The native of Williamston, North Carolina, made history as the first player to win the Cy Young in both leagues, with Cleveland in 1972 and San Diego in 1978.
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After a three-year absence, Big League Weekend is back at Las Vegas Ballpark featuring the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics.
Two days after leaving Las Vegas with a wheelbarrow of cash, Mattress Mack began giving back $72.6 million in winnings from his World Series wagers on the Astros.
The Oakland A’s want public money for the team to relocate to Southern Nevada and build a $1 billion ballpark. Public officials should continue to say no to that.
Mattress Mack was in Las Vegas Thursday night to collect $40 million of his record $72.6 million in winning wagers on the Houston Astros to win the World Series.
With its current lease set to expire in 2024, the Major League Baseball team has been looking for a new venue in California or Nevada.
While the Oakland Athletics are asking for public money to build a ballpark in Las Vegas, state and local officials say no to their request.
The house doesn’t always win. Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale just beat sportsbooks out of $72.6 million.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale dropped a few F-bombs after a Phillies fans peppered him with insults about his Astros and their history of cheating.
The only previous no-hitter in the World Series was a perfect game by Don Larsen of the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.
If the Oakland Athletics end up relocating to Las Vegas, the plan, a source said, is for them to share a stadium temporarily with the Aviators.
A DraftKings bettor wagered that the Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Rhys Hoskins and Brandon Marsh would hit a homer in Game 3 of the World Series.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $13 million in bets on the Astros to win the 2019 World Series and won $12.2 million on Kansas to win the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball title.
Linda McIngvale, who has been married to Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale for 41 years, is in the hospital with pneumonia and sarcoidosis.
Rob Manfred said he believes the Oakland Athletics’ chances of staying in the Bay Area are fading, which increases the chances for Las Vegas to land the team.
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