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Mariners’ Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seattle’s Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher and switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seattle’s Cal Raleigh to face Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero for Home Run Derby title
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero advanced to the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz hit the longest homer, a 513-foot drive over Truist Park’s right-center field seats in the first round but was eliminated by Raleigh 19-13 in the semifinals after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Napheesa Collier scores 29 and the Lynx beat the Sky 91-78
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 29 points, five assists and three steals, Courtney Williams added 18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 91-78 on Monday night. Minnesota (19-4), which played its fourth game in six days, avenged an 87-81 loss to the Sky on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cruz hits 513-foot homer, joins Raleigh, Caminero and Buxton in Home Run Derby semifinals
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park’s right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and Minnesota’s Byron Buxton on Monday night. Atlanta’s Matt Olson, Washington’s James Wood, the New York Yankees’ Jazz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brook Lopez is joining a Clippers team that is nothing like the one he grew up watching
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brook Lopez grew up in Southern California. He remembers the days when the Los Angeles Clippers were awful. Those years are long gone — and Lopez is betting that even better years are ahead. Lopez discussed his decision to join the Clippers on a two-year contract worth nearly $18 million on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman signs extension
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman has signed a contract extension through the 2029-30 season. The Cavaliers also announced Monday night general manager Mike Gansey, assistant GM Brandon Weems, vice president of basketball operations/general counsel Jason Hillman and vice president of basketball strategy and personnel Jon Nichols received extensions. “Koby Altman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Braves players Freddie Freeman and Max Fried are making their return to Atlanta as All-Stars
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 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. Freeman, now in his fourth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his first 12 seasons in Atlanta. He makes no effort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cal Raleigh to play for US in World Baseball Classic, joining Judge, Skenes and Witt
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to play for the U.S. team at next year’s World Baseball Classic, joining captain Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Bobby Witt Jr. USA Baseball announced the decision Monday before Raleigh participated in the All-Star Home Run Derby. The 28-year-old entered the All-Star break leading the major leagues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge finds probable cause in Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins’ battery and domestic violence case
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Broward County judge has found probable cause after Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins was arrested Saturday night in Florida on a charge of battery and domestic violence. Judkins was released on Sunday after he posted $2,500 bond. The judge ordered Judkins not to be in contact with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball,” Detroit’s AL Cy Young Award winner said ahead of his start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. MLB has been experimenting ... Read More »
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