On top of all the tools that have made Jurickson Profar baseball’s No. 1 prospect — as rated by Baseball America and mlb.com — the Round Rock shortstop also appears to be a fast healer.
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I no longer have a telephone at the office. I have a telephone line. I’m like Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra.
When Spring Valley’s Dylan Drachler took the mound on opening day this season, the highly touted baseball pitcher had reservations about his freshman batterymate.
It hasn’t been an easy year for Tim Chambers, but nothing has stopped his Rebels from inching closer to their first NCAA Tournament regional berth in eight years and what would be the first under Chambers in his three seasons as coach.
On the surface, Matty Cutler and Sean Larimer might seem like an unlikely pair. But the bond the two have shared since high school is strong — one that helped them both overcome challenges through the years.
NEW YORK — Bryce Harper by far made the most noise on Bark in the Park Day.
Pinch-hitter Erik VanMeetren’s two-run single broke a tie and capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning as the UNLV baseball team defeated San Diego State 4-3 on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
The pre-movie chat went something like this: Turn off your iPhones, don’t try to sneak an Instagram picture or two during the show, and learn about the human element of a historical figure whose courage shattered seemingly indestructible racial barriers.
51s catcher Travis d’Arnaud, the Mets’ top minor league prospect, has broken his left foot and was placed on the disabled list today.
At Cashman Field, Eric Campbell drilled a one-out double in the ninth inning, and Omar Quintanilla followed with an RBI single to give the 51s (7-7) their second walk-off win in four days.
Sophomore shortstop T.J. White became only the second UNLV baseball player to record seven hits in a game, going 7-for-7 with six RBIs and five runs Tuesday in the Rebels’ 24-11 victory over UC Riverside at Riverside, Calif.
LOS ANGELES — Padres pitcher Eric Stults hit a three-run homer and stuck around long enough to benefit from a two-run seventh inning as San Diego beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Monday night in the first game between the National League West rivals since their wild brawl last week.
It wasn’t likely the best of nights for media outlets to descend on Cashman Field to discuss a proposal to build a new ballpark in Summerlin.
The hints this would be an unusual baseball game came early when UNR starter Tyler Wells seemed to make as many throws to first base as he did to the plate.