Some Asian Americans are registering their ire over what they say is the lenient treatment that Major League Baseball delivered to Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel for an inappropriate gesture made at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish.
The cameras of TMZ caught up with a despondent Yu Darvish, who was found apologizing to L.A. Dodgers fans for blowing his big chance in Game 7 of the World Series.
The Dodgers had a rough time of it on Wednesday night. They lost Game 7 of the World Series, a series they were overwhelmingly predicted to win, 5-1 to the Houston Astros. However, for one Dodger, losing the game was only the start of a very bad night.
The 2017 World Series time machine seemed to go back, with an audience that dwarfed NFL games and the Astros winning by using the outdated process of letting the team’s starting pitchers back each other up instead of relying on modern relievers’ roles.
Shortly after winning a ring Wednesday night, Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa gave another ring away.
If you make enough predictions, sooner or later one of them will turn out to be right. Sports Illustrated makes a lot of predictions. In 2014 they predicted the Astros would win the World Series in 2017. On Wednesday nigh, that became reality.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Houston Astros have won the 2017 World Series with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor, Corey Seager and the Los Angeles Dodgers sent this twist-and-turn World Series to Game 7, rallying against Justin Verlander to beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night.
HOUSTON (AP) Nobody needs a day off in this World Series more than those run-down relievers.
Deadline Hollywood reports that Game 5 of the World Series crushed Sunday Night Football.
Moments after the Houston Astros outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a thrilling 13-12 World Series game, Fox 11 in Los Angeles flashed a screenshot of Dodger fans celebrating with the header: “Dodgers Win!”
HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 Sunday night to take a 3-2 World Series lead.
In a shocking reversal, more fans tune into Fox for baseball’s Fall Classic than for their NFL games for the second straight year. From 2010 to 2015, an average of 14.5 million viewers watched Fox for each World Series game while 20.4 million (41% more) tuned into Fox for their average football game.
HOUSTON (AP) — Cody Bellinger pulled into second base with his first World Series hit and said: “It’s a miracle!”
During Game 3 of the World Series, Astros slugger Yuli Gurriel made a racist gesture, mocking Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he would meet with Gurriel to discuss the incident and possible disciplinary action.
Houston Astros first baseman Yulieski “Yuli” Gurriel opened up the scoring in Game 3 of the World Series by homering off of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yu Darvish in the bottom of the second inning. Following the homer, Gurriel can be seen in
Game 3 of the World Series was a rough one for the Dodgers, and especially tough for their pitcher Yu Darvish. Yet, while every pitcher is going to give up homeruns, and have bad things happen to them from time-to-time. No pitcher or player should have to experience what the Astros’ Yuli Gurriel did to Yu Darvish Friday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — A perfect fit in their own place, the Houston Astros are halfway home.
As the Houston Astros continue their battle on the diamond for the World Series title, Astros Manager A.J. Hinch seems to be taking it to the patrons of a hotel bar after game time.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The widow of Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, says she doubts whether her famed husband would have protested during the playing of the national anthem, but she can’t say for sure.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 1 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Las Vegas favors Los Angeles in the World Series.
Despite Las Vegas giving only a 35 percent chance of either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Houston Astros winning the World Series, Breitbart Sports’ Dodgers, Astros Shaping Up As Likely World Series Match-up headline 77 days ago proved prophetic with the Astros 4-0 win over the New York Yankees Saturday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combined for a three-hitter, Jose Altuve and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros reached the World Series, blanking the New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned to the Fall Classic with an 11-1 rout of the defending champion Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
The Chicago Cubs broke a 100-year curse winning the World Series last year, but this year the team made history yet again by being the first team to award a diamond-studded World Series Ring to a fan, albeit an aggrieved one.
Angel Hernandez, a 55 year old Cuban-born umpire, has filed suit claiming that MLB has racially discriminated against him in their promotion and post-season assignment policy.
A salute in the presence of the commander-in-chief is a respectful and time-honored tradition, but not necessarily the kind of salute Cubs Centerfielder Albert Almora Jr appeared to give.
The defending World Champion Chicago Cubs are in town to play the Nationals this week, and when in DC, you do the kinds of things that DC people do. You go to the White House.
After Sunday’s 8-4 win over the Orioles, the Astros are on course for the World Series title that Sports Illustrated predicted three years ago would happen this October.
Two-time World Series champion Aubrey Huff tweeted shock on Sunday over demonstrations at U.S. airports against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban for seven terror-prone countries. After a backlash, Huff’s tweets disappeared.
Few broadcasters take more grief than Joe Buck, and after an interview with 590 The Fan’s Tim McKiernan in St. Louis, Joe Buck won’t be here to kick around much longer either, at least not at World Series time.
Major League Baseball changed the rule that gave World Series home-field advantage to the league that wins the All-Star Game.
One does not simply win the World Series to undo a curse that lasted for more than a century.
