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 […]
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Dodgers head to the World Series
(Eagle News) – The Los Angeles Dodgers cashed their ticket to the World Series with an explosive performance on the road at Wrigley Field. The Dodger’s offense, lead by Enrique “Kike” Hernandez, brought a load of wood crashing and plate dancing. In the second inning Hernandez hit a solo home run to top the Cubs 2-0. The following inning when a loaded bases opportunity came for Hernandez, he delivered the Gram Slam, to bring the […]
2017 MLB All-Star Game: Cano lifts AL over NL in extra innings; earns MVP
EBC Sports International Renee Suarez, Florida Bureau Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau MIAMI,FLORIDA – The American League prevailed over the National League at the 88th annual All-Star Game for the fifth straight meeting, winning 2-1 in 10 innings at Marlins Park last Tuesday night. Tied at 1-1 at the top of the 10th inning, Robinson Cano, the Seattle Mariners second baseman blasted a solo home run off Chicago Cubs closer Wade Davis. Cano circled around […]
Baseball: Giants outlast Cubs to avoid sweep while Indians, Nats win
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Brandon Crawford doubled and scored the winning run on Joe Panik’s double in the 13th inning Monday as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Chicago Cubs 6-5 to avoid elimination in their Major League Baseball playoff series. It took five hours and four minutes but the Giants won a record 10th “do-or-die” playoff game in a row to pull within 2-1 in the best-of-five National League series that continues […]





