(posted March 27, 6:00 p.m.)- After putting together an impressive spring training, right-handed pitcher Erasmo Ramírez, 21, of Rivas, was notified yesterday that he has made the Opening Day roster for the Seattle Mariners, becoming the 12th Nicaraguan baseball player...

  RIVAS- Dennis Martínez hasn’t thrown a strike since he hung up the baseball spikes 14 years ago. But at 57 years old, he looks like he could still work a solid five innings if given the nod and handed...

Veteran Nicaraguan pitcher and seasoned international troublemaker Vicente Padilla yesterday agreed to terms with the Boston Red Sox for a $1.5 million minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training next March. Padilla, a hard-throwing and hard-drinking righty...