Leukemia Patient To Throw First Pitch At Phillies Home Opener
The Phillies home opener is Monday and this year a 10-year-old will throw out the first pitch, and it's a dream come true.
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The Phillies home opener is Monday and this year a 10-year-old will throw out the first pitch, and it's a dream come true.
The Cincinnati Reds scored five times in the 8th inning on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a Monday opener matching the majors' two worst teams from last season.
Another year of baseball is upon us and with it comes another chance to make some bold predictions for the upcoming year.
The Opening Day roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and four outfielders.
It's an even year, which we all know favors the Giants, but the Dodgers won't give up the NL West that easily.
The Cubs are retooled and ready to go. Ready to go and break a 108-year-old curse? We'll find out.
Here's a look at the teams that will be standing in the Mets' way and a closer look at what the 2016 NL Champs have to offer.
Rich discussed the terror attack in Belgium, President Obama's visit to Cuba and Kasich's disapproval of President Obama not returning to the states after the terrorist attacks. He also discussed a young girl being arrested for pinching a boy's butt, Cruz slams Trump over NATO and Donald Trump calls Elizabeth Warren an Indian. Rich spoke with Richard Lavinthal at 4pm and Gov. Ed Rendell at 4:30pm.
Jeremy Hellickson, who was scheduled to start for the Phillies, will instead pitch Sunday against Houston.
After all that, Chase Utley is safe.
The Phillies have claimed left-hander Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Vice President & General Manager Matt Klentak announced Friday.
The former major league outfielder died Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack.
The Huffington Post is reporting that a special called "The Dark Side," from Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit, is claiming Phils' first baseman Ryan Howard, among other pro sports stars, like Peyton Manning, received PEDs.
The Philadelphia Phillies added depth to their starting rotation on Saturday, acquiring right-hander Charlie Morton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league pitcher David Whitehead.
Twenty-seven-year-old Mariot spent the majority of last season with triple-A Omaha, going 4-2 with a 2.32 ERA in 42 relief appearances.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy's error on Hosmer's grounder in the eighth inning keyed another rally by the tenacious Royals, and Kansas City startled the New York Mets 5-3 Saturday night to take 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.
Two balls launched over the wall, one fired over an opponent's head and just like that, David Wright and the New York Mets are right back in this World Series.
Chris discussed the Eagles loss to the Panthers, Joe Biden denial of death bed wish and Jeb Bush doing cooler things. He also spoke about Donald Trump's damaging comments about Ben Carson, Ruben Amaro's new job, Obama's changes to standardized testing and a new special character comes to Sesame Street. Chris spoke with Michael Bronstein and Colin Hanna at 7am for Monday Morning Matchup. He also spoke with Beasley Reece at 8am.
The team is set to name Angels assistant general manager Matt Klentak as its new GM, according to multiple reports.
Kansas City beat Toronto 4-3 Friday night to earn its second straight trip to the World Series.
One final, charmed swing by Daniel Murphy, and the New York Mets finished a playoff sweep of the Chicago Cubs.
Marco Estrada came up with a superb start in the most important outing of his career, stopping the Royals' hit parade and helping the Toronto Blue Jays sent the AL Championship Series back to Kansas City.
The New York Mets beat the Cubs 4-2 Saturday night in the opener of the NL Championship Series.
The Royals rolled to a 6-3 victory over Toronto and a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.
Kansas City defeated Toronto 5-0 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
