Yakima Bears

Washington State's quarterback, John Mateer, set a school record with 197 rushing yards in a dominating win over Texas Tech.

Bob Uecker has been synonymous with Milwaukee baseball. The voice of the Brewers in 1971, is expected to broadcast the Home Opener, but the rest of the season is uncertain.

It has been a rough week for fans of professional baseball here in the Yakima Valley. First we heard the news on Monday (March 29) of the tragic passing of former Yakima Bears Field Manager Mike Bell passing away due to kidney cancer. Today, we have learned of the tragic passing of the Yakima Valley Pippins first-ever General Manager Noel Zanchelli.

Sad news for fans of professional minor league baseball in the Yakima Valley today with the news of the passing of former Yakima Bears Field Manager Mike Bell's passing at the age of 46 due to complications from cancer of the kidneys.

Former Yakima Bears catcher David Ross has been tabbed as the new skipper of the Chicago Cubs

Encarnacion made several nice plays at first base early in the game, then hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Mariners beat Minnesota 7-4.

The first class of inductees were ushered in to the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Yakima Convention Center on Saturday.

It took seven years and then some but former Yakima Bears infielder Mike Freeman put his name in the all-time Major League Baseball registry last night when he hit his first career home run in the big leagues.

Captain Jeff Pfaff, who is the Public Information Officer for the Yakima Fire Department, recently sent us this photo from their archives. It was not captioned or labeled but appears to be an organized baseball club from Yakima. Any ideas as to who, when and where...

Baseball fans in the Yakima Valley will have a bit of a connection to one of the players participating in tonight's final game of the World Series when Chicago takes on the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Ohio tonight in the form of Cubs veteran catcher David Ross...