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’ ...

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, ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Jet Greaves to a three-year, $15 million contract through the 2028-29 season. The deal was announced Thursday by general manager Don Waddell, who said “Jet is a high-character, talented and athletic goaltender who has become an ...

Canfield advances to LL state final Canfield defeated North Canton 7-3 on Thursday at the Fields of Dreams in Boardman to advance to today’s Little League 12U baseball state championship game vs. West Side. The final will be played on Field L1 at 12 p.m. If Canfield wins, a second game will ...