Spring Training is officially underway for Major League Baseball teams across the country, which means Opening Day is coming up quickly. So, what better time than the present to take a look at North Dakotans who made it all the way to the 'big leagues?'
On Wednesday evening, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced its newest members: Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza. Griffey set a record by being named on 99.3 percent of all ballots, surpassing the mark set by Tom Seaver in 1992.
Two franchises who haven’t won a world championship since the mid-1980s will battle in the 2015 World Series. Here’s a preview of the 2015 Fall Classic, which starts Tuesday in Kansas City.
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Lorenzo Cain scored the go-ahead run from first base on Eric Hosmer’s single in the eighth inning, and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in Kansas City on Friday night to reach their second consecutive World Series.
Lucas Duda had five RBIs and series MVP Daniel Murphy homered in a record sixth straight postseason game, as the New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Wednesday night.
Thursday night, October 15th, the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 to advance to the National League Championship Series and, to celebrate, the Mets created a beer slip-n-slide!
The Royals, Blue Jays, Mets and Cubs are still standing halfway through October. Which two teams are good enough to make the World Series? We’re about to find out. Here’s a preview of the 2015 American and National League Championship Series.