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 draft pick in 2005 after the team moved to the nation's capital from...
Grizzlies Magic: Nats' Win Makes It 5 of 10 for AAA Team
Are the Fresno Grizzlies the AAA team of the decade? For the fifth time in the last 10 seasons, the Major League parent club of the AAA Fresno Grizzlies will play in the World Series. And, if the Washington Nationals follow the success of the other clubs, a title could...
Giants Enter OffSeason With Long to-Do List
SAN FRANCISCO — Farhan Zaidi begins his second offseason with San Francisco with a daunting to-do list. The Giants' president of baseball operations addressed the challenges a team in transition faces at a season-ending news conference Tuesday. The Giants, who just finished their third straight losing season, have had most...
Remembering Ray O'Canto, Fresno Media Personality and Bulldog Booster
Ray O'Canto, former Fresno State baseball radio commentator and local media personality, died this past Saturday at the age of 60, according to numerous media reports. He battled cancer for the last few months, spending his final weeks in hospice care. Listen to this article: O'Canto worked in and...
Taco Eating Contestant Choked to Death: Coroner
A Fresno man who died shortly after competing in a taco eating contest during a Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball game choked to death, the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office said Thursday afternoon. The cause of death finding was announced following an autopsy on 41-year-old Dana Hutchings of Fresno. A full autopsy report...
Sheriff's Office IDs Fresno Taco Eating Contestant Who Died
A Fresno man died shortly after competing in a taco eating contest Tuesday night during a Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball game against the Memphis Redbirds. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 41-year-old Dana Hutchings. "We are not ruling a cause of death yet, but we have an...
Sheriff's Office IDs Fresno Taco Eating Contestant Who Died
A Fresno man died shortly after competing in a taco eating contest Tuesday night during a Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball game against the Memphis Redbirds. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 41-year-old Dana Hutchings. "We are not ruling a cause of death yet, but we have an...
Ray O'Canto 'Overwhelmed' by Support As He Battles Cancer
Ray O'Canto, a man never at a loss for words, has two to share with everyone: "Thank you." The Fresno media personality known for his “Get Dirty!” call after Fresno State won the 2008 NCAA baseball championship is at Hinds Hospice after a two-month fight with cancer. Last weekend, during...
Buehler Strikes Out 11 as Dodgers Sweep Marlins, 9-0
LOS ANGELES — The latest win for the major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers was about as comfortable as they come. Walker Buehler struck out 11 over seven innings and Los Angeles hit a trio of home runs to complete a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins with a 9-0 victory...
Dodgers With Big Lead as They Chase Another NL West Title
The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a one-game playoff to win the NL West last year. That appears to have been an aberration. After six straight victories, the Dodgers now lead the division by 13 games, and that's a little more in line with their norm of late. Los Angeles has...