The Washington Nationals have completed a move long-expected — they are no longer the Major League Baseball parent club for the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies. And whether the Grizzlies have a future as a Triple-A affiliate for any MLB team is still to be determined. The Rochester Red Wings of the...
MLB Stars Hammer Manfred Over 'Piece of Metal' Trophy Crack
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Players who have won a World Series — and those who have come up short — seethed Monday at Commissioner Rob Manfred's reference to the sport's championship trophy as merely a "piece of metal," saying that comment reflected a disconnect between baseball's boss and those who produce...
Top AP Sports Photos Capture Memorable Moments of 2019
A flip, a fling and a fist pump that seemed lost forever. Simone Biles, Kawhi Leonard and Tiger Woods took their best shot. So did ace photographers all over the world, capturing The Associated Press Sports Year in Pictures. Megan Rapinoe, Tom Brady and the Washington Nationals, lasting images of...
Nationals Top Astros in Game 7 to Win 1st World Series Title
HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapped snow angels next to the mound. Almost out of contention in May, champs in October. Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon and...
Strasburg Stars as Nats Rout Astros 12-3 for 2-0 Series Lead
HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg's time had come. Famously held out of the postseason seven years ago, Strasburg delivered on the biggest stage of all Wednesday night. The right-hander outpitched fellow ace Justin Verlander, overcoming a shaky start to help the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 12-3 for a commanding 2-0 lead...
Very Complex: Nats, Astros Share Spring Site, Meet in Series
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Asked how his Washington Nationals figured out Gerrit Cole in the World Series opener, Juan Soto didn’t have to look far for an answer. “I’m glad I face him in spring training,” Soto said. In fact, all of the Houston Astros and Nationals see a...
Astros-Nationals World Series Is Farm Grown in Fresno!
Before the 2019 World Series even begins Tuesday night, the Fresno Grizzlies are guaranteed winners. The team is the minor-league club of the National League champion Washington Nationals. It is also the former top club for the American League champion Houston Astros. In fact, the Astros have more former Grizzlies...
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 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...
Kershaw Blows Late Lead in Latest October Flop, Dodgers Done
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw might very well go into the Hall of Fame one day on the strength of his amazing regular-season success — dragging behind him a painful October history he would rather forget. Another chapter to his playoff woes was added Wednesday night when the three-time Cy...