MLB likely has a lockout looming for December 2026
MLB, Sports
July 16, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible management push for a salary cap and perhaps lost regular-season games for the first time since 1995. “No one’s ta...
MLB, MLBPA discussing players participating in 2028 Olympics
MLB, Olympics, Sports
July 16, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tou...
Pirates’ Paul Skenes set to start All-Star Game again
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 15, 2025
He called it “a huge honor and huge opportunity” in his second MLB season. In part stemming from an aversion to receiving compliments, hyping up himself and publicity in general, Paul Skenes can be no...
Pirates’ Cruz wows with moonshots, but is eliminated in 2nd round of Home Run Derby
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 15, 2025
Seattle’s Cal Raleigh became the first catcher and switch-hitter to ever win the event. The Home Run Derby has been notoriously unkind to Pittsburgh Pirates participants over the years. While the form...
Pirates start 2nd day of MLB Draft by picking Puerto Rican shortstop, Arizona catcher
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 15, 2025
On the second day of the MLB Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates loaded up on college hitters. The Pirates picked a pair of right-handed prep pitchers from southern California in Seth Hernandez (No. 6) and ...
Judge barreling toward the hallowed 500-homer club
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
July 15, 2025
He might be joined by several peers who also have the mark in sight. Aaron Judge became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 career homers on Saturday and it feels inevitable that the Bronx ...
Former Braves Freeman, Fried return to Atlanta as All-Stars
MLB, Sports
July 15, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for another Tuesday night, this time as the starting first baseman for the National League in the All-Star Game. Free...
Dave Roberts defends Misiorowski’s All-Star selection as ‘easy answer’
MLB, Sports
July 15, 2025
The Brewers’ rookie pitcher has only appeared in five games. ATLANTA (AP) — National League All-Star manager Dave Roberts said including Milwaukee rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on his team was...
Bucs take top prep pitcher with No. 6 pick in MLB Draft
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
July 14, 2025
Seth Hernandez is considered to have “frontof- the-rotation upside.” The Pittsburgh Pirates have two of baseball’s top young starting pitchers in Paul Skenes and Jared Jones, but that didn’t stop them...
Pirates score winning run in 9th to snap 8-game skid
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 14, 2025
Spencer Horwitz drove in the game-winner with a bases-loaded groundout. Though their effort certainly was obscured by their overall performance on the year, the Pittsburgh Pirates managed to post a wi...
Cincinnati’s Terry Francona picks up 2,000th win
MLB, Sports
July 14, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona has added another milestone to his impressive career. Francona became the 13th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Co...
MLB-leading Detroit enters All-Star break on 4-game skid
MLB, Sports
July 14, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers were showered with a smattering of boos as they walked off the field for the last time before the All-Star Game. Seattle defeated Detroit 8-4 on Sunday, sealing a thr...
Skenes sharp again, but Bucs drop 7th straight
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 12, 2025
His record fell to 4-8 despite throwing five strong innings. The past three starts by Paul Skenes have been five innings or fewer, with two of those three featuring only 78 pitches thrown. Skenes’ abb...
MLB, Sports
By By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer 
July 12, 2025
Washington fired GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez this week. The Washington Nationals are at a pivotal point in their rebuild to relevance, owning the No. 1 overall pick in Major League Basebal...
MLB, Sports
July 12, 2025
By The Associated Press Carlos Rodón, Carlos Estévez and Casey Mize were named replacement pitchers on the American League roster on Friday for the All-Star Game. The New York Yankees’ Rodón, an All-S...
Pirates call up Ramirez, send Triolo to Triple-A, DFA Gorski
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
July 12, 2025
The right-handed reliever appeared in 21 games with the team in 2022 and 2023. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of righthander Yohan Ramirez from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Friday’s se...