New Stadium Name, New Scoreboard as Rawhide Return

There will still be a celebration of a California League title in Visalia, even if there is no California League, per se. "We think that the name Valley Strong Ballpark just really brings out the strength and the resiliency that this Valley has had to go th...
Photo of Don Larsen in 2008

Larsen, Who Threw Only Perfect World Series Game, Dies at 90

NEW YORK — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night. He was 90. He died of esophageal can...
Photo of World Series on field

World Series: How the Nationals and Astros Match Up

A position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros going into the World Series, starting tonight (Tuesday) at Minute Maid Park: First Base Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman. The longtime face of the franchise, Zimmerman was Washington's first...