John Nelson became the third former Kansas University baseball player to join a major-league roster this summer when the St. Louis Cardinals recalled the right-handed-hitting shortstop Tuesday from their Class AAA farm team in Memphis.Nelson, who played for the Jayhawks from 1998-2001, is KU's ...
Don't look back, baseball legend Satchel Paige once warned, because somebody may be gaining on you.Nevertheless, Ritchie Price IS looking over his shoulder, just not when he's on a ball diamond.Price, a Kansas University fixture at shortstop for the last four seasons, will make his professional ...
Former Kansas University starting pitcher Ricky Fairchild has signed a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Indians.More about Fairchild6Sports video: Another KU pitcher draftedFairfield, a senior right-hander, started 18 games for the Jayhawks during the 2006 season and compiled a 6-6 record ...
Chicago ? Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer, and Jim Thome added a two-run drive Saturday night to help the Chicago White Sox win their seventh straight game, 7-2 over the Minnesota Twins.Dye, the 2005 World Series MVP, also doubled in a run in the fifth and is 9-for-15 with runners in scoring ...
William Nathaniel Showalter III, manager of the Texas Rangers, specializes in boring quotes that reveal little of his bent on life, less about his team and nothing on opposing players.Listen to someone talk long enough, though, and eventually he'll say something interesting. Showalter did when ...
Former Kansas University baseball pitcher Tom Gorzelanny made his major-league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, starting and picking up the loss against the Houston Astros.Gorzelanny allowed five earned runs on seven hits in 41â3 innings, facing off against veteran southpaw Andy ...
Kansas University senior left-handed pitcher Jacob Jean has signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago White Sox.Jean, a native of Antelope, Calif., made eight appearances for the Jayhawks in the spring and compiled an 0-0 record with a 2.57 earned-run average.Jean has been assigned to a ...
Former Kansas University baseball players Sean Richardson and A.J. Van Slyke have signed professional contracts.Van Slyke, an outfielder whose father, Andy, is a former major leaguer, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, who made him a 23rd-round selection in last week's free-agent draft.Jeff ...
