Former Braves Freeman, Fried return to Atlanta as All-Stars
MLB, Sports
July 15, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for another Tuesday night, this time as the starting first baseman for the National League in the All-Star Game. Free...
Dave Roberts defends Misiorowski’s All-Star selection as ‘easy answer’
MLB, Sports
July 15, 2025
The Brewers’ rookie pitcher has only appeared in five games. ATLANTA (AP) — National League All-Star manager Dave Roberts said including Milwaukee rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on his team was...
Bucs take top prep pitcher with No. 6 pick in MLB Draft
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 14, 2025
Seth Hernandez is considered to have “frontof- the-rotation upside.” The Pittsburgh Pirates have two of baseball’s top young starting pitchers in Paul Skenes and Jared Jones, but that didn’t stop them...
Pirates score winning run in 9th to snap 8-game skid
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 14, 2025
Spencer Horwitz drove in the game-winner with a bases-loaded groundout. Though their effort certainly was obscured by their overall performance on the year, the Pittsburgh Pirates managed to post a wi...
Cincinnati’s Terry Francona picks up 2,000th win
MLB, Sports
July 14, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Co...
MLB-leading Detroit enters All-Star break on 4-game skid
MLB, Sports
July 14, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers were showered with a smattering of boos as they walked off the field for the last time before the All-Star Game. Seattle defeated Detroit 8-4 on Sunday, sealing a thr...
Skenes sharp again, but Bucs drop 7th straight
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 12, 2025
His record fell to 4-8 despite throwing five strong innings. The past three starts by Paul Skenes have been five innings or fewer, with two of those three featuring only 78 pitches thrown. Skenes’ abb...
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
July 12, 2025
Washington fired GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez this week. The Washington Nationals are at a pivotal point in their rebuild to relevance, owning the No. 1 overall pick in Major League Basebal...
MLB, Sports
July 12, 2025
By The Associated Press Carlos Rodón, Carlos Estévez and Casey Mize were named replacement pitchers on the American League roster on Friday for the All-Star Game. The New York Yankees’ Rodón, an All-S...
Pirates call up Ramirez, send Triolo to Triple-A, DFA Gorski
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 12, 2025
The right-handed reliever appeared in 21 games with the team in 2022 and 2023. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of righthander Yohan Ramirez from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Friday’s se...
Athletics’ Rooker, Yanks’ Chisholm Jr. join HR Derby lineup
MLB, Sports
July 11, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker doesn’t plan to change his approach at the plate for the Home Run Derby. “I mean, look, just about every swing I’ve ever taken in my life I’ve been trying t...
Mattson’s tough outings belie a much stronger season
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 11, 2025
Isaac Mattson was the man on the mound when Kansas City won in walk-off fashion Tuesday night, with Nick Loftin delivering the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning. But it wasn’t ...
Schlittler brings heat and hope to Yankees with debut
MLB, Sports
July 11, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — One game into his major league career, Cam Schlittler is the hardest-throwing member of the New York Yankees’ rotation. Schlittler used his 100 mph fastball to shut down Cal Raleigh an...
Rays slugger Caminero to compete in HR Derby
MLB, Sports
By By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer 
July 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero announced Wednesday he will take part in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Atlanta, then learned hours later he will start at third base for the AL squad in the Al...
Yankees cut LeMahieu with $22M left on deal
MLB, Sports
July 11, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu was cut Wednesday by the New York Yankees with almost $22 million remaining on his contract, one day after the two-time batting champion got demoted to the bench. “It’s bee...
Royals sweep Pirates thanks to pair of Perez homers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
July 10, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a...
Pitching decisions backfired for Pirates
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 10, 2025
Sticking with Mitch Keller in a tie game after the Royals put a man on first base in the seventh inning Tuesday in Kansas City made enough sense, and it’s the decision that Pittsburgh Pirates manager ...
Debate over Cruz’s HR Derby invite unnecessary
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
July 10, 2025
Oneil Cruz has been named to the roster for the Major League Baseball All-Star Home Run Derby Monday night. That seems to have stirred a debate on sports talk radio and in social media circles as to w...
Pirates lose 5th straight, waste another great Keller start
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 9, 2025
Mitch Keller took the mound in Kansas City on Tuesday having recently earned wins in two straight starts for the first time since backto- back victories June 1 and 7, 2024. The Pittsburgh Pirates fail...