Tag: baseball
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — These are the new sounds of spring for the Houston Astros: a fan banging on a trash can, another calling José Altuve a cheater. That’s what greeted the Astros…
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Called up in September 2017 by Houston, Tony Kemp immediately got asked by teammates whether he wanted to be a part of the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme. His answer was a firm…
MORAN — When Marmaton Valley High School’s baseball players take the field this season, they’ll do so as Eagles. The respective boards of education at Marmaton Valley and Uniontown school districts agreed this week to…
Last season went according to plan for ACC baseball head coach Clint Stoy. The Red Devils posted their best performance in Stoy’s five-year tenure, finishing with a 31-21 record. While last season’s roster was littered…
Theres a fine line between gamesmanship and outright cheating in sports. Members of the Houston Astros not only crossed that line; they practically obliterated it by using video technology to steal signs and gain an…
Noah Perio scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball by the New York Yankees Erik Kratz in the fifth inning, Ali Solis added a three-run homer in the eighth and host Mexico beat the…
You may have seen a pitcher throw a curveball in baseball. The pitcher puts a spin on the ball when they release it from their hand. This could be a topspin rotation, where the top…
BALTIMORE (AP) ? To most of the 11,659 fans in attendance and the rest of the baseball world, it was little more than a meaningless game between two teams long out of contention. For Nick…
DENTON, Texas ? Just over there is the window Hunter Dozier?s father, Kelly, told the kids not to play near. ?For some reason? they did anyway, his little sister Kenzie said, gazing that way and…
For Major League Baseball stars, playing into their 40s is a luxury. Compare that to Iola native David Heard, who at age 76 is still a competitive force. Heard competes for the Midwest Driving School…
