1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (256+ words) The person confirmed the agreement to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized and a physical exam still needed to be completed. The 39-year-old McCutchen would make $1.5 million this season while playing in the…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (680+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. " Aaron Judge looks ready for his first World Baseball Classic. Alex Bregman does, too. As for the recently-retired Clayton Kershaw? Understandably a little rust. Judge crushed a 453-foot solo homer in the first inning of the team's exhibition…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (680+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. " Aaron Judge looks ready for his first World Baseball Classic. Alex Bregman does, too. As for the recently-retired Clayton Kershaw? Understandably a little rust. Judge crushed a 453-foot solo homer in the first inning of the team's exhibition…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (719+ words) NEW YORK " Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball on Tuesday following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. Profar tested positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites, the commissioner's office said,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (610+ words) PHOENIX " New York Yankees star Aaron Judge said putting on a Team USA jersey Monday carried special significance, especially considering the conflict raging across the Middle East after the U.S-Israel joint strikes on Iran that started three days ago. The…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (388+ words) BRADENTON, Fla. " The Pittsburgh Pirates got a two-run homer from Yordany De Los Santos during a three-run seventh inning Monday, en route to a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay in Grapefruit League action. In limited play as a Minor League callup,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (231+ words) JUPITER, Fla. " Top prospect Konnor Griffin homered for the third time this spring in the first inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates" 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The Pirates have won eight of their 10 spring games. The 19-year-old…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (154+ words) One of the best-known umpires in Major League Baseball history died. Bruce Froemming died Wednesday at age 86, according to his son, Steven. Froemming was a major league umpire for 37 years. He worked the third-most games in big league history and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (503+ words) ATLANTA " Left-hander Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract on Tuesday adding $27 million for the 2027 season. A 36-year-old who won the 2024 NL Cy Young Award in his first season with Atlanta, Sale agreed to a deal that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (298+ words) The weather outside might not indicate opening day is inching closer, but the Altoona Curve's annual "First Pitch" event certainly does. Levity Brewing hosted the event Monday night with the organization's front office that announced new happenings at Peoples' Natural…...