2+ hour, 19+ min ago (1036+ words) Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on the latest sports scandal, this time involving Major League Baseball on 'Fox Report.' This is an argument for mercy. Somebody please send it to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Among the most important decisions Commissioner Rob Manfred will make in the course of his career as baseball's top cop " and the one for which he will be most remembered " is how he punishes Cleveland Guardian pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. GUARDIANS PITCHERS INDICTED IN GAMBLING SCHEME INVOLVING MLB GAMES Manfred has also overseen the introduction of a pitch clock and the implantation of the rule placing a runner on second base to start extra innings in MLB. Both changes are generally seen as major improvements to the game, but the decision to pull the All Star game from Atlanta left a…...

23+ hour, 53+ min ago (439+ words) Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry expressed his gratitude toward President Donald Trump on Sunday during a church sermon in Oklahoma. Trump pardoned Strawberry earlier this month for past tax evasion and drug charges. Strawberry was welcomed into a Tulsa church by Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump. He received cheers from the congregation of more than 400 when he mentioned the pardon. New York Mets former player Darryl Strawberry speaks during a pregame ceremony to retire his No. 18 before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on July 1, 2024. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports) "God just completely set me free when he gave me a pardon from President Donald J. Trump," he said. "Other presidents had opportunities, but they didn't do it." Strawberry was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1980 MLB Draft. He made his debut at…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (488+ words) Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira explains why he is ready to defend the 'conservative principles' of President Donald Trump's agenda in his run for Congress and gives advice on playing baseball on 'America Reports.' The New York Mets and Texas Rangers reportedly agreed to a trade involving a couple of All-Stars on Sunday to kickstart their offseason. The Mets will acquire second baseman Marcus Semien, while outfielder Brandon Nimmo will head to the Rangers, according to ESPN. New York's middle infield will feature Semien, a three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glover and Silver Slugger, and Francisco Lindor. New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo (9) enters the dugout to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 28, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images) Meanwhile, the Rangers add some veteran presence to a young outfield in Texas following a mediocre…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (488+ words) Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira explains why he is ready to defend the 'conservative principles' of President Donald Trump's agenda in his run for Congress and gives advice on playing baseball on 'America Reports.' The New York Mets and Texas Rangers reportedly agreed to a trade involving a couple of All-Stars on Sunday to kickstart their offseason. The Mets will acquire second baseman Marcus Semien, while outfielder Brandon Nimmo will head to the Rangers, according to ESPN. New York's middle infield will feature Semien, a three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glover and Silver Slugger, and Francisco Lindor. New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo (9) enters the dugout to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 28, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images) Meanwhile, the Rangers add some veteran presence to a young outfield in Texas following a mediocre…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago (596+ words) Hall of Famer Randy Johnson's No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the club announced Monday. Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners" history on June 2, 1990 " 35 years ago Monday " and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner. The exact date of the ceremony will be announced after the 2026 major league schedule is finalized. Johnson, 61, went 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA across 10 seasons with the Mariners. "I"m happy that my contributions over the 10 years that I was there are being acknowledged now," Johnson said via Zoom. "It"s been a long time, that"s for sure." Johnson enjoyed more success with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with whom he won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in addition to a World Series championship in 2001. However, the lanky left-hander nicknamed the "Big Unit" because of his 6-foot-10 frame…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago (478+ words) Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome was filled with emotion when speaking to reporters following Thursday night's victory on the road against the Montreal Canadiens. But it wasn't the win or Alex Ovechkin's hat trick that brought the veteran NHL player close to tears." Strome revealed to reporters after the 8-4 victory that his wife, Tayler Strome, gave birth to a little girl during the first period." Dylan Strome (17) of the Washington Capitals skates during the first period of an NHL game between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on Nov. 20, 2025. (Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) "I got some news for everyone. While the first period was going on, my warrior of a wife had our third daughter while we were on the ice." An emotional Strome said the couple's daughter, Sutton…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago (568+ words) Ohtani. Judge. Trout. The best players in baseball provided some of the season's longest home runs." But they were bested by a breakout power-hitting rookie. Here are the top 10 longest home runs of the 2025 season in partnership with Data Scientist Kirk Goldsberry: On his way to winning his third AL MVP, the Yankees slugger launched this 469-foot missile back in June against the Royals for his 24th homer of the season. Judge finished with 53 home runs on the season and was part of four players (joining Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber and Cal Raleigh) to reach at least 50 HRs on the season." One of the few high points of the season for the catcher, who went on a power surge during the early part of the season before regressing in the stretch run. O'Hoppe crushed this 470-foot homer back in May and had…...

5+ day, 28+ min ago (361+ words) Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and pitcher Kona Takahashi are entering Major League Baseball's posting system and will be available for teams to sign as free agents from Friday through Jan. 4. They join power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22, and right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who can sign through Jan. 2. Okamoto, 29, hit .327 with 15 homers and 49 RBIs in 69 games this year for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants. He injured his left elbow while trying to catch a throw at first base on May 6 when he collided with the Hanshin Tigers' Takumu Nakano, an injury that sidelined Okamoto until Aug. 16. A six-time All-Star, Okamoto has a .277 average with 248 homers and 717 RBIs in 11 Japanese big league seasons, leading the Central League in home runs in 2020, 2021 and 2023. He homered off Colorado's Kyle Freeland to help Japan beat the U.S. 3-2 in the 2023 World Baseball…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago (271+ words) Bringing back Josh Naylor had to be the Mariners" top priority this winter. Credit them for wasting no time in getting it done with a five-year deal for a reported $92.5 million that represented the first major splash of MLB"s free agency. Mariners general manager Justin Hollander described Naylor to me in October as one of the smartest players he has ever had. Naylor"s perfect 19-for-19 mark on stolen bases in Seattle was an example of that. Despite being one of MLB's slowest players, Naylor enjoyed a 20-30 season despite having never stolen more than 10 bases in a season " a credit to his baseball IQ." Here's what's next after Naylor's new deal: What's Next for Seattle What's Next for Naylor Beyond the unexpected surge in steals, Naylor"s offensive profile brought an element that Seattle coveted. Of course, his power…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago (669+ words) Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on the latest sports scandal, this time involving Major League Baseball on 'Fox Report.' Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday that the league will cooperate with the U.S. Senate committee's request for documents detailing gambling investigations." "We're going to respond fully and cooperatively and on time to the Senate inquiry," Manfred said during a news conference at an owners meeting. The sport has been rocked by a scandal involving Cleveland Guardians players Emanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who are accused of aiding gamblers by taking bribes to rig pitches. Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent a letter Monday to Manfred asking for information by Dec. 5." The committee is asking for responses to six questions by Dec. 5. Two days after the indictments were unsealed on Nov....