BASEBALLMajor League BaseballAmerican LeagueCLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Named Craig Albernaz field coordinator.National LeagueWASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Miguel Cairo bench coach, Darnell Coles hitting coach, Jim Hickey pitching coach, Gerardo Parra first base coach, Ricky Gutierrez third base ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The universal designated hitter has been part of Major League Baseball for two full seasons and, much to the chagrin of some National League traditionalists, the sport has survived and even thrived.In a somewhat surprising development, though, many teams are struggling to ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The race to add two-way baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani in a blockbuster free agency deal is off to a clandestine start.“Special player, that’s all I’ll say,” said Chris Young, general manager of the World Series champion Texas Rangers.“We’re going to be ...
NEW YORK (AP) — If you think the World Series sped by, it did.Nine-inning games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The first postseason of the <a ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The first sign of discontent regarding Craig Counsell’s decision to leave the Milwaukee Brewers to manage the Chicago Cubs appeared in his hometown at the Little League field that bears his name.The word “ass” was spray-painted across Counsell’s name on the sign ...
ST. LOUIS – Toronto third baseman Matt Chapman and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier won their fourth Gold Gloves, while New York Yankees rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe and Colorado rookie center fielder Brenton Doyle were among 13 first-time winners of the fielding honor.Toronto, Texas and the ...