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Ron Wotus will have to wait a little bit longer for his first major league managerial job. The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly reported Saturday that the Giants have told the longtime coach that he is no longer in the running for their open job. Wotus has been with the Giants organization since 1988 and has been a coach with the franchise since 1998. Continue to Article

October 27, 2019 12:15:am EST

Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much in Washington these days, but they'll all be cheering on the US capital's baseball team Friday night as it chases its first World Series title in nearly a century. The Washington Nationals will take on the Houston Astros at sold-out Nationals Park holding a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series after improbably taking the first two games of the Major League Baseball championship in Houston. It will be the first World Series game played in the nation's capital since 1933, when the then-Washington Senators lost to the New York Giants and president Franklin Roosevelt threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Continue to Article

October 25, 2019 12:55:pm EST

OPS with 21 home runs over his first 107 big league games. He even went deep September 17 at Fenway Park, where his grandfather Carl built a Hall of Fame career in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Kevin Pillar proved to be a strong early-season pickup from the Blue Jays, as he launched a personal-best 21 home runs and played high-level defense within the spacious and tricky outfield dimensions at Oracle Park. Continue to Article

October 16, 2019 6:41:pm EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Chicago's flood of Paralympians underscores depth of wheelchair marathon talent The participation of 27 Paralympians and a big increase in prize money could make Sunday's Chicago Marathon wheelchair race the most competitive yet. "Having 27 Paralympians is huge," four-times Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, one of the favorites, told reporters on the eve of the race. Continue to Article

October 12, 2019 7:54:pm EST

The New York Giants promoted Austin Walter from the practice squad to be the club's third running back for Thursday night's game against the New England Patriots. New York waived third-string quarterback Alex Tanney to open up the roster spot. The Giants badly needed another running back with star Saquon Barkley (high ankle sprain) missing his third straight game and backup Wayne Gallman (concussion) also sidelined. Continue to Article

October 10, 2019 3:07:pm EST