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Mets' Dedniel Núñez to undergo Tommy John surgery: 'This is something that he dealt with last year'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dedniel Núñez was a great story last season, but the story of his 2025 season is over before it even really started. The New York Mets‘ right-handed reliever will undergo surgery to repair the ...Read more
Red Sox lose talented rookie Hunter Dobbins to ACL tear
BOSTON — On Saturday, the Red Sox made official what Hunter Dobbins knew as soon as it happened:
The injury that forced the rookie right-hander out of Friday night’s game after just 1 2/3 innings is a right ACL tear. ...Read more
Dodgers coach Dino Ebel's eldest son learned lessons from the pros
MILWAUKEE — As a tour group gathered in the press box at American Family Field on Monday, the stadium guide looked down at the diamond and tried to identify the hitter in a Dodger blue T-shirt taking thunderous swings in...Read more
Jason Mackey: As MLB Home Run Derby nears, let's have an honest conversation about Oneil Cruz
PITTSBURGH — When Oneil Cruz steps into the batter's box at Truist Park in Atlanta for the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night, on the surface it offers the snuggest of fits.
A gigantic man who can hit towering home runs...Read more
Max Fried exits early with blister as Yankees fall to Cubs
NEW YORK — Max Fried didn’t exactly scream like Ringo Starr at the end of “Helter Skelter,” but the southpaw did complain about a blister on his left index finger before prematurely exiting the Yankees’ 5-2 loss ...Read more
Life doesn't slow down for All-Star and celebrity Paul Skenes, who remains 'the same guy'
PITTSBURGH — It's a cloudy, humid Tuesday afternoon on the North Shore. In a few hours, the Pirates will take on the St. Louis Cardinals. No fans have made their way through the gates at PNC Park. Neither team has ...Read more
Mike Sielski: I called Jerry Colangelo about the 'Redeem Team.' We talked about Bryan, the Sixers, and burner accounts, too.
PHILADELPHIA — I called Jerry Colangelo’s office on Wednesday. I was not certain he would call me back, and I did not intend to talk to him about his son, Bryan, and the 76ers’ and social-media burner accounts.
...Read more
Like father, like son: Why so many MLB draft prospects follow in dad's footsteps
LOS ANGELES — Before Jerry Hairston Jr. became a voice of the Dodgers, that buoyant broadcaster on Spectrum Sports Net LA putting a blue-tinged spin on pregame and postgame analysis, he was a Major League ballplayer for ...Read more
Ravens' Mark Andrews supporting next generation of athletes with diabetes
BALTIMORE — Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has been clear and candid about his life as a professional athlete living with diabetes. He often uses his platform to raise awareness and support others facing similar ...Read more
Vahe Gregorian: Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino once played role of a hobbit and he wants you to know it
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vinnie Pasquantino, aka “The Pasquatch,” stands 6-foot-3, weighs around 250 pounds and heading into the weekend led the Royals in home runs (15) and runs batted in (56). A year ago, he had 97 RBIs ...Read more
Dustin May struggles as Giants send Dodgers to their 7th consecutive loss
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers finally looked like the Dodgers again on Friday night.
Too bad it didn’t happen until they were already down six runs.
For the first time in a week, the highest-scoring offense in ...Read more
Padres do just enough to edge Phillies in series
SAN DIEGO — It’s been nearly a week since Jackson Merrill logged a hit.
He’s still finding ways to help win games.
Three days ago, that meant robbing a home run in center field. In a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia ...Read more
The Royals were headed for an impressive win. Here's how it went so bad so fast
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals were six outs away from slamming the door on the New York Mets in Friday’s series opener at Kauffman Stadium.
Instead, Royals reliever Steven Cruz left the door ajar. And the ...Read more
Joe Ryan starts Twins toward 2-1 victory over Pirates, Paul Skenes
MINNEAPOLIS — Kody Clemens, an infielder whose family tree suggests he knows something about intimidating pitchers, downplayed the intimidation factor before the Twins faced Pirates All-Star Paul Skenes on Friday.
“...Read more
Cardinals' play catch-up but fall shy as road-weary Braves win bullpen duel, 6-5
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals spent the entirety of Friday’s muggy ballgame playing catch-up, only to give Atlanta a good chase before falling short by going silent for six innings.
The Cardinals scored in a pair of ...Read more
Aaron Judge puts on defensive clinic in Yankees' rout of Cubs
NEW YORK — It’s no secret that Aaron Judge is more than just a hitter at this stage of his career, yet he reminded the Cubs of his defensive prowess in the Yankees’ 11-0 win over the Cubs on Friday.
Judge dazzled ...Read more
Cody Bellinger's 3-homer game vs. former team backs Carlos Rodón in Yankees' win over Cubs
NEW YORK — Ahead of Friday night’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs, Yankees manager Aaron Boone listed the many ways Cody Bellinger impacts his club before settling on an all-encompassing descriptor.
“Winning...Read more
John Elway cleared in death investigation of sports agent and friend Jeff Sperbeck, report says
DENVER — Sports agent Jeff Sperbeck’s death after falling from a golf cart driven by longtime friend and business partner John Elway in a private California golf community in April did not include any criminal activity...Read more
Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off homer vs. Rays gives Red Sox 8th win in a row
BOSTON — The Red Sox looked lost at the plate for nearly three hours on Friday night, grounding out 11 times and leaving six men on base.
It was shaping up to be the kind of game they hadn’t played in a while, a one-...Read more
Mariners' Cal Raleigh blasts 2 homers, in reach of Barry Bonds' first-half record
DETROIT — The best pitcher in baseball was on the mound pitching at home for the team with the best record in the American League and taking on an emotionally drained group of Mariners that rolled into town at close to 3...Read more
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