Dodgers Broadcaster Vin Scully To Receive Medal Of Freedom
Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House.
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Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House.
Francona got 22 of the 30 first-place votes. Texas' Jeff Banister, who won last year, was second and Baltimore's Buck Showalter was third.
All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond has turned down a $17.2 million qualifying offer from the Texas Rangers.
Chicago's momentous World Series championship has put a 1984 song on the Billboard charts. "Go Cubs Go" by Steve Goodman has been filling the streets around Wrigley Field for days.
Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland have won the gold glove award at their respective positions.
The Rangers and their fans are getting a new ballpark, after 60 percent of voters in Arlington approved the new stadium. The new retractable roof, climate controlled baseball stadium will replace Globe Life Park.
Today, Arlington residents will decide whether to okay an extension of sales, hotel and rental car taxes currently being used to pay for AT&T Stadium to finance the new ballpark.
Rangers manager Jeff Banister is one of three finalists for the AL Manager of the year award. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the candidates today.
Once touted as a key cog to the Rangers rotation, Derek Holland may suddenly be on his way out of Texas.
Friday's celebration starts about 10 a.m. when the team leaves Wrigley Field. The parade is scheduled to start at 11 a.m., traveling along Michigan Avenue and then along Columbus Drive.
He was once a superstar athlete, but now he's on the sidelines, away from the limelight, still happy when someone asks for his autograph.
The Texas Rangers have exercised their $5.25 million club option for next season on catcher Jonathan Lucroy and will extend a qualifying offer to All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond.
The Minnesota Twins have named Thad Levine as general manager under new chief baseball officer Derek Falvey in their attempt to rebound from a club-worst 59-103 record.
The 108 year drought is over. The Chicago Cubs are champions once again.
The Chicago Cubs crashed the party, beating the Indians 8-7 in Game 7 of the World Series to claim their first championship since 1908. The Indians now own the longest title drought in the majors at 68 years.
At exactly 11:47 p.m. local time Wednesday, the Cubs won the World Series title that had eluded them for 108 years.
The Cubs scored 2 in the top of the 10th to take 8-6 lead. They won 8-7.
Unseasonably warm temperatures in the upper 60s or low 70s are forecast for Wednesday night. The chance of rain increases from 19 percent at start to 49 to 55 percent at 11 p.m., according to AccuWeather.
Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a sports hernia. The team said in a statement that the timetable for recovery is about six weeks. Andrus is expected to be fully ready for spring training.
For the second time in three years, we are going to Game 7 in the World Series. The Cubs won in Cleveland on Tuesday by a score of 9-3 and the two franchises will stay there for Wednesday's deciding game.
Addison Russell hit a grand slam and drove in a record-tying six runs, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Cleveland Indians 9-3 Tuesday night and forcing the World Series to a deciding Game 7.
Indians manager Terry Francona could run for mayor and win. Not everyone in Cleveland knows his face, though.
The Cubs survived to play another day after their closer put up a clutch save at Wrigley Field. They beat the Indians by a score of 3-2 on Sunday night to keep their season alive and send the series back to Cleveland.
One way or another, there will be a championship celebration in Cleveland. But whether the Indians or the Cubs will be popping the champagne is still to be determined after Sunday night.
Aroldis Chapman got eight outs in the longest relief appearance of his career and the Chicago Cubs held off Cleveland 3-2 Sunday night, cutting the Indians' lead in the World Series 3-2.
