Posts Tagged ‘MLB’
Cain robs tying home run with 2 outs in bottom of 9th, as Brewers win on Opening Day
The reigning NL MVP picked up right where he left off last season and Lorenzo Cain saved the day. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Cain robbed…
Read MoreLEADING OFF: Harper, champ Red Sox open, all 30 teams play
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: FOR OPENERS Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and everyone else is set to play, at last. All 30 teams are…
Read MoreNational League Central capsules
Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: Milwaukee Brewers 2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS. Manager: Craig Counsell (fifth season). He’s…
Read MoreIn data-driven age, ‘honor’ of opening day start still big
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As spring training neared its conclusion, a reporter mentioned to Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez that Max Scherzer was not precisely on schedule to…
Read MoreMinnesota builds a (living) wall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After this particularly harsh winter in the north, Minnesota’s ballpark has been fully activated for spring. The wall behind center field sure came alive. Why, yes, it’s…
Read MoreBrewers’ overpowering bullpen banged up entering ’19
PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers vaunted bullpen is entering the season without a couple of its most imposing pieces. Corey Knebel is out indefinitely with a partial tear of…
Read MoreMLB managers want limits, not bans, on clubhouse video games
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Montoyo thought he would be taking a hard line against video games in his first year as Toronto Blue Jays manager. Before he could put…
Read MoreYelich, Brewers look for another playoff season
Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers think the best way to duplicate their success from last season is to forget it happened altogether. Milwaukee won the NL Central last year…
Read MoreHuddle up! Browns QB Mayfield takes turn as Brewers 1B coach
PHOENIX (AP) — Baker Mayfield wasn’t going to pass up this opportunity. Fully aware the Milwaukee Brewers wanted to protect him, Mayfield knew he wouldn’t get into a spring training…
Read MoreIchiromania returns to Japan: Will he retire, or won’t he?
TOKYO (AP) — There’s an adage in Japanese that translates easily to English. Deru kugi wa utareru. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. Ichiro Suzuki has been the…
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