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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered. His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, ...

BOYERTOWN — Region 8 champions at last. After losing in the 2021 regional championship game to French Creek Valley, 1-0, all Wilcox Post #467 could th...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Wendle had three hits and two RBIs, Braxton Garrett pitched six sharp innings and the Miami Marlins emphatically ended their 37...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is nearing a return from a stress reaction in his right scapula after throwing 60 pitches a...

NEW YORK (AP) — The first-place New York Mets added some much-needed punch at designated hitter Friday, acquiring Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Six months after he got one of the most amazing phone calls in sports, David Ortiz is still awestruck at his good fortune. Th...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears. Major League Baseball is struggling to ...

Yes, I’m still predicting the Pirates to win the World Series in 2027. But I’m wavering. This has not been a great first half. I’m not talking about t...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn’t...

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros — they’re all just l...

PITTSBURGH — Pitching depth has been one of the obvious flaws with the 2022 Pirates through the first half of the season. There are useful veterans li...

ALBION — Before the season, Wilcox Post #467 head coach Scott Zimmerman had a very specific plan in mind: Protect his pitching staff for the Region 8 ...

KANE — A shortstop with McKean County ties was the 21st player selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. With their first-ro...

LOS ANGELES — Termarr Johnson doesn’t lack for confidence. Not in a cocky way or anything like that, but there’s a clear belief in himself, the type o...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and the rest of major league pitchers are likely to be looking over their shoulders next season — at ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the National League on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, ...

ALBION — Much like its 1-3 start to the Pennsylvania American Legion Elk/McKean Senior League regular season, Smethport Post #976 dug itself into a ho...

NEW YORK (AP) — The matchups are set for baseball’s Home Run Derby. Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber will be the top seed next Monday at D...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole brushed back Rafael Devers and struck out 12, Matt Carpenter drove in three more runs and the New York Yankees pounded the...