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Minor league infielder Keiner Delgado traded from Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates

Apr. 30, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Minor league infielder Keiner Delgado was traded from the Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday as the player to be named in the March 29 deal that brought pitcher JT Brubaker to New York. The 20-year-old Delgado signed with the Yankees for a $100,000 bonus...

Luis Severino's no-hit bid for Mets broken up in 8th inning by Cubs

Apr. 29, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino's bid for a no-hitter was broken up with nobody out in the eighth inning Monday night when Dansby Swanson singled for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Mets' right-hander. Making his sixth start for the Mets, Severino had walked two and hit a...

Mets put reliever Drew Smith on 15-day IL and outfielder Starling Marte on bereavement list

Apr. 27, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The banged-up New York Mets are minus two more important players after putting reliever Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list and right fielder Starling Marte on the bereavement list Saturday. The team recalled infielder Mark Vientos and right-hander Dedniel Núñez...

Yankees manager Aaron Boone is ejected 5 pitches into a game. He says a fan berated the umpire

Apr. 22, 2024 20:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Boone didn't tie the record for fastest ejection. The New York Yankees manager did think it was among the most unjust dismissals. Boone was thrown out of Monday's 2-0 loss to Oakland five pitches in by Hunter Wendelstedt over a remark the Yankees maintained...

Luis Gil gets 1st big league win in 3 years, pitches Yankees over Rays 5-4

Apr. 21, 2024 19:09 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win in three years, and the New York Yankees took advantage of Adam Civale’s control problems in a four-run fifth to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday. Civale walked three...

Reds pitcher Frankie Montas injured in the first inning against the Angels

Apr. 21, 2024 14:44 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frankie Montas left his fifth start of the season in the first inning when the Angels' Taylor Ward hit a line drive off his arm on Sunday. Montas was replaced by Brent Suter after only 16 pitches. The Dominican pitcher missed...

Houston Astros aim to turn things around after limping out to 6-14 start

Apr. 18, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Through 20 games, the Houston Astros have managed just six wins and are in last place in the AL West. Their pitching staff trails only Colorado with a 5.24 ERA and big-money new closer Josh Hader has given up the same number of earned runs in 10 games as he did in 61...

Cody Bellinger hits a go-ahead homer and the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 5-3 to take series

Apr. 17, 2024 19:12 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning, Hayden Wesneski threw four innings of scoreless relief and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Wednesday. The Cubs took two of three in the hard-fought series, which included two...

Ex-Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo has signed to play in Athletes Unlimited's AUX season

Apr. 17, 2024 10:09 AM EDT

Former Oklahoma softball star Jocelyn Alo has signed with Athletes Unlimited for its AUX season in June. Alo is a two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year who helped Oklahoma win two national titles. She plays for the Oklahoma City Spark, but Spark owner Tina Floyd agreed...

Urshela puts Detroit ahead in the 8th, Tigers hold on for 4-2 win over Rangers

Apr. 16, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Gio Urshela had an RBI single and Matt Vierling scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers' pitchers continued their solid play to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday. Andrew Chafin (1-0) worked 1 1/3 hitless innings with three...