Torrance finishes third in the World Championship | News, sports, jobs

OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Torrance California’s Nori Morey dives safely into second base with a stolen base as Eau Claire Wisconsin’s Cashton Kainz applies a late mark during Babe Ruth’s 13-15 World Series consolation game Saturday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown. JAMESTOWN – In the first two halves of Saturday morning, Torrance, California looked … Read more

Hey, MLB: Here’s the San Francisco Giants Team That Should Be on the 2023 Home Run Derby Invitational List

Has it already been five years since the fraternity ballot? Hunter Pence and Derek Holland’s pitch to Brandon Belt failed to secure enough votes to secure a roster spot on the 2018 National League All-Star Game roster for several reasons: Jesus Aguilar, who won the spot, had the best voting time: .306/.368/.633, 22 HR, 63 … Read more

The mayor of Portland is backing the stadium to turn Lloyd Center into an MLB ballpark. The RedTail Golf Course also plays

Mayor Ted Wheeler is throwing his weight behind Portland’s recent Diamond Project proposal to turn the struggling Lloyd Center into a baseball stadium. As the group behind a years-long effort to bring Major League Baseball’s Zeros to Oregon’s largest city in the Northeast Mall as a potential stadium location, Wheeler and his staff are willing … Read more

Air quality is related to the delay of the Buccaneers game

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 12:35 p.m. game against the San Diego Padres on Thursday has been postponed due to air quality concerns. “Our game will be delayed due to current weather conditions and the Air Quality Index,” the team said on Twitter. Running instead at 1:20 p.m., it started to turn on the lights in a … Read more

Royals owner: “Total confidence” in GM JJ Piccolo, manager Matt Quattraro

Going into play Thursday at just 22-58, the Royals have the second-worst record in Major League Baseball, narrowly leading an Athletics team that has shredded its roster aggressively amid salary cuts and efforts to restock the farm system. Unlike their struggling AL West counterparts, Kansas City did not enter the season in the early stages … Read more

What’s in the cards cards?

Joe Poetz – USA Today Sports It’s not too early. Whether or not one considers preseason speculation about the Cardinals being contenders entering the 2023 season good or ill-conceived, they certainly aren’t contenders now. Reassurances he’s still early season no longer working as baseball nears the halfway point and the All-Star break. Wednesday night’s eighth-inning … Read more

The Tijuana baseball team hopes to participate in the Little League World Series

There is more than 2,600 miles between Tijuana and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. But for the 10- and 11-year-olds of Tijuana’s all-star baseball team, a trip to Pennsylvania’s Little League World Series is just one tournament away. Tijuana dominated the regional tournament, outscoring opponents 37-0 on their way to the championship. They are one of the favorites … Read more