Aviators president Don Logan was named the 2019 Minor League Executive of the Year by Baseball America, the team announced Thursday.
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Commissioner Rob Manfred has said for now the Astros are the only team being investigated for cheating allegations.
During this year’s ALCS, Houston players were suspected of whistling in the dugout to communicate pitch selection to batters.
New York also cut frequently injured first baseman Greg Bird and left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr., designating the pair for assignment.
On Wednesday, according to the San Jose Mercury News, Oakland dropped the lawsuit against Alameda County meant to kill the deal betweeen the county and the A’s,
The report Tuesday quoted pitcher Mike Fiers, who played for the Astros that season, and three other unidentified people with the club.
After a one-year hiatus due to construction of the new Las Vegas Ballpark, the Las Vegas Aviators announced on Tuesday that four MLB teams are returning to Las Vegas next year to participate in two Big League Weekends.
Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Álvarez took all 30 first-place votes in the AL, becoming the 24th unanimous pick.
His name is Jim McIngvale. He’s 68. A force of nature, furniture store owner, ‘huckster retailer’, ‘half-capitalist’, ‘half-social worker’ and a big-time gambler and Astros fan.
Fran Riordan will return for his second season as manager for the Las Vegas Aviators, the team announced on Tuesday.
Former UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde helped the Washington Nationals win several games this season, appearing in 21 and starting 12. He finished 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA.
The Nationals were expected to get a hero’s welcome home from tens of thousands of people in a city that had thirsted for a baseball champion for nearly a century.
Mattress Mack didn’t get the Hollywood ending he wanted where he’d throw a party to refund $20 million to his customers after winning $25 million in wagers on the Houston Astros to win the World Series.
Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon and the Washington Nationals completed their amazing comeback journey — fittingly with one last late rally on the road. In Game 7 of the World Series, no less.
He won three championships with the Dodgers during parts of 12 seasons in Los Angeles.