Monday’s scheduled Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles has been postponed because of rain in Kansas City. The rain is expected to continue through the night.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Oakland Athletics bench coach Chip Hale as their next manager.
On a night when they might have lost their perennial All-Star catcher, the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to tie the National League Championship Series.
Money can’t buy happiness — or a trip to the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers spent approximately $475 million in player salaries over the past two seasons, but they bowed out in the National League Championship Series last year and even more quickly this fall.
The Kansas City Royals did not need extra innings on Saturday, but they did break a ninth-inning tie to win Game 2 of the American League Championship Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
The opening game of the National League Championship Series went to the visitors Saturday, as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0.
Throughout her battle with breast cancer, Vegas Valley Baseball co-owner Carol Ruegge’s spirits have been buoyed by her family, friends and a plethora of people associated with the organization, which supplies umpires and hosts baseball tournaments.
Alex Gordon hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning, Mike Moustakas added a two-run shot and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 Friday night in the opener of the AL Championship Series.
The New York Yankees on Friday re-signed Brian Cashman to a three-year contract to serve as senior vice president and general manager.
The Baltimore Orioles dropped starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez from their American League Championship Series roster and added left-handed reliever Brian Matusz.
The Colorado Rockies hired Jeff Bridich to become the new general manager after longtime GM Dan O’Dowd resigned Wednesday.
Bryce Harper homered again, but San Francisco’s Joe Panik scored on a wild pitch to break a seventh-inning tie, and the San Francisco Giants edged the Washington Nationals 3-2 Tuesday to grab a spot in the National League Championship Series.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams hit the ball and threw up his arms as soon as he left the batter’s box. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw crouched in despair as the ball, and his team’s postseason hopes, sailed into the St. Louis bullpen behind the right-center field wall.
First baseman Eric Hosmer made good on a Twitter invitation to Kansas City Royals fans to meet players at McFadden’s bar following a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in the American League Division Series on Sunday.
