3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (146+ words) The Youngstown State University athletic department was informed Thursday that former Cleveland Indians outfielder Rajai Davis was unavailable to attend the baseball program's First Pitch Breakfast due to a personal commitment. Davis was supposed to be the event's guest speaker....

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (685+ words) CLEVELAND " Jose Ramirez has had two consistent goals throughout this major league career " playing for one team and winning a World Series. Ramirez's seven-year, $175 million contract extension with the Cleveland Guardians likely accomplishes that first goal. "It's important to me…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (511+ words) BEAVER TOWNSHIP " Last year was an atypical, yet learning season for the Youngstown State softball team. The Penguins went 14-39 overall and for the first time since 2015, failed to win at least 25 games. The experience that their newcomers and younger players…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (680+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bichette will move to third base with…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (326+ words) BEAVER TOWNSHIP " With spring training a little over a month away, Cleveland Guardians radio broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus is already gearing up for his 20th season of calling all the play-by-play action. According to Rosenhaus, the excitement of last year's Central Division…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) NEW YORK " NBC's return to broadcasting Major League Baseball games will start with an opening-day doubleheader on March 26. Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates will face Juan Soto and the New York Mets at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (198+ words) The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Soto gives the Pirates an experienced left-handed option in a bullpen that will get a makeover in 2026 after relievers Colin Holderman…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (491+ words) DEAR ANNIE: My 11-year-old son, "Max," used to eat, sleep and breathe baseball. He wore his glove to the grocery store, slept in his favorite team T-shirt and spent hours in the backyard throwing a ball against the fence, narrating…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (260+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates today acquired outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and right-handed pitcher Jesus Travieso from the Boston Red Sox, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo, left-handed pitcher Tyler Samaniego and catcher Adonys Guzman. Garcia, who turns 23 on Dec. 11, was rated…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (659+ words) 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 following his appearance in Brooklyn federal court....