MLBPA gives fans chance to win $1 million on Series predictions
BY Robert Dominguez The 2017 World Series won’t only crown a new baseball champion — fans are getting a chance to win a cool million by correctly predicting the score of each game in addition to the player chosen as World Series MVP. As the series pitting the Los Angles Dodgers against the Houston Astros is set to start Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Dodger Stadium in L.A., registration is still open for the 2017 Infield Chatter $1 Million “Sweep The Series Challenge,” presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The first one million fans who register for the
Vladimir Guerrero gets his wings as member of Angels Hall of Fame
Vladimir Guerrero with Angels star Albert Pujols. (Photo by Omar Silva) By Robert Dominguez Vladimir Guerrero may have just missed getting into baseball’s Hall of Fame this year, but at least the former Angel managed to get his wings. The Dominican Republic native was inducted into the Anaheim Angels’ Hall of Fame in an on-field ceremony Aug. 26 — an honor that showed how important he is to Angels history considering Guerrero only played six seasons of his 16-year career with the team. But the hulking hitting star was a formidable presence in the middle of the Angels lineup, as
5 reasons why Ivan Rodriguez is a first-ballot Hall of Famer
When the Hall of Fame officially welcomed Ivan Rodriguez into its hallowed halls on July 27, it marked the induction of one of the best two-way catchers in baseball history. Rodriguez, whose 21-year career spanned from 1991-2011 and overlapped such behind-the-plate immortals as Mike Piazza and Carlton Fisk, wasn’t just an excellent hitter. He was a defensive master feared for his lethal throwing arm — “Pudge” threw out nearly half of all base runners that foolishly tried to challenge him. Despite the PED whispers that dogged him throughout the latter half of his career, Rodriguez’s first-ballot induction into the Hall
All-Star game auction includes Roberto Clemente memorabilia
Photo by Louis Requena / Major League Baseball / Getty By Robert Dominguez Baseball fans have a shot at owning a piece of Roberto Clemente history during this year’s All-Star game festivities. Dozens of memorabilia items from the game’s biggest stars are being auctioned off through Tuesday, July 11, as part of the hoopla surrounding MLB’s FanFest and All-Star Week — topped by a massive sale of Clemente artifacts that includes his trophies, uniforms, two World Series rings — and even the snazzy sports car the Puerto Rican icon earned as the 1971 World Series MVP. Among the highlights of the first
2017 All-Star game showcases how far Latino players have come in MLB
Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians Source: KA Sports Photos – Under Creative Commons license By Robert Dominguez For a sense of how the face of baseball has been evolving in recent years, look no further than the players selected to the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami on July 11. Compared to past decades, both the American and National League rosters have a healthy representation of Latino all-stars, a sign of how players from such baseball-crazy countries as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico continue to make an impact on the so-called America’s past time. This year,
The New York baseball world has been turned upside down
The New York baseball world has been turned upside down. Where once it was the Yankees that was the veteran, perennial playoff-contending team filled with aging stars and bloated contracts — just last year, as a matter of fact — the new-look Bombers enter the 2017 season Sunday hoping a bunch of baby-faced rookies and inexperienced position players and pitchers can bring a winning tradition back to the Bronx. Meanwhile, the Mets — barely a year removed from a World Series they gave away to the Kansas City Royals — is now New York's elite team even after suffering another
Puerto Rico is the team to beat in World Baseball Classic
Photo by AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez By Robert Dominguez Baseball’s Final Four has been decided — and the Dominican Republic won’t be one of them. Heavily favored to repeat as World Baseball Classic champions thanks to a star-studded lineup, the Dominican team was beaten 6-3 by the U.S. Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego. The loss kept the Dominican team out of the WBC semifinals, while the U.S. moves on to play Japan Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Puerto Rico, which is a perfect 6-0 after the first two rounds of the international tournament — and now
Cuba beats China for first win in World Baseball Classic
AP/Koji Sasahara By Robert Dominguez Cuba took advantage of an early pitching change by China to win its first game in the World Baseball Classic Tuesday night. The 6-0 shutout played in Tokyo was a must-win for the Cubans, who lost their first game of the international series to Japan this week and needed the victory to stay alive in Pool B competition. Playing in Tokyo, Cuba couldn’t break through against Chinese starter Bruce Chen in the early innings. The former major leaguer, who was kept on a tight pitching count by China manager John McLaren so he could pitch
