PITTSBURGH (AP) — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain Friday night and rescheduled for Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader. The first game was set for 12:05 p.m. EDT and the second at 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh All-Star ...
ST LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract that starts next season and buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of potential free agency. St. Louis selected Wetherholt seventh overall out of West ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are done playing for first. In the standings? Of course not. Led by All-Star third baseman Miguel Vargas, the White Sox have emerged as one of the top surprises and are in AL Central contention after enduring three straight 100-loss seasons. In the MLB draft? The White Sox have the No. 1 pick in the draft for Saturday's event in Philadelphia as part of All-Star Game weekend festivities. The No. 1 pick belongs to Chicago — after it lost 102 games last season and won the draft lottery — and perhaps a future star that can help the ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Steve Sabins will be watching this weekend’s Major League Baseball Amateur Draft with both anticipation and with his fingers crossed. The draft begins at 1 p.m. Saturday and will run through the first four rounds (135 picks), while rounds 5-20 will be on Sunday. After guiding the West Virginia University Mountaineers to the national semifinals of the College World Series last month, Sabins is fully expecting to celebrate a portion of his roster getting selected and moving on to a professional career. At the same time, Sabins is also wondering how much of his ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday. The Braves were leading 6-5 when Yastrzemski connected off Dennis Santana for his third career slam. Olson's homer was a solo shot and his 25th season, opening the scoring. The first baseman played in his 740th straight game, going back to the start of the 2022 season, and tied the mark set by Dale Murphy from ...
How about Texas quarterback Arch Manning paired with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith on the same college football roster. While at it, add Michigan tailback Jordan Marshall, too. No transfer portal needed, either. Just some savvy drafting by a college fantasy football team owner. Yahoo ...
