LA officials seek to halt Dodger Stadium gondola
MLB, Sports
November 14, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence this week when the City Council voted overwhelmingly to urge transportation officials t...
Skenes unanimous choice for NL Cy Young
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 13, 2025
The Pirates’ Paul Skenes received all 30 first-place votes; Detroit’s Tarik Skubal won the AL award. On a day when Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington dismissed trade talk about his ace ...
Guardians pitcher appears in court on bribe allegations
MLB, Sports
November 11, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates in their native Dominican ...
Kurtz, Baldwin win Rookie of the Year honors
MLB, Sports
By By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer 
November 11, 2025
Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz was accompanied by a good friend as he joined one exclusive club on Monday night. Kurtz was a unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year, and Atlanta Braves c...
Pirates announce spring slate
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
November 6, 2025
Sixteen of their 31 spring-training games will be at LECOM Park in Bradenton. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their spring training schedule, which includes 16 of their 31 Grapefruit League games and...
Shelton made himself a better candidate for Twins
MLB, Sports
November 6, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Shelton spent the first couple of weeks after his firing by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his feelings, bitter about the dismissal just 38 games into his sixth season as manager a...
Dodgers, Ohtani already talking about a three-peat
MLB, Sports
November 5, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The party’s over and now the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning to 2026 with designs on winning a third consecutive World Series. “What’s better than two?” manager Dave Roberts asked a...
MLB, Sports
November 4, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The $500 million Los Angeles Dodgers’ thrilling World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays attracted record international attention for Major League Baseball, affirmed LA’s status as ...
Some stars will hit MLB free agency this offseason
MLB, Sports
November 3, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Shortstop Bo Bichette, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and outfielder Kyle Tucker were among 137 players who became free agents Sunday as baseball’s business season started on the day...
Dodgers force Game 7 behind Yamamato
MLB, Sports
November 1, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a threerun third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held ...
Yesavage fans 12 as Blue Jays take series lead
MLB, Sports
WEDNESDAY’S LATE GAME
October 31, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trey Yesavage soaked in Dodger Stadium, filled with 52,175 fans about to watch him pitch in the World Series, and thought back to starting his season in front of 327 spectators in t...
Florentino headlines Pirates’ rookie-level award winners
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
October 30, 2025
Where Konnor Griffin developed into baseball’s top prospect and the consensus minor league player of the year this season, another teenage Pittsburgh Pirates prospect made a powerful impression. Edwar...
Jays’ Yesavage uses high arm angle to his advantage
MLB, Sports
October 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trey Yesavage rocks back to deliver a pitch and his arm whips down from behind his head as his body tilts to the left, the highest arm slot of any right-handed pitcher this postseas...
Black Sox, Ohtani and more notable betting scandals
MLB, Sports
October 25, 2025
By the Associated Press Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 has led to a wave of gambling i...
Springer’s homer sends Blue Jays to World Series
MLB, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAMES
October 22, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Woah, Canada! After a huge swing by George Springer, the World Series is headed north of the border for the first time in 32 years. Springer hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seven...
Guerrero hits 6th playoff homer as Blue Jays take ALCS to seventh game
MLB, Sports
October 20, 2025
Seattle’s pursuit of its first pennant will have to wait one more night. TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run of the postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 i...
Ohtani stars as Dodgers return to World Series
MLB, Sports
October 18, 2025
He hit three homers and struck out 10 batters as L.A. wrapped up a sweep of the Brewers. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way ...
Mariners one win away from first World Series
MLB, Sports
October 18, 2025
Eugenio Suárez’s grand slam capped a dramatic eighth-inning rally in Friday’s Game 5. SEATTLE (AP) — As Eugenio Suárez crossed home plate, he formed a heart with his hands as he has countless times. S...
Dodgers a game away from another World Series
MLB, Sports
October 17, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to become the first defending champion to reach the World Series in 16 years. Tommy Edman hit a tiebreaking single off hard-throwing rookie Jacob ...