Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 11, 51s outfielder Cory Vaughn long ago became adept at dealing with adversity. But Saturday was an especially draining day emotionally for the former San Diego State star.
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It was Thursday, midafternoon, and it was a little stuffy at the climate-controlled batting cages in an industrial park on McLeod Drive not far from the airport called The Dugout. It’s hard to control climate when guys toting baseball bats keep barging through an open door to take their cuts.
More than a decade after playing together on the same Little League team in Las Vegas, Tommy Pham and Michael Blazek were reunited as teammates in the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system.
One of only 72 pitchers in baseball history to record an immaculate inning — nine pitches, nine strikes, three outs — 51s right-hander Buddy Carlyle has had his share of memorable moments in a 19-year career.
Every minor league baseball player covets a call from the majors, but getting called up to Triple A was a special moment in itself for Chasen Bradford.
Not many people come to Las Vegas to clear their heads, but that was one of the reasons 51s catcher Travis d’Arnaud was sent to the Triple-A team by the parent Mets.
Clayton Kershaw pitched his first no-hitter Wednesday night, striking out a career-high 15 and allowing his only baserunner on a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
The Chicago Cubs promoted Las Vegan Kris Bryant to their Triple-A affiliate Wednesday.
Cory Vaughn’s single to left-center field scored Travis d’Arnaud with the winning run as the 51s defeated the Nashville Sounds 8-7 Tuesday night at Cashman Field.
When you entered the damp and dingy crypt that was the home clubhouse at Qualcomm Stadium, Tony Gwynn’s locker was in the right-hand corner.
The Las Vegas 51s managed just five hits in a 5-1 Pacific Coast League loss at Oklahoma City on Monday night.
Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of San Diego’s most beloved athletes, died of cancer Monday. He was 54.
Travis d’Arnaud hit his fourth home run in six games to power the 51s to a 7-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the RedHawks on Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
Zack Thornton gave up a solo home run to Gregorio Petit with two outs in the 12th inning as the 51s saw their three-game winning streak end Friday night in a 6-5 Pacific Coast League loss at Oklahoma City.
The 51s got all the offense they would need in their first at-bat, scoring twice in the first inning in a 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo.