Of course, the Yankees are the Bronx Bombers. Turns out this group is filled with fancy fielders, too. “I don’t think they want the attention,” catcher Austin Romine said Thursday. “You got a bunch of guys that go out there and play good defense, and it’s just now getting noticed.”Read More →
Rich Hill scoffed at the notion that Clayton Kershaw carried the blame for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ stunning elimination. “No,” Hill said forcefully, “we wouldn’t be here without him.” And then, for nearly 15 seconds, Hill paused, gathering himself, trying desperately to avoid breaking down with the cameras recording him.Read More →
A Houston furniture salesman, attempting to mitigate millions of dollars in potential refunds from a promotion, placed one of the largest bets ever taken by a U.S. bookmaker on Tuesday at a Mississippi sportsbook. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, bet $3.5 million on the AstrosRead More →
Left-hander Sean Manaea, undefeated since returning in September from offseason surgery, will get the start for the host Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in the American League wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Manaea has pitched in five games since returning from surgery on his left shoulder, going 4-0 withRead More →
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will sit out the final four games of the regular season to rest his ailing back, but the team is hopeful he will be ready for Game 1 of the American League Division Series next week.cheap nike nfl jerseys wholesale Correa saw a doctor inRead More →
With fans applauding his every mention, the Hall of Fame broadcaster called his final Cincinnati Reds game Thursday, ending a 46-year career that has featured so many big stars and historic moments — Hank Aaron, the Big Red Machine, Pete Rose — and more than a few verbal tiffs withRead More →
There was a time when the sight of rain at a Chicago Cubs game would elicit a smile and bring back a happy memory. After all, rain is associated with the team’s 2016 World Series championship, as much as anything that went down in their Game 7 victory over theRead More →
Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez said he was “ready to play” after being activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Two home runs later, it seems he may have been understating matters. The switch-hitting Ramirez hit a first-inning grand slam in his first plate appearance since Aug. 24, hittingRead More →
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton returned to the starting lineup and stung the ball in his first at-bat in nearly three months, but New York fell 3-2 to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night and will need to wait at least another day to clinch the American LeagueRead More →
The San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox tied a major league record in Tuesday night’s game by combining to use 24 pitchers. In a contest that lasted 5 hours, 54 minutes, featured 50 players overall and saw “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” played in the middle of theRead More →