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Forty years ago, on April 6, 1973, Tony Oliva became the Twins' first designated hitter. He also became the first designated hitter in the major leagues to hit a home run, when Oliva homered in his first-at bat, off Oakland's Catfish Hunter in the 1973...

Chase Smartt capped off Charles Henderson's dream season with a game he never even fantasized about. Smartt went 3-for-3 with a two-run double and a grand slam in the first two innings, sending the Trojans past Brooks 7-2 for the victory Thursday in a...

Any thoughts of a second no-hitter were quickly ended when Harrisburg Senators pitcher Paul Demny surrendered a leadoff home run to Jarrett Parker. But while it might not have been as flashy as the no-no he was part of in his last start, Demny was just as...

Anthony Rendon got a call that, at first, he wasn't too sure he wanted to answer. While the Harrisburg Senators third baseman was getting ready for an April 20 doubleheader, Rendon got word that manager Matt LeCroy wanted to sit down with him in his...

Harrisburg Senators manager Matt LeCroy was faced with an issue many before him have run into. With a rainout Friday in Altoona and a double header on Saturday, LeCroy had the task of working his pitching rotation to fit six games into five days. With...

It took a while to get started, and when it did, it looked like the Harrisburg Senators still weren't quite ready to take the field. The Senators (9-11) committed three errors, two in the first two innings, and were never quite able to get it together,...

1987 -- The Aberdeen Last Chance A's socked six home runs to sweep an amateur baseball doubleheader from Conde. Dave Syhre and Rich Strohfus homered in a 14-0 first-game victory and Syhre, Strohfus, Rich Russman and Mike Pietz homered in the second game,...

The sounds of baseball cleats back on City Island, for the return of the Senators and their new manager, former Lancaster Barnstormer, Matt LeCroy, "I'm looking forward to the year, I think we can get back to the playoffs and hopefully bring a...

The Community Foundation of the Verdugos announced new members to its Board of Directors and newly elected officers for 2012. Those newly elected to the board include attorneys Armen Baghdasarian of the Glendale firm Irsfeld, Irsfeld & Younger LLP, and...

The Community Foundation of the Verdugos announced new members to its Board of Directors and newly elected officers for 2012. Those newly serving the board include attorneys Armen Baghdasarian of the Glendale firm Irsfeld, Irsfeld & Younger LLP and...

When a pitcher throws as well as Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg did Friday night, it takes some pressure off his catcher. "When you throw 98 or 99 (miles per hour), it's easy to catch," said Sandy Leon, catcher for the Class A...

The clock started ticking for the Hagerstown Suns on Wednesday. It was the first day of the rest of the Single-A baseball team’s much-anticipated season, the day that manager Brian Daubach got a firm group of players to work with as the...