To submit information to the sports SPORTS department, email [email protected] Midland Reporter-Telegram | mrt★com | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | Section C Ex-reliever sues Astros in sign-stealing scandal Associated Press According to the suit, Bolsinger, found the Astros broke rules then a reliever with the Toronto against electronic LOS ANGELES — Former Blue Jays, was put into a game in 2017, including during the major league Mike Bols- at Houston on Aug. 4, 2017, and postseason. A.J. Hinch inger sued the on allowed four runs, four hits and and general manager Monday, claiming their sign- three walks in one-third of an in- were fi red last month. stealing scheme contributed to a ning in a 16-7 loss. The suit said According to MLB’s investiga- poor relief appearance in August the right-hander “was immediately tion, the Astros used a video feed 2017 that essentially ended his big terminated and cut from the team, to steal opposing teams’ signs league career. never to return to Major League and then tipped off their batters to Bolsinger’s suit in Los Ange- again.” off-speed pitches by banging on a les County Superior Court seeks He was demoted to -A and garbage can. According to Bols- unspecifi ed damages for interfer- hasn’t pitched in the major leagues inger’s lawsuit, graphic designer ing with and harming his career. since. He was 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA and web developer Tony Adams He’s also asking that the Astros in 11 appearances with Toronto in wrote a web application to docu- forfeit their nearly $30 million in 2017. The 32-year-old pitched in ment every instance of banging postseason shares from their 2017 Japan in 2018-19, and is seeking a on a trash can during Astros home World title, with the money job with a big league club for this games in 2017. He found that the Juan DeLeon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/TNS going to children’s charities in season. most bangs occurred in that Aug. Los Angeles and a fund for needy The Astros didn’t immediately 4, 2017, game, including on 12 starting pitcher Mike Bolsinger (49) delivers the in the retired players. respond to a request for comment. of 29 pitches Bolsinger threw, the fourth between the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 4, Commissioner lawsuit said. 2017 at Minute Maid Park. Big third Come from behind win quarter propels Frenship past MHS By Christopher Hadorn [email protected] The Midland High boys basketball team was hoping to get a win that would boost its playoff prospects Monday. Wolfforth Fren- ship had other ideas. After an encouraging fi rst-half showing, the Bulldogs saw their chances to win evaporate quickly in a manner of minutes in the third quarter. Canis Noble Robinson led all scorers with 21 points to lead Fren- ship to a convinc- ing 80-51 win over MHS in a District Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram 2-6A game that was moved up because of Midland High’s Tatum Hooper-Uselman (19) tries to get the ball from Odessa High’s Alanna Galindo (15) and Kimberly Santos (7) on Tuesday at Grande Communications Stadium. wintry travel condi- tions forecast for Tuesday. The Tigers Hooker (24-7, 5-3 in District 2-6A) clinched a playoff berth, while MHS scores 2 late goals to stun OHS the Bulldogs (16-13, 2-6) dropped a half game back of fourth-place Odessa By Oscar LeRoy Bulldogs rallied for a 3-2 victory over OHS our way, how are we going to respond?” High and the fi nal playoff spot with [email protected] to remain undefeated in district play. Barham said. “This group has done an two games remaining. MHS (8-5-4, 2-0-0, 8 points in district) excellent job of responding in the right way MHS led 35-33 when Jaime Pu- Probably nobody would have blamed the trailed 2-1 before it got a goal with 3 min- all year. Kudos to them. They’re such a entes opened the second half with a Midland High girls soccer team if it would utes left by Kinsey Hill, before the game good group. They work so hard and don’t go-ahead 3-pointer. But the Tigers have conceded a loss to Odessa High on a winner came with 1:01 on the second goal give up.” followed with a game-defi ning 21-3 frigid Tuesday night at Grande Communi- of the night by Alexis Ramos. Added Ramos, a senior: “As a team we behind a bevy of turnovers and cations Stadium. MHS Cooper Barham was speech- just have to work together. Coach Barham fast-break buckets. However, despite trailing for most the less and numb, but was proud of the way has always said you don’t have to be the Frenship led 57-38 with 2:15 left in night against the Lady Bronchos, MHS his team never gave up. best team in the state, you just have to be the second quarter when Texas Tech kept fi ghting back and kept believing. “One of the things we’ve been trying to Behind a late fl urry of goals, the Lady get across all year is when things don’t go Please see DAWGS/2C Please see MHS/3C New faces aplenty as MLB begins By Jimmy Golen after was fi red for his a football on a back fi eld while Associated Press part in the Houston Astros 2017 teammates stretched and sprinted. sign-stealing scheme. Bench coach The rest of the position players are FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Ron Roenicke, a former Brew- scheduled to report on Sunday; crack of the bat at spring train- ers skipper, will serve as interim spring training games begin in ing camps replaced the sound of manager while the team waits for earnest on Feb. 22. trash can lids banging in home- to wrap Across Fort Myers at the Min- made YouTube videos as baseball up its investigation into Boston’s nesota Twins’ camp, Marwin emerged from its winter of cheat- attempts to steal signs after Cora Gonzalez became the fi rst Astros ing scandals and salary dumps to arrived in ‘18. hitter to apologize for his role in bask in the Florida and Arizona The Red Sox were also without the sign-stealing. The utilityman sun. a former MVP and was in Houston from 2012-18, The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Award winner after the long- including the championship season Diego Padres held their fi rst of- haggled trade of and that was the subject of the MLB fi cial workouts, and and to the Dodgers was investigation that led to the fi ring for 16 other teams report- fi nalized on Monday. of manager A.J. Hinch and general ed to their Grapefruit and Cactus “Great teammates. Great play- manager Jeff Luhnow. League complexes on Tuesday. ers,” Red Sox outfi elder Jackie “I’m remorseful for everything The rest of the major leagues will Bradley Jr. said after arriving at that happened in 2017, for every- Darron Cummings/AP fi lter in this week. Fenway South on Tuesday. “Time thing that we did as a group and Red Sox players checked to move forward.” for the players that were affected ’ Matt Andriese, left, and Jaime Barria talk Tuesday after At the Red Sox complex in Fort throwing during spring training baseball in Tempe, Ariz. The Angels pitchers in without knowing who their and start workouts today. manager will be, almost a month Myers, reliever tossed Please see SPRING/4C