Rangel Ravelo delivered a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning as the A’s won for the second consecutive day in the Cactus League, beating defending American League champion Cleveland 5-4. Ravelo’s homer was one of three hit by the A’s, a two-run opposite field shot in the first inning from Marcus Semien and a third-inning solo shot from Trevor Plouffe that hit a fan dozing in the sun near the left field scoreboard.
Category: Major League Baseball
Rpt: Kushner Family in Talks to Buy Miami Marlins
The Kushner family, relatives of President Donald Trump through son-in-law Jared Kushner, is in talks to buy the Miami Marlins baseball team, media said on Thursday. Forbes magazine initially reported that the Marlins, owned by art dealer Jeffrey Loria, had a “handshake agreement” to sell the team to a New York real estate developer, in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.