Tony DeFrancesco talks about the win over Albuquerque on May 13, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco on the loss to Albuquerque on May 12, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to El Paso on April 21, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas 51s manager Tony DeFrancesco discusses new minor league baseball rule to help settle outcomes in extra-inning games. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to Fresno on April 20, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the win over Fresno on April 18, 2018 at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to El Paso on April 8, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to El Paso on April 8, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to El Paso on April 7, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas 51s kicked off their season with their final home opening game at Cashman Field.
Tim Tebow is slated to start in Double-A, MLB.com reported Monday. The Mets have advanced Tebow, 30, quickly through their system, which means that the former football player could make an appearance with the 51s this season. In his first season in the minors, Tebow slashed a combined .226/.309/.347 with eight home runs and 52 RBIs. In February, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters he thinks that Tebow “will play in the major leagues.”
The Las Vegas 51s throw a celebration to break ground on their new stadium in Summerlin.
Las Vegas 51s manager Tony DeFrancesco talks about his new job with the team on Jan. 31, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
51s president Don Logan says baseball’s Winter Meetings will be a big bonanza for Las Vegas when they return in 2018. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
Las Vegas 51s president Don Logan says team’s new ballpark in Summerlin will be tailor-made for AAA baseball and won’t be expandable to host a major league team. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
In 2013, local investors bought the Las Vegas 51s, a minor league baseball team, for $20 million. on Tuesday, the Las Vegas convention and visitors authority paid a whopping $80 million for 20 years of naming rights for a new 51s stadium going up in Summerlin.
Las Vegas 51s pitcher Ricky Knapp talks about learning from his dad, Rick Knapp, on Aug. 8, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dominic Smith talks about being patient in Triple-A on July 31, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Finn, a four-year-old black Labrador, has been trained by his owner Fred Hassen to fetch baseball bats during baseball games. Hassen owns his own dog training business. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Beck Wheeler talks about how his boating accident changed his career on June 24, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas-Review Journal)
Jeff Glenn talks about wanting to getting into bullpen catching on May 13, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Amed Rosario hits a walk-off double on May 1, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas 51s pitcher Dominic Smith talks about his uncle, Andre LaFleur, on May 17, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedro Lopez talks about the loss to Tacoma on May 3, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas 51s manager Pedro Lopez talks at team’s media day in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 4, 2017.(Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)