2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (170+ words) Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra was in possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia during a state police traffic stop on New Year's Day, according to police. Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove stopped an SUV on Route 507 in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (520+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " Jeff Kent was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ballots,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (428+ words) The Mets and Texas Rangers have agreed on a trade that would send Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien to New York in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo. Semien has three seasons and $72 million remaining on the $175 million, seven-year contract…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (784+ words) ESPN and'Major League Baseball'appeared headed for an ugly separation after the network opted out of its rights deal in February. Nine months later, it appears to be the best thing to happen to both parties. ESPN has a reworked deal…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (708+ words) Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves'winning the World Series'even more. The two-way Japenese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night…...

2+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (1203+ words) Smith connected in the 11th for the first extra-inning homer in a winner-take-all title game, and Miguel Rojas became the first player to hit a tying home run in the ninth inning of a Game 7. On a roller-coaster night of see-saw…...

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (229+ words) TORONTO " Both benches and bullpens cleared in Game 7 of the World Series after Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski hit Blue Jays shortstop Andr's Gim'nez on the right hand with a pitch in the fourth inning on Saturday night. Wrobleski had already…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (595+ words) The 22-year-old Yesavage was making just his seventh major league appearance. He became the second-youngest pitcher to start a World Series opener behind Brooklyn's Ralph Branca, who was 21 years, 267 days old for Game 1 in 1947 at Yankee Stadium. "It was an…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (60+ words) The JLW Mountain Laurel Lions Club recently gave a monetary donation to the Wyoming Valley Challenger Baseball League. The funds will be used to help fund their program. The JLW Mountain Laurel Lions Club recently gave a monetary donation to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (871+ words) Editor's note, the title of this article was updated Oct. 24, 2025 to correct that he is a Berks County graduate rather than a native. After just three regular-season starts and three more in the playoffs, Yesavage, a 2021 Boyertown High School graduate,…...