OAKLAND, Calif. — The atmosphere felt like old times in Oakland for Mark Kotsay and Bob Melvin. And for Mark Canha and Matt Chapman, a couple of former Athletics stars now wearing the rival’s jersey. And even for a teary and touched José Canseco, one of the newest members of the A’s Hall of Fame … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mickey Moniak hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, Logan O’Hoppe snapped an 0-for-29 slump with a tying homer in the fourth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night to stop their three-game losing streak. Moniak, who was 1 for 11 on the homestand when … Read more
Boston Red Sox star Jarren Duran has been suspended for two games after he was heard aiming a homophobic insult at a heckler during the team’s Sunday game against the Houston Astros. While at bat in the game’s sixth inning, New England Sports Network’s broadcast caught Duran as he turned to the crowd and told … Read more
TORONTO – Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first inning, flew out to right field in the fourth and grounded into a double play in the seventh and eighth innings. The last … Read more
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Conforto scored on Mark Canha’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after being no-hit through six innings. Canha lifted a 2-2 fastball from Shelby Miller to deep left to score Conforto, who … Read more
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles, but it was his running catch in foul territory that had his teammates talking after the Toronto Blue Jays’ win on Friday. The Blue Jays (54-62) prevailed 3-1 in the series opener against the Oakland Athletics (48-69), thanks to Guerrero and … Read more
America’s two most beloved competitive passions are about to collide, baseball and stock car racing. Don’t worry, NASCAR isn’t running a race in the middle of a Los Angeles Dodgers game. Major League Baseball announced on Friday that Bristol Motor Speedway will host the MLB Speedway Classic, a regular-season game between the Atlanta Braves and … Read more
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr. watching among the 27,910 at Rogers Centre, his son socked a home run for the first time with dad live and … Read more
TORONTO – Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team’s disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing. The Blue Jays (52-62) bullpen wasted a decent five-inning performance from Bowden Francis, allowing two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth in a 7-3 Baltimore … Read more
