Rob Drake, 50, has worked spring training or regular-season major league games since 1999 and joined the big league staff in 2010.
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A proposal to reorganize Minor League Baseball would not impact the Aviators but could result in teams in smaller markets being eliminated.
Brandon Taubman released a statement through the Astros hours before they played Game 1 of the World Series against Washington.
Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect ninth for the save, only the second 1-2-3 inning on a night that Washington relievers were given a three-run lead and just held on.
The Houston furniture store owner has placed $10 million in hedge bets to win $17 million to offset a potential $20 million loss on a free mattress-set promotion.
The Astros are minus 220 favorites over the Nationals (+190), who are 20-1 to win the World Series in four games. A grand slam is 40-1 to be first home run of Game 1.
It’s a mound meeting that every fan can enjoy, the Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals.
Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52.
Jose Altuve hit a game-ending homer off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.
Before St. Louis played the Washington Nationals in Game 3 of the NLCS, Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux made two holes-in-one during a round of golf.
Houston still has Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole queued up for this series, and the Yankees will have to beat both to survive.
Officials from SCP Auctions in Laguna Niguel, California, estimate the bat could sell for over $1 million.
The winner will face Washington and its well-rested, talented rotation starting in the AL city on Tuesday night.
Washington put up seven runs in the first, all charged to rookie Dakota Hudson, who lasted all of 15 pitches.
Cole went seven innings to win his 19th straight decision despite walking five batters for the second time in his career.
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