When New York fans saw the transaction starting with the words “Mets acquire Giancarlo” in late June, they surely were hoping it was Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, not Giancarlo Alvarado — a journeyman pitcher plucked out of the Mexican League and sent to the 51s.
Sierra Vista opened the door in 2010, and Liberty followed in 2012. A baseball tournament that once was a minor obstacle for Bishop Gorman in its annual conquest of summer baseball championships has become somewhat more unpredictable.
Wilkinson (Wash.) rallied for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday to beat the Southern Nevada Bulls of Arbor View High 6-3 in the Connie Mack Western Regional baseball tournament in Bellevue, Wash.
WASHINGTON — For a kid who’s still only 20 and had yet to hit a game-ending homer in his nascent career, Bryce Harper sure inspired a lot of confidence in his teammates as he walked to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
NEW YORK — Already in trouble with Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez now faces a penalty from his own team.
I have a colleague in the writing business named Tim, who once had mentioned that his mother had gotten remarried — to a famous sports writer. He probably told me it was Ira Berkow of the New York Times (and other literary places), but I must have been on the phone or on deadline. I had sort of forgotten it.
The Southern Nevada Bulls of Arbor View High begin play in the Connie Mack West Regional baseball tournament at 2 p.m. today in Bellevue, Wash.
TORONTO — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who finished runner-up to Ryan Braun in voting for the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player award, thinks the suspended Milwaukee Brewers slugger should be stripped of the honor.
Vince Taormina, a sophomore catcher at Silverado High School, was named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
At Reno, pinch hitter Eric Campbell squeezed home the go-ahead run as part of a three-run ninth inning, and the 51s (51-46) rallied to win their third straight.
Las Vegan Kris Bryant won the Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball announced on Friday. The award is given annually to the nation’s top amateur player.
At Reno, Jacob deGrom allowed six hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings, and the 51s’ bullpen pitched one-hit ball the rest of the way to win the series opener.
WASHINGTON — A few days in the life of Bryce Harper:
The ballplayer stood in the middle of the dusty diamond. He stood tall, taller than the other ballplayers, because the ballplayer in the middle of the diamond was 54, and the other ballplayers were 12-year-olds.
