From bat boy to major-league executive (reporting from Arlington, Texas): San Diego Padres’ vice president and assistant general manager Chad MacDonald devoted to his faith. ARLINGTON, Texas — On his frequent trips to the San Diego Padres’ international baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Chad MacDonald usually takes along an extra suitcase. It’s not because MacDonald, the Padres’ vice president and assistant general manager of player personnel, has … Continue reading From bat boy to major-league executive

Oh, Brothers! For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling (reporting from Los Angeles). Page 1. LOS ANGELES – Rex Brothers portrays himself as “just a normal dude.” Except that he’s standing in the visitors’ clubhouse at Dodger Stadium as he makes this claim — a few hours before pitching yet another scoreless inning for the Colorado Rockies. “People look at me as an … Continue reading Oh, Brothers! For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling