Reno Aces

A father and son may bond over camping, fishing or fixing an old car in the garage. For Chris and Kevin Cron, their relationship is rooted on the diamond with the Reno Aces.

Aces manager Chris Cron has joined forces with his first baseman son in Triple-A Reno. The skipper has a front row view from the dugout of Kevin’s development into a big-league prospect with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On a chilly Saturday night, Reno Aces starting pitcher Jon Duplantier resumed his torrid stretch on the mound in a 6-3 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ top pitching prospect gave up one earned run on two hits, two walks and three strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched. He lowered his ERA to 3.55 with 13 strikeouts this season.

Major League prospect Ildemaro “El Tigré” Vargas earned his nickname for quick-handed defensive play, but can he hit?

Does a tiger have stripes? The 27-year-old shortstop has more hits than any other player in Reno Aces history.

Reno Aces outfielder Tim Locastro is sending baseballs back to his old East Coast stomping grounds.

The Auburn, New York, native cranked a 389-foot homer on the first pitch he saw in a 9-3 loss to the Salt Lake Bees on May 12. Locastro’s 419-foot blast on April 28 is the third-longest recorded Statcast home run by an Aces player at home this season.

Reno Aces infielder Juniel Querecuto lives up to his name.

In Spanish, the name Querecuto resembles a person’s ambition, strength, reliability and determination despite their size. The 5-foot-9 shortstop/second baseman reflects those same qualities on the field, from his quick glove to his dependable bat in the lineup.

Ildemaro Vargas picked up where he left off for the Reno Aces – playing Saturday night as Los Corazones de Reno – but a comeback fell just short as the Salt Lake Bees won, 8-7.

Getaway day came too soon for the streakin’ Reno Aces.

The Aces’ 6-3 loss to the Las Vegas Aviators, the minor league affiliate of the Oakland A’s, tied the Silver State Challenge at two games apiece to end a nine-game homestand. Both teams battled it out, but a talented Aviators squad with several highly touted prospects put a knot in the final game of the series.

How cold was it in Reno on Tuesday? So cold that after Yasmany Tomas blasted a home run, he ran as fast as he could around the bases and kept sprinting through a gauntlet of congratulating players across the dugout and in exhaustion dropped into a chair in front of a giant gas heater.

The season series between the Reno Aces and Las Vegas Aviators is called Silver State Diamond Challenge but to the fans, friends and family at Greater Nevada Field it’s simply baseball, and on a beautiful spring night, what could be better?

Formerly a catcher, Reno Aces Wyatt Mathisen initially was cool about playing at the hot corner.

“When I first moved to third, I wasn’t expecting every ball to come my way,” he said. “But as I’ve gotten older, I realize we can always turn on one.”

Tim Locastro and Kevin Cron each homered three times for the first time in Reno Aces history in a 15-5 drubbing of the Fresno Grizzlies on Thursday night.

Reno Aces pitcher Jon Duplantier has funk in his arm.

“He’s just funky, no other way to put it,” Aces pitching coach Jeff Bajenaru said. “He has some nastiness to him and hitters don’t like it.”

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is once again coordinating the collaborative efforts of federal, state and local fire services; public safety agencies; community organizations; and others to participate in Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month throughout May.

The El Paso Chihuahuas didn’t need a come-from-behind win in a 12-4 rout of the Reno Aces Sunday at Greater Nevada Field.

Yasmany Tomás is awaiting a return to the Arizona desert.

Arizona Diamondacks’ top pitching prospect Jon Duplantier threw up zeros in three hitless innings of his Reno Aces debut Friday night.

Kelby Tomlinson has the eyes for the game, his glasses are just a bonus.

Domingo Leyba is a rising star in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ farm system.

What’s a little cold when it’s a new baseball season?

The Reno Aces will play its home opener Tuesday with a full “Decker.”

The 11th exhibition contest between the Reno Aces and Nevada Wolf Pack on Tuesday featured plenty of offense, from one side at least.

Greater Nevada Field was buzzing with sounds from groundskeepers and surprising news as the Reno Aces’ 25-man roster was announced.

The San Diego Padres claimed former Reno Aces outfielder Socrates Brito off of waivers on Wednesday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned switch-hitting shortstop/second baseman Ildemaro Vargas and left-handed relief pitcher Marc Rzepczynski to the Triple-A Reno Aces on Sunday.

As part of Minor League Baseball’s initiative celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture, the Reno Aces will become “Los Corazones de Reno” for four games during the upcoming 2019 season.

The Carson City Band Association will host its third annual night of music, food, and fun to raise funds for Carson High School band programs. Guests will be treated with an intimate evening of performances from talented musicians from Carson High and the community.

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned infielder Kevin Cron and right-handed pitcher Taylor Clarke to Triple-A Reno Tuesday.

Both Carson High School Wind Ensemble and Concert Bands achieved superior ratings, the highest possible rating.

Twelve bands from Churchill, Douglas, Fernley and Dayton competed in the Northern Zone Nevada Music Educators Association High School Band Festival at the Carson City Community Center on March 7, 2019.

Grade-schoolers at Fremont Elementary School in Carson City temporarily experienced a reprieve from their day-to-day academic endeavors last week when several community partners and local dignitaries visited classrooms to read to students.

Several players from last season’s Reno Aces are off to hot starts in spring training making bids to make the Arizona Diamondback’s opening day roster.