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The Pirates’ Paul Skenes will compete for Team USA

Local Sports

NEW YORK — Paul Skenes is ready to take on the world. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace announced Tuesday that he will join Team USA when the World Baseball Classic returns next March. “Being around the best players in the game for three, four weeks, however long it is — unbelievable ...

Pittsburgh Pirates lose close one to New York Mets

National Sports

NEW YORK — Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, on Tuesday night. Brandon Nimmo had an early RBI double off hard-luck loser Mitch Keller for the NL East-leading Mets (28-15), who have won five of six to move a ...

Rose, Jackson are reinstated by MLB

National Sports

NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death ...

Rainy weather forces Altoona Curve baseball into a twinbill

Local Sports

The Altoona Curve and Harrisburg Senators were rained out on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The game will be made up as a doubleheader today with game one beginning at 11 a.m. and the second game following. Tickets for Tuesday’s game can be exchanged for any other 2025 ...