Colorado Rockies promote GCC grad Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced Monday that they promoted Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager. Schaeffer, a Vandergrift native and Greensburg Central Catholic graduate, assumed the role on an interim basis after the Rockies fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, in May following a 7-33 start. The...
Mariners will retire Randy Johnson’s No. 51 during the 2026 season
SEATTLE — Hall of Fame left-hander Randy Johnson will have his No. 51 retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony on May 2, 2026, the club announced Thursday. In June, the Mariners said Johnson’s No. 51 would become the fifth number retired by the franchise, joining Ken Griffey...
First Call: Ja’Marr Chase suspension upheld; Steelers work out QBs; Pirates reportedly ‘in’ on Kyle Schwarber
Wednesday’s “First Call” has an update on Ja’Marr Chase’s suspension for spitting during the Steelers game Sunday. The Steelers worked out some quarterbacks. A former Steeler is now an Indianapolis Colt. The Pirates are allegedly “in” on some big-name free agents. And Robert Morris got an emotional win over a...
Hamels, Braun, Kemp among 12 newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot as Beltrán heads 15 holdovers
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting. Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello also are among the first-time eligibles,...
Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor on Thursday and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles...
Cleveland pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he rigged pitches
NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians star pitcher Emmanuel Clase pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he took bribes to help gamblers win bets on his pitches. The 27-year-old reliever was released on $600,000 bond after his appearance in Brooklyn federal court. Clase also surrendered his passport and was ordered...
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy win Manager of the Year for 2nd straight season
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award, and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before...
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators...
Homewood honors Black baseball pioneer with naming of Pete Hill Way
As two dozen members of his family smiled with pride, the sign for Pete Hill Way was unveiled Monday afternoon amid fanfare at the corner of Hamilton and N. Lang Avenues in Homewood. They wore blue-and-gold jackets and hooded sweatshirts — the colors of Westinghouse High School — and celebrated...
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court...
Trump pardons Mets great Darryl Strawberry on tax evasion, drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year’s post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety. Strawberry was an outfielder and eight-time All-Star, including seven with the Mets...
Best bet for top 10 MLB free agents? Big markets
As the light turns green to signal the open of MLB free agency, the looming threat of the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers casts a larger shadow than ever over the other 29 teams. Most of them are dealing with a level of wallet envy as Los...
MLB-worst Rockies hiring Paul DePodesta after a decade in NFL front office
The Colorado Rockies kept telling everyone they were going to not only hire from outside, but go outside the box when hiring a new president of baseball operations. Who knew they would be looking outside the confines of their own sport? The Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta, who has been...
Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as managerVideo
The San Diego Padres hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their manager. Stammen got a three-year contract Thursday to begin his first managerial job at any level of the sport. The longtime right-handed reliever retired from his playing career with the Padres in August 2023, and he spent the...
Braves exercise $18M option on pitcher Chris Sale
The Atlanta Braves are exercising the $18 million team option in Chris Sale’s contract to keep the left-hander in the fold for 2026. Sale was 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 2025 but spent 10 weeks on the injured list with a fractured ribcage. He had 165 strikeouts, including four...
Game 7 of World Series watched by 27.3M in U.S., most since 2017
Feverish interest in Game 7 of the World Series produced giant ratings for Fox Sports, which revealed Tuesday that 27.3 million viewers across the United States tuned into the championship decider. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays was the most-watched World Series clash since...
Alex Bregman, Lucas Giolito, Pete Alonso, Edwin Díaz and Cody Bellinger become free agents
NEW YORK — Boston third baseman Alex Bregman and right-hander Lucas Giolito, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and closer Edwin Díaz and New York Yankees outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger were among the players who turned down player options or exercised opt outs and become free agents Tuesday. San...
Victor Conte, who sold undetectable steroids to elite athletes in baseball and track, has died at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75. Conte died Monday, SNAC System, a sports nutrition company he founded, said in a...
Braves hire Walt Weiss as new manager
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have their new manager, announcing they’ve promoted bench coach Walt Weiss to the position Monday evening. President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos oversaw a monthlong process to find the franchise’s replacement for Brian Snitker, who transitioned into an advisory role after one of the most...
Ian Happ wins again as the Chicago Cubs earn a major league-high 3 Gold Glove awards
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs had a major league-high three Gold Glove winners this year, with Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner all taking home baseball’s most famous fielding honor. It was the first Gold Glove for Crow-Armstrong, part of a breakout season for the All-Star center fielder. Happ,...
Dodgers still can’t believe what happened in all-time World Series Game 7
TORONTO — Game 7 was so insane, so compelling, so breathtaking, so dramatic, that when the final out was made early Sunday morning, Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw looked at his teammates in disbelief. “What, we just won?” Kershaw said. “‘Really? Are you sure?’ I was warming up....
Dodgers repeat as World Series champs on Will Smith’s homer in 11th inning of Game 7
TORONTO — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in Game 7 on Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter-century to win consecutive World Series...
Dodgers hang on, use game-ending double play to force Game 7 of the World Series
TORONTO — The Los Angeles Dodgers produced a three-run third inning Friday, then held on thanks to a game-ending double play, forcing Game 7 in the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Mookie Betts keyed the third-inning rally with a two-run single to help the...
Report: Nationals finalizing hire of 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager
The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Nationals fired Dave Martinez in July, and Miguel Cairo took over on an interim basis. Butera would be the youngest manager since Minnesota’s Frank Quilici in...
Errors cost Dodgers in World Series Game 6 loss to Blue Jays
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers had two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell on the mound for Game 5 of the World Series with a chance to take a 3-2 lead. Instead, the Dodgers have fallen behind after losing 6-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Though Snell...
