Don Mattingly, Marlins stuck in limbo as MLB plans next steps
Marlins manager Don Mattingly and his team are coping with being in limbo as the coronavirus pandemic continues to create uncertainty in the world of professional sports and for many other businesses. Mattingly has grown out a bushy light gray beard in the month since ...
Samurai Japan's Yuki Yanagita delivers ninth-inning heroics in Japan All-Star Series opener
Yuki Yanagita barely even watched the flight of the ball. Why bother? Everyone already knew where it was headed anyway. Yanagita hit a mammoth sayonara two-run home run to center off San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates to cap a ninth-inning comeback as Samurai Japan rallied ...
MLB All-Stars jump on Giants early en route to exhibition victory
The MLB All-Stars prepared for their series against Samurai Japan by giving former Japan manager Tatsunori Hara a rude welcome in his return to the dugout. Washington Nationals rookie sensation Juan Soto drove in a run with an infield double off the Tokyo Dome ceiling ...
NPB, MLB squads to vie for bragging rights in All-Star series
Atsunori Inaba already knows he'll be managing Samurai Japan during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. When it comes to Don Mattingly and Team USA, well, never say never. Right now, the two managers are preparing to face off in the Japan All-Star Series which begins Friday and ...
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly will lead a team of major league All-Stars against Japan's national team, Samurai Japan, in November. It will be the first time the two sides have met since 2014, ending a drought of visits by the MLB All-Star side. "We are ...
Marlins try to honor Fernandez's memory as they move forward
Miami Marlins players wear a black circle containing the number 16 on their jerseys, just above their beating hearts. That patch reflects the reality of their present situation: Life goes on after death — even in pro baseball. It is in memory of the late Jose ...
Mattingly confident of avoiding same fate as past Marlins managers
New Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly gently rocked back-and-forth and swung side-to-side in his swivel chair as he entertained MAS inside the manager's office in the Marlins clubhouse. The man known as "Donnie Baseball" for the tremendous skill and elan he played with as a ...
Baseball legend Berra made unforgettable impression
One of the cool things about being an elder statesman (i.e. old coot) in the sports columnist/ TV announcer biz is that, over time, you get to conduct a ton of interviews with prominent figures in the toy department of life. And accumulate a lot ...
