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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani says the first half of his rookie Major League Baseball season “went pretty well” despite an elbow ligament sprain currently limiting him to hitting duties. Ohtani, 24, arrived Stateside in December to great fanfare, aiming to star both on the mound and at the plate — the first slugger-pitcher combination effort since legend Babe Ruth’s heyday a century ago. As the season reaches the All-Star Game […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Los Angeles Angels pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani has been cleared for batting practice and the Japanese star could be approved to pitch in July, Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Thursday. Ohtani underwent an MRI exam Thursday that showed healing in his sprained right elbow ligament, Eppler said in a posting on the Major League Baseball website. Ohtani will resume batting practice and could advance to face full-speed pitches this weekend. But when […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant agreed on a one-year, $10.85 million (8.89 million euros) deal with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, a record for a player in his first year of eligibility for salary arbitration. Bryant’s deal surpasses the $10 million deal Ryan Howard made with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 2008 season. Bryant and Howard each won National League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in their first […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, who helped the Astros capture their first World Series title, joined Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton in taking a first Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player award on Thursday. Altuve, a 27-year-old Venezuelan, was a runaway American League MVP winner in voting by a media panel while Stanton, an American who turned 28 last week, edged Cincinnati’s Joey Votto for the National League award by two votes, the […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of thousands of revelers poured into Houston’s streets Friday to celebrate the baseball team’s first-ever World Series title win, just two months after America’s fourth-largest city was hit with historic floods. The celebration was tinged with uncertainty, as the team said it had not decided about a potential White House visit, considering its controversial occupant. Such a visit is traditional for a championship team, but President Donald Trump has had a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Astros won the World Series for the first time on Wednesday, pouncing early in a 5-1 game seven triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. George Springer homered again as the Astros roughed up Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who endured his second nightmare start of the Series. He surrendered five runs in 1 2/3 innings as the Dodgers fell into a hole the wouldn’t climb out of. A day […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse Houston, United States | AFP Houston’s Yuli Gurriel smashed a home run off Japan’s Yu Darvish, who endured the shortest start of his career in the biggest game of his life, and the Astros downed the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Friday in the World Series. Darvish lasted only 1 2/3 innings, the 31-year-old right-handed pitcher surrendering four runs on five hits in a nightmare second inning as the Astros seized a 2-1 edge […]
by Jim Slater HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts vowed resiliency after an emotional defeat while the Houston Astros try to carry over World Series momentum as baseball’s championship showdown shifts to Texas. The Astros rallied from a three-run deficit for an 11-inning 7-6 road victory to level Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven final at 1-1 entering Thursday’s game three at Houston, where the Astros have yet to lose in the playoffs. “We’re upbeat. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Astros slugger Jose Altuve accepted the American League Hank Aaron Award on Wednesday shortly before his team took the field aiming to level the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Altuve and the Miami Marlins Giancarlo Stanton received the annual honor given to the top offensive performers in the American and National leagues. The award is determined by online voting by fans and by a special panel of Hall of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch says his team is carrying the hopes of their hurricane-ravaged city as they open their World Series campaign against the Los Angeles Dodgers here Tuesday. The Texan outfit have been installed as the sentimental favorites for the best-of-seven series just two months after Hurricane Harvey deluged the region with record flooding that left more than 80 dead. Add in the fact that several members of the Astros […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – The Houston Astros rallied for a wild 5-4 victory over the Red Sox in Boston on Monday to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs. The Astros won the best-of-five American League division series three games to one. They’ll battle either the New York Yankees or Cleveland Indians for a World Series berth. Astros infielder Alex Bregman belted a game-tying home run off Red Sox ace hurler Chris Sale — pitching […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin surrendered just one run in six innings in another sparkling performance Thursday that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Yasmani Grandal hit one of three Dodgers home runs as Los Angeles notched their 90th win of the season. But Grandal was full of praise for Ryu, who gained his third straight victory. “He attacked the zone, started pitching in the […]
