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Barry Larkin Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:15:22 CST

Barry Larkin has been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop received 495 votes (86%) in balloting announced today by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, well above the necessary 430 (75%). Larkin was on the ballot for the third time after falling 75 votes short...

Reds' Leake Busted Shoplifting

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:15:29 CDT

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake will make $425,000 this year, but he was apparently short the $59.95 for six American Rag T-shirts that cops say he lifted at a Macy's today. Leake's arrest report says the 23-year-old removed price tags from the shirts and tried to leave—as...

Joey Votto Named NL's MVP

Nick McMaster — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:20:23 CST

Joey Votto overwhelmingly won the election to become the National League's MVP, the AP reports. The Cincinnati Reds first baseman ended the two-year tenure of Albert Pujols, the second-place finisher and a onetime mentor to Votto. "For him to give me time of the day and to talk about defensive...

Sparky Anderson Dead at 76

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:05:21 CDT

Baseball Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson has died at 76. Anderson guided the Cincinnati Reds to World Series championships in 1975 and 1976 and then led the Detroit Tigers to the 1984 title. Anderson had been in hospice care, and a family spokesman said the cause of death was...

Best Ballpark Hot Dogs

Will McCahill — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:24:29 CDT

Baseball season’s in full, ahem, swing, and in that spirit, Delish runs down the best ballpark hotdogs. Some highlights: Georgia Dog, Turner Field, Atlanta. A blanket of cole slaw and some sautéed Vidalia onions make this a winner. Arizona Dog, Chase Field, Phoenix. Southwest rules this foot-long—chorizo, nacho cheese,...

Halladay Stays; ChiSox Get Peavy

Will McCahill — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:56 CDT

The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago White Sox for...

Cubs' Soto, Rays' Longoria Named Top Rookies

Will McCahill — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:04:20 CST

Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria were named the rookies of the year today in the National and American leagues, respectively. Soto, 25, was voted an All-Star Game starter and finished the season with a .285 batting average, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI,...

BoSox Deal Ramirez as White Sox Land Griffey

Harry Kimball — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:17:00 CDT

The Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez at the deadline today, shipping the disgruntled outfielder to the Dodgers in a three-way deal that sends outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston, reports New England Sports Network. Earlier, Ken Griffey Jr. agreed to a trade from the Reds to the White Sox,...

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:53:42 CDT

Baseball brawls don’t get much nastier than last night’s dustup between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs. The box score: One player with a broken leg, a fan hospitalized after getting beaned by a ball, 15 players and both managers ejected, and the not-so-small matter of Peoria starter Julio Castillo...