PITTSBURGH — Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single and Seiya Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Swanson’s single scored automatic runner Ian Happ, who barely beat center fielder Jake ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets avoided arbitration by reaching an agreement to sign forward Cole Sillinger to a three-year, $13.875 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not ...
NILES — Mahoning Valley Scrappers infielder Cayden Evans recently completed his senior year at Columbus State University, where he majored in Business. True to his major, Evans is currently involved in a pair of businesses at once. Evans recently opened his own business, Sippin’ Pretty Loaded Tea, a Florida-based mobile business that offers nutritional tea infused with caffeine, herbs and vitamins. “Me and my girlfriend came up with the idea. She worked at a nutrition store for about three years, so we teamed up,” Evans said. “She’s running things right now. We set up ...
NILES — Mired in a two-week slump to start the second half of the season, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers can thank the West Virginia Black Bears and WV catcher Noah Jouras, in particular, for breaking the skid. The Scrappers on Thursday defeated West Virginia 9-0 at 717 Credit Union Field, marking just the third MV victory in 12 tries since the start of the second half of the season. Jouras, a regular in the Black Bears lineup, was moved to the Scrappers’ roster for the night due to a lack of position players with the Scrappers. Jouras was in the MV lineup as a designated hitter. ...
CLEVELAND — Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall both delivered two-out RBI singles in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday and a split of their four-game series. Larnach and Keaschall grounded their singles to left off Erik Sabrowski ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired reliever Ron Marinaccio from San Diego on Thursday in exchange for signing bonus pool considerations. The club, which is part of a congested race for a National League wild card spot as the trade deadline nears, made the move in the hopes of ...
