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NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Pirates and the New York Yankees scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed due to rain in/around New York City. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday with both games on WJPA-AM (1450). Game one will air at 12:40 pm. The broadcast for game two will begin at 6:40 pm.

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried will come off the injured list ahead of schedule Wednesday to pitch for the New York Yankees in the second game of their day-night doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The ace left-hander has been sidelined since May 14 because of a left elbow bone bruise and had been lined up to make a second minor league rehab start Wednesday. But when the Yankees announced their starting pitching plans Tuesday night for Wednesday’s twinbill, they listed Gerrit Cole in the opener and Fried in Game 2. Fried, a three-time All-Star, is 4-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 10 starts for New York this season. He threw 52 pitches over three innings last Friday in a rehab outing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players have proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June. It’s another signal the sport is heading to a labor confrontation this offseason. The union proposed allowing college sophomores to be eligible for the draft along with those finishing their junior years. That’s a group eligible under the current rules along with high school seniors. Players proposed moving the draft back to June, when it was held through 2020. They asked that draft slot values continue to be increased at the same percentage as industry revenue through 2027.

The World Cup hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico wasn’t perfect, but has still been widely hailed as a success. The tournament featured 48 teams and 104 games, with stars like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé captivating audiences. Despite some political issues and weather challenges, the games mostly went smoothly. Fox and Telemundo reported strong viewership, with the Spain-Argentina final drawing millions. Fox said Tuesday that the Spain-Argentina game drew 38.937 million viewers — including a peak of 51.685 million — which easily set the record as the most-watched English language soccer telecast in U.S. history, according to Nielsen Media Research.