John Smoltz knows pitching. He’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame for making a career out of it as both a starter and a closer, and the FOX Sports’ analyst made it clear how he feels about the talent of Shohei Ohtani when he’s on the mound. “If all he did was pitch, he’d be…
Seattle Mariners catcher and recent 2025 Home Run Derby winner 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 Home Run Derby. The 28-year-old entered the All-Star break…
Four years of return visits to Atlanta have 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 to hide his…
Eric Williams NFL Reporter When Rome Odunze was digging ditches on a Utah dairy farm as a kid, who knew he would grow up to play in a national championship game and be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft? One of seven receivers selected in the first round last year, Odunze finished his rookie…
ATLANTA — A viral clip made the rounds earlier this month of Cal Raleigh as a child dreaming of one day winning the Home Run Derby. On Monday night in Atlanta, he made that a reality. With his father, Todd, throwing to him and his little brother, Todd Jr., catching, Raleigh became the first catcher…
The New York Jets and wide receiver Garrett Wilson have agreed on a four-year, $130 million contract extension, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Wilson, drafted 10th overall in 2022, was the AP Offensive Rookie…
Logan O’Hoppe ripped a 470-foot home run that gave the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 lead over the Oakland Athletics. Source link
Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater said he has been suspended from coaching his former high school team in Miami because he provided players with financial benefits that he says he’d reported to the school. The 32-year-old Bridgewater publicized action taken against him by Miami Northwestern High School in a social media post in which he…
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 with the automated…
The Buffalo Sabres announced on Monday (Jul. 14) that they had re-signed restricted free agent (RFA) defender Bowen Byram on a two-year extension worth $6.25 million annually. Two more years of Bo in blue & gold ⚔️ We have signed defenseman Bowen Byram to a two-year contract with an AAV of $6.25 million. Details →…
