Signed as an international at the age of 16 out of Venezuela, the San Diego Padres catching ‘future’ is finally part of the ‘now’ as Ethan Salas made his MLB debut on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.Penciled in as starting catcher and batting sixth, Salas took his first MLB at bat in the first inning against Reds lefty starter Brandon Williamson, taking the first pitch low and away before giving a middle cutter a ride to straight-away center field 390 feet for the final out of th

Dane Myers owns a bat with ears. And she listens. The Cincinnati Reds were within one out of losing both ends of Monday’s doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals in Great American Ball Park. After losing Game One, 2-1, the Reds trailed by a run with two outs in the ninth inning in Game Two. Myers pinch-hit and crushed a game-tying home run, then the Reds won it in the 10th, 6-5. It ended ...