The Twins turned their season around. The Orioles are showing few signs of doing thatVideo
BALTIMORE — The Minnesota Twins lost a couple mainstays in their lineup and even their manager, too. They had to use every reliever they had over the course of a doubleheader. The Baltimore Orioles still couldn’t beat them. Minnesota rallied from a three-run deficit in the opener and a two-run...
Royals sign former Pirates pitcher Rich Hill to minor-league dealVideo
HOUSTON — The Kansas City Royals are giving former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rich Hill another chance to pitch in the big leagues. The Royals signed the 45-year-old left-hander to a minor-league deal Tuesday, and he will report soon to the club’s spring training facility in Surprise, Ariz. Once he gets...
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day...
Rockies chart a new course under a new manager after one of worst starts in major league historyVideo
DENVER — All the losing nearly reduced lefty Kyle Freeland to tears as he recently chatted about the woeful state of his hometown Colorado Rockies. It’s a gloomy situation with the Rockies, whose 7-33 record is one of the worst in major league history and led to the dismissal of...
Greensburg Central Catholic alum Warren Schaeffer named interim manager of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies’ firing of longtime manager Bud Black means a former WPIAL product will try to get the club back on track. Warren Schaeffer, a native of Vandergrift and a Greensburg Central Catholic alum, was named interim manager Sunday. He had been the third base coach since 2023. Schaeffer,...
Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black; Vandergrift native, GCC alum Schaeffer takes over as interim managerVideo
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that’s one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted third base coach Warren Schaeffer to be the interim manager, the team announced Sunday after a 9-3 win over San...
Rockies’ miserable season hits a new low with 21-0 loss to Padres
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies are reluctant to label themselves a rebuilding team, but after Saturday night it might be more accurate to say they’re imploding. Colorado hit rock bottom so far in a season that has gone south from the start, losing 21-0 to the San Diego Padres. It...
Red Sox owner John Henry flies to Kansas City to meet with disgruntled slugger Rafael Devers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rafael Devers made his feelings known Thursday. On Friday, it was Boston Red Sox owner John Henry’s turn to share his opinions with the disgruntled slugger. A day after Devers told reporters about his refusal to play first base, Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief...
Reds rookie Tyler Callihan expected to miss at least 2 months after surgery to repair forearm fractureVideo
ATLANTA — Cincinnati Reds rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan is expected to miss at least two months following surgery Tuesday to repair his fractured left forearm suffered while attempting a sliding catch a night earlier. Reds manager Terry Francona said Callihan will have no baseball activities for six to eight...
Tim Benz: A ‘thank you’ note to sports moments outside of Pittsburgh for filling the void
I turned on the computer to write Tuesday’s posts, and I had nuthin’. I looked at a blank document, and it looked right back at me and shrugged. “I can’t help you, pal. Just start pounding keys and see what comes ‘aht,” it said. Well, at least that’s what I...
Guardians’ José Ramírez leaves game after being hit by throw, stumbling over first base
TORONTO — Cleveland Guardians star José Ramírez left Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning after being hit by a throw from pitcher Chris Bassitt and stumbling awkwardly over first base on an infield single. With Steven Kwan at first base and two outs, Ramírez hit...
Blade Tidwell to make big league debut for Mets
ST. LOUIS — Pitching prospect Blade Tidwell will be called up by the New York Mets to make his major league debut as the starter Sunday at the St. Louis Cardinals, manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday. The Mets are in a stretch of playing on 13 consecutive days, and promoting...
Orioles GM takes heat for starting rotation collapse: ‘That’s my responsibility’
BALTIMORE — If the second half of 2024 was a reality check for the Baltimore Orioles — their first real stretch of mediocrity since they became contenders again — the start of this season is a near-crisis. This young Baltimore team experienced very little failure while winning 101 games in...
Mike Trout is going on the injured list again with a bone bruise in his left kneeVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is headed back to the 10-day injured list because of a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left knee. Angels manager Ron Washington made the announcement late Thursday night after a 10-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The team said there...
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. put on injured list because of strained right oblique
NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a strained right oblique, three days after getting hurt during a swing in a game at the Baltimore Orioles. Before the Yankees opened a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays,...
Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to make long-awaited return to the mound on Sunday
HOUSTON — Lance McCullers Jr. is to start Sunday for the Houston Astros against the Chicago White Sox in his first major league appearance since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia. “I’m really excited to have him on the mound on Sunday,” Astros manager Joe Espada said...
Heliot Ramos’ wild Little League homer punctuates walk-off win for Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Heliot Ramos thought he’d just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion. Ramos’ infield single followed by...
Cleveland fan ejected for heckling Red Sox star Jarren Duran, who revealed suicide attemptVideo
CLEVELAND — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates and others outside baseball since he revealed in a Netflix documentary that he attempted suicide three years ago. His openness has also exposed him to hecklers, though. Duran said a fan in the front row...
Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a modern-day Josh...
Manfred eager to see how many fans turn out for the MLB Speedway Classic at BristolVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League Baseball has played at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. Now baseball is eager to see how big a crowd will show up for a game at a NASCAR bullring of a track. And Bristol Motor Speedway can hold a lot of people. It’s part...
Aaron Judge, Yankees angry over home run that wasn’t
TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t. Judge drove a changeup from Tampa Bay’s Eric Orze deep down the left-field line, high above the foul pole at Steinbrenner Field. Umpires called the ball foul, a decision upheld in a...
Ronald Acuña criticizes Braves manager Snitker’s response to Kelenic failing to hustle on long driveVideo
ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. watched with interest when Jarred Kelenic was thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter’s box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves’ 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Acuña went to social media to criticize the way manager...
Shohei Ohtani returns to Dodgers’ lineup with ‘dad strength’ after birth of daughter in California
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup Sunday for the series finale against the Texas Rangers, activated off the paternity list after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child in Southern California. The 30-year-old Ohtani, who didn’t address the media before...
Fox Chapel, Seton Hill product Patrick Monteverde promoted to Marlins
Pitcher Patrick Monteverde is on his way to the big leagues. The 27-year-old left-hander out of Fox Chapel received a call-up Saturday to the Miami Marlins. He had been with the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the International League. Monteverde, who played at Seton Hill and is the first Griffins...
Rockies hire former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle as hitting coachVideo
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle — who also managed the Pirates — on Thursday. The Rockies, who had the day off before starting a series against the Nationals, are 3-15. They are hitting .220, tied for 27th...
