March 25 - TUCSON - It was lunch time on a hot, sunny day at Hi Corbett Field and Nelson Liriano was inside with his teammates in the cool comforts of the Colorado Rockies' clubhouse. Packed suitcases ...

I grew up here, and I know you have to deal with it. Franco found himself facing second baseman Nelson Liriano, who had gotten the best of him with a hit that tied the score Friday before Jacob ...

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: Pitcher Nelson Liriano #47 delivers a pitch against the New York Mets during a game at Citi Field on May 11, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens ...

Liriano completed the first no-hitter of the 2011 baseball season. Then, the first Associated Press News Alert which crossed the wire seemed more appropriate … for me. "CHICAGO (AP ...

Jesse Barfield doubled, and Rance Mulliniks homered. After a Fred McGriff strikeout and a Willie Upshaw groundout, Nelson Liriano walked, and Lloyd Moseby homered. Two in the third: George Bell ...

Our lineup that day: Lloyd Moseby CF Mookie Wilson LF Fred McGriff 1B George Bell DH Ernie Whitt C Kelly Gruber 3B Nelson Liriano 2B Jimmy Key got the start. He went just 4 innings, giving up 8 ...

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: Pitcher Nelson Liriano #47 delivers a pitch against the New York Mets during a game at Citi Field on May 11, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens ...

it is now up to Liriano to take the place of a mentor and hope he can fulfill the enormous expectations that await him. Amy K. Nelson is a staff writer for ESPN.com. She can be reached via e-mail ...