The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century. Celikbas said both are ...

Newcomb looked as though he could be a fixture on Atlanta’s staff in spite of sub-par command. He started 49 games for the Braves in 2017-18, registering a solid 4.06 ERA with a 23.3% strikeout ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

Newcomb is the most recent of only 11 Major League Baseball players from the Massachusetts city, and the first since journeyman pitcher Jim Mann appeared in two games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in ...

Newcomb got into seven games with the Athletics this past season, allowing seven runs with a 7:8 K:BB over 10 innings. The 31-year-old left-hander is likely to open 2025 in the Triple-A Worcester ...

With two outs in the top of the eighth, Newcomb entered the game with runners on the corners and the A's trailing Minnesota 5-4. He threw two pitches, then ended up picking off the runner at first.