NEW YORK — Major league batters finished with 6,776 home runs, shattering the previous record of 6,105 set two years ago. Dominic Smith hit the final long ball of the season, a three-run drive in the 11th inning Sunday off Atlanta's Grant Dayton that lifted the New York Mets over...
Fans Elect Historically Young NL Lineup for All-Star Game
NEW YORK — Surrounded by sweet-swinging sluggers Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger and Ronald Acuña Jr., All-Star stalwart Nolan Arenado is set for a new role with the National League — elder statesman. "It shows how good these young guys are," Arenado said. The five-time All-Star will be joined by a...
RIP, Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame Umpire & Springville Resident
Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, whose commanding presence and excellent judgment spanned 31 National League seasons, died Saturday of natural causes in Visalia. He was 87. The New York Times noted that the Springville resident "had silver hair, giving him something of a regal air, and he was very...
RIP, Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame Umpire & Springville Resident
Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, whose commanding presence and excellent judgment spanned 31 National League seasons, died Saturday of natural causes in Visalia. He was 87. The New York Times noted that the Springville resident "had silver hair, giving him something of a regal air, and he was very...