The Cleveland Guardians called up one of their top relief-pitching prospects on Friday. Righty Franco Aleman will be a part of the Guardians bullpen this weekend as they continue a series with the Minnesota Twins. To make room for Aleman, Connor Brogdan was designated for ...

PHOENIX — Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin stepped to the plate on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks and ripped a 110.1 mph laser high off the center-field wall at Chase Field, cruising into second base for a double. D-backs manager Torey Lovullo’s jaw dropped almost ...

Thompson to speak at Curbstone Mahoning Valley Scrappers Assistant General Manager Matt Thompson will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the ...

CINCINNATI — Zach Dezenzo and Yordan Alvarez hit two-run homers, Mike Burrows allowed three hits in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 10-0 on Friday night, extending the Reds losing streak to eight games. Zach Cole and Christian Vazquez also went deep for the Astros, who ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The record-breaking offense and revitalized hitting approach that helped carry Youngstown State to the Horizon League regular season title seemed to desert the Penguins at the most inopportune time this week. After dropping into the elimination bracket with their loss Thursday, ...

CORTLAND — It had been eight years since the Howland boys track team called itself the Trumbull County champs. After nearly six hours of competition, the Tigers might have clinched their first county title in nearly a decade on Thursday at Lakeview High School. There was one slight problem, ...