman Field, Noah Syndergaard allowed two runs on two hits with five walks and five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of a 17-4 win over the Fresno Grizzlies.
Phil Bickford, the College of Southern Nevada’s pitching prospect from Ventura, Calif. — he’s projected as a high first-round selection in June’s major league draft — has an easygoing style to him. He is 7-1 with a 1.60 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 62 innings this season.
Cade Adams threw a six-hitter to lead sixth-ranked Desert Oasis to a 10-0 baseball win over No. 7 Liberty, the defending state champion, in six innings on Saturday.
The second day of what is expected to be a long career in the major leagues went much better than the first for Kris Bryant.
Carl Stajduhar had a home run, a double and five RBIs to lead New Mexico to a 10-8 win over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels are 15-22 overall and 2-15 in conference play.
The 51s pitching staff was lit up early and couldn’t hold a late lead in an 11-10 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies on Friday night before a sellout crowd of 11,007 at Cashman Field that saw plenty of action before the postgame fireworks show.
Toller Boardman pitched seven strong innings, and Chris DeVito drove in three runs to lead New Mexico to a 9-0 rout over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Friday at Wilson Stadium.
Chicago Cubs prospect Kris Bryant went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his big-league debut Friday in a 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field.