Edinson Volquez pitched the sixth no-hitter in Miami Marlins history on Saturday in a 3-0 Major League Baseball victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Volquez, 33, struck out all three of the batters he faced in the ninth inning to complete the feat. He finished with a total of 10 strikeouts to become the first Marlin … Read more
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went from baseball to serving in the US Congress, has died at the age of 85, the Philadelphia Phillies said on Saturday. Bunning, a nine-time all-star, pitched for Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers, Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers over a 17-year career from 1955 to 1971. … Read more
Miami’s Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-Yin had a no-hitter working through seven innings when he was lifted from the Marlins’ 5-0 Major League Baseball victory over the Mariners in Seattle on Tuesday. Chen was in total control, throwing 64 of his 100 pitches for strikes and flummoxing the Mariners hitters with his curveball and changeup. He … Read more