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Phillies LHP Cristopher Sanchez agrees to 4-year extension
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez agreed to a four-year contract extension on Saturday that runs through 2028 with club options for 2029 and 2030.,Sanchez's new contract begins in 2025, with the team buying out his arbitration years.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Sanchez,...

Mets place RHP Sean Reid-Foley on IL
The New York Mets placed right-hander Sean Reid-Foley on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder impingement.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Reid-Foley, who began the season with a shoulder impingement.,Reid-Foley, 28, allowed one hit in one-third on an inning of relief in a ...

Report: Phillies, Cristopher Sanchez finalizing 4-year extension
The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez are finalizing a four-year contract extension, MLB Network reported Saturday morning.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Sanchez, who is playing this season on a one-year, $753,500 contract.,Per the report, the Phillies will buy out Sa...

Shohei Ohtani aims to help Dodgers salvage split in set vs. Angels
Shohei Ohtani politely tipped his batting helmet to his former Los Angeles Angels teammates when he came to bat in the bottom of the first inning on Friday night. He walked.,Ohtani later announced his presence more loudly with a 455-foot monster home run well beyond the center field fence in the fif...

Nationals look to stay hot in rematch vs. Rockies
The Washington Nationals are teeming with youth but they aren't playing like a young team. ,Washington improved to 10-3 since June 7 after opening a nine-game road trip with an 11-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night in Denver.,The Nationals will have a chance to win the three-game series...

Astros' Ronel Blanco hopes to avoid pitching staff jinx vs. Orioles
The pitching rotating door continues for the Houston Astros.,The latest pitcher with injury concerns for the Astros is right-hander Jake Bloss, who made his major league debut on Friday. The 22-year-old was filling in for veteran right-hander Justin Verlander, who landed on the injured list Tuesday ...
Caitlin Clark Beat The Brakes Off Atlanta Dream In Front Of Sold Out Crowd
Caitlin Clark's rookie year has turned the corner as she secured another win in front of an NBA-sized crowed....

Marlins look for more late magic in rematch vs. Mariners
Although the Miami Marlins reside in last place in the National League East, they are the best team in the majors when it comes to walk-off victories.,Fresh off its third straight such win and eighth of the season, Miami will look to ride that momentum into the rematch against the visiting Seattle M...

Guardians' Ben Lively bids for better showing in rematch vs. Jays
A week ago, Ben Lively endured his worst outing of an otherwise stellar season. It came at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays. ,The Cleveland right-hander eyes a better performance in his second career encounter against the visiting Blue Jays. He'll also try to help the Guardians to a fourth consecu...

Old rivals face off again as A's host Twins
A rivalry that dates back to their college days continues Saturday afternoon as Minnesota Twins right-hander Bailey Ober and Oakland Athletics left-hander JP Sears duel for the second time in seven days, this time in California.,The A's got the jump on the Twins in their rematch series Friday night ...

Rangers' Jon Gray, not Max Scherzer, draws start vs. Royals
The Rangers will have a hard-throwing right-hander on the mound Saturday afternoon as they go for the series win against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Only it won't be the one many Texas fans hoped for.,Multiple media outlets reported earlier this week that three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Sc...

Zack Wheeler, Phillies aim to get back on track vs. D-backs
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to avoid matching their season-worst, three-game losing streak on Saturday when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,The Phillies, who lost three games in a row from May 26-28, have dropped six of their past nine games t...

Ultra hand FaZe first loss at CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying
The Toronto Ultra handed the Atlanta FaZe their first loss in the Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major on Friday, opening Week 4 -- the final week of qualifying -- with a 3-2 win in a matchup of the top two teams in the standings.,With teams playing seven qualifying games, the Ultra and FaZe sit tied...

In first game against Shohei Ohtani, Angels top Dodgers
Taylor Ward delivered a tiebreaking run-scoring single in the top of the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Angels notched a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night in the opener of a two-game set at Dodger Stadium.,Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers hit a massive two-run homer and reached ba...

Grant Fisher wins 10,000 on first day of U.S. Track trials
Grant Fisher won the first event final at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials in Eugene, Ore., on Friday, taking the men's 10,000 meters to book a trip to Paris in July.,The American-record holder in the 10,000, the 27-year-old Fisher crossed the finish line in 27 minutes, 49.47 seconds on Friday ...

Shea Langeliers' two-run blast lifts A's over Twins
Shea Langeliers hit closer Jhoan Duran's third pitch of the eighth inning for a go-ahead home run, Oakland closer Mason Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth and the Athletics opened a three-game home series by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Friday night.,The Twins, who were attempting to beat the A's fo...

Nationals explode for 19 hits, beat Rockies 11-5
Drew Millas homered and finished with three hits, Luis Garcia also went deep, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 in Denver on Friday night.,Lane Thomas had three hits, four RBIs and finished a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, and Jacob Young and CJ Abrams also had thre...

Astros outslug Orioles for 14-11 victory
Jake Meyers clubbed a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning before Joey Loperfido recorded a pair of doubles in a nine-run sixth as the Houston Astros outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 14-11 on Friday.,Loperfido became the first Astro to double twice in an inning since Yordan Alvarez did so...

Sarah Schmelzel shares Women's PGA lead; Nelly Korda misses cut
Sarah Schmelzel, who has never won an LPGA event nor finished in the top 10 at a major, shares the lead midway through the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Sammamish, Wash.,The 30-year-old Phoenix native shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday at Sahalee Country Club to move to 6-under 138, leaving her atop...

Caeleb Dressel finally books spot in Paris at swim trials
One of the most decorated American swimmers is finally on his way to Paris to compete for individual Olympic gold.,Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel won the men's 50-meter freestyle final Friday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis, booking a spot in an individual event ...