MLB ROUNDUP: REDS’ NICK MARTINEZ NEARLY NO-HITS PADRES Nick Martinez carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning and Spencer Steer homered in each of his first three at-bats to…
June 27 1917 — Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I. 1939 — The Brooklyn Dodgers and…
MLB ROUNDUP: METS LOSE GRIFFIN CANNING, STILL SHUT OUT BRAVES Five pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout as the New York Mets overcame the loss of starting pitcher Griffin Canning…
MLB ROUNDUP: JACOB DEGROM, RANGERS STYMIE ORIOLES Jacob deGrom took a no-hitter into the eighth inning while Josh Jung drilled a two-run homer and drove in three runs as the…
June 25, 1968: Bobby Bonds in Grand in his debut June 25, 1968, At Candlestick Park - San Francisco Giant, Bobby Bonds, a 22-year old outfielder just called up by…
MLB ROUNDUP: ROOKIE’S BIG NIGHT BOOSTS ANGELS IN EXTRAS Rookie Christian Moore hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, to lead the…
JIMMY PIERSALL CELEBRATES HIS 100TH CAREER HOME RUN BY RUNNING THE BASES BACKWARD June 23, 1969: Jimmy Piersall celebrates his 100th career home run by running the bases backward June…
1936 — Rookie Joe DiMaggio hit two homers in the fifth inning and added two doubles in the New York Yankees’ 18-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns. 1950 —…
ATHLETICS CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING OF $1.75 BILLION STADIUM PROJECT IN LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS (AP) — With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be…