MILWAUKEE (AP) — Baseball's union chief said the owners' proposal of a salary cap this summer was a "nuclear bomb" and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive. Shortly before the Milwaukee Brewers and ...
Misiorowski sets record MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski broke the record for fastest World Series pitch with the very first offering of this year's Fall Classic, a 103.5 mph fastball from the Milwaukee Brewers' fireballer to the Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz on Friday night. Aroldis Chapman of the Chicago Cubs set the mark for a Series pitcher at 103.2 mph in the ninth inning of Game 2 in 2016, an offering that resulted in a groundout to second by Cleveland's Coco Crisp. Misiorowski's first pitch was listed at 103.4 mph on the stadium video boards but clocked at 103.5 by MLB's ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nic Lentz and Gabe Morales will make their World Series umpiring debuts, part of a crew headed by James Hoye for the matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays that starts tonight. Dan Bellino, Vic Carapazza, Tripp Gibson and Jim Wolf also will work the ...
Trump blasts LeBron James PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting the United States. This comes after James continued his warmups during the national anthem at a game on Tuesday. Trump shared a video of the incident, calling James a "TOTAL ...
Rays boast strong pitching ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Under pitching coach Kyle Snyder's direction since 2018, the Tampa Bay Rays have consistently had one of the best pitching staffs in the majors. That stellar staff helped the Rays become American League champions for the third time in ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz’s bat backed up his boast, and the Tampa Bay Rays are headed to the World Series. Díaz and Junior Caminero each hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American ...
