SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Yastrzemski homered twice, the second a towering solo shot into McCovey Cove in the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants past the San Diego Padres 7-6 on Wednesday night. Donovan Solano had a three-run home run in the eighth and Alex Dickerson also went deep...
MLB Suspends Virus-Infected Marlins Season Through Weekend
MIAMI — Major League Baseball temporarily suspended the Miami Marlins' season through Sunday because of their worsening coronavirus outbreak, and the three remaining games in this week's New York Yankees-Philadelphia Phillies series were postponed Tuesday. In a statement, MLB said it wanted to allow the Marlins time to focus on...
2 MLB Games Postponed as Marlins Deal With Virus Outbreak
MIAMI — Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed as the Miami Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak that stranded them in Philadelphia. The Marlins' home opener against Baltimore was called off, as was the New York Yankees' game at Philadelphia. The Yankees would have been in...
Giants Beat Dodgers 3-1, Gain Split of Season-Opening Series
LOS ANGELES — Mauricio Dubon singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Sunday night. The Giants gained a split of the four-game series under new manager Gabe Kapler to open the shortened season after the Dodgers...
Betts Gets Debut Souvenirs, Dodgers Top Giants 8-1 in Opener
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts singled in the seventh inning for his first hit as a Los Angeles Dodger, then signaled for the ball. That, along with the lineup card, is headed for a display in his house. “This is something I’ll always remember,” he said Thursday night after scoring...
Fresno’s Marcus Walden Readies for Most Unusual MLB Season
There is nothing like baseball's Opening Day, even if it happens in July with an empty stadium. That's the reality for Fresno native Marcus Walden and hundreds of other big-leaguers. Walden, a product of Central High and Fresno City College, takes the field Friday night at Fenway Park in anything...
Giants Manager Gabe Kapler, Players Kneel During Anthem
OAKLAND — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who aren't heard. Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before their 6-2 exhibition victory against the Oakland Athletics on Monday....
It’s 1, 2, COVID-19 and You’re Out. No Grizzlies Baseball This Year.
The skies will be clear at Chukchansi Park for the Fourth of July on Saturday night. There will be no fireworks show at the Fresno Grizzlies baseball game. There will be no games at all this season. In a decision not totally unexpected, Major League Baseball informed the minors on Tuesday...
AP Source: MLB Owners Approve Plan to Start Season in July
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for...
Besides COVID-19, Minor League Clubs Like the Grizzlies Face MLB Squeeze
While COVID-19 lockdowns squeeze minor-league baseball teams across the country, Major League Baseball is pressuring the game's grassroots franchises, too. And it is making for an uncertain future for franchises such as the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies down to short-season rookie-league operators. Looming in the background of the minors' tenuous situation...