May 13, 2025 4:41 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 and comes a day before the Cincinnati Reds will honor baseball’s career hits leader with Pete Rose Night. Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the league’s policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire after death. Under the Hall of Fame’s current rules, it appears the earliest Rose or Jackson could be inducted would be in 2028.
May 13, 2025 4:40 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Pirates ace Paul Skenes pitched out of trouble all night and exited after six innings with a chance to win. But the Mets scratched across two runs against Pittsburgh’s bullpen in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead. New York left fielder Brandon Nimmo robbed Joey Bart of a leadoff homer in the eighth, but Pittsburgh tied it at 3 in the ninth.
May 13, 2025 4:41 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham has served a one-game suspension against the New York Mets for conduct directed at Los Angeles Angels fans last month. Pham was disciplined by Major League Baseball and fined an undisclosed amount on April 25 for “inappropriate actions toward” Angels fans during a game two days earlier. The penalty was upheld after his appeal went to a hearing. The 37-year-old Pham reportedly made an obscene gesture to a fan who touched him while he was tracking down a ball in the left-field corner during a 3-0 win over the Angels.
May 12, 2025 4:40 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart’s fielder’s choice on a hard ground ball in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves 4-3 to win two in a three-game series. Bart hit a sharp grounder with the infield drawn in that hit off shortstop Nick Allen’s glove and scored Adam Frazier. It was Bart’s second career walk-off RBI. The Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton before the series and replaced him with bench coach Don Kelly. Pittsburgh had lost seven games in a row and 10 of 11 before the change.
May 12, 2025 4:43 am
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have fired manager Bud Black. He was the winningest manager in franchise history, but the Rockies are off to a 7-33 start that’s one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted third base coach Warren Schaeffer to be the interim manager Sunday after a 9-3 win over San Diego. That victory wasn’t enough to save Black’s job after the Rockies lost 21-0 to the Padres on Saturday. They also fired bench coach Mike Redmond. Hitting coach Clint Hurdle takes over as interim bench coach. The Rockies have the worst 40-game start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles.
May 11, 2025 5:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Olson homered in the third inning and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. Chase Shugart (1-3) got Sean Murphy to ground to short for the second out in the 11th with Olson on third. He intentionally walked Michael Harris II to bring up Eli White. Shugart nearly hit White in the head with a pitch that went to the backstop, allowing Olson to score. Murphy and Harris hit back-to-back doubles in the second inning to put Atlanta ahead 1-0. Scott Blewett (2-0) got the win.
May 10, 2025 1:06 am
The WPIAL Baseball Playoff brackets are set. There are 14 Washington/Greene County teams in the field with the championship games at EQT Park May 26-27. Avella, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Jeff-Morgan, McGuffey, Trinity and Waynesburg all have teams in the softball tournaments released yesterday. The opening-rounds daily schedule for our local baseball teams follows. WPIAL Baseball Brackets
Monday, May 12
3A #17 McGuffey vs. #16 Shady Side Academy, 5:00 pm at West Mifflin
Tuesday, May 13
2A #5 Fort Cherry vs. #12 Laurel, 2:00 pm at Shaler
1A #8 Jeff-Morgan vs. #9 Winchester Thurston, 2:00 pm at Norwin
3A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Burrell, 3:00 pm at Gateway
1A #10 Avella vs. #7 Western Beaver, 3:00 pm at Boyce-Mayview Park
2A #13 Chartiers-Houston vs. #4 Shenango, 4:00 pm at Burkett Complex
2A #11 California vs. #6 Riverview, 4:30 pm at Norwin
3A #4 Waynesburg vs. #13 Freeport, 5:30 pm at Gateway
1A #6 Carmichaels vs. #11 Union, 5:30 pm at Boyce-Mayview Park
Wednesday, May 14
5A #7 Peters Township vs. #10 Baldwin, 4:30 pm at Boyce-Mayview Park
4A #11 Ringgold vs. #6 Blackhawk, 4:30 pm at West Mifflin
5A #16 Trinity vs. #1 Pine-Richland, 5:00 pm at Plum (change from original)
Quarterfinals, Monday, May 19
6A #2 Canon-McMillan vs. #7 North Hills, site/time TBD
2A #3 Burgettstown bye, site/time/opponent TBD
May 10, 2025 2:00 am
Softball’s second season is set to begin next week following the WPIAL’s release of the 2025 Softball Playoff brackets. A dozen Washington & Greene County teams are included in this tournaments which are scheduled to end May 27-28 at PennWest-California’s Lilley Field. Chartiers-Houston (2A) and Carmichaels (1A) won outright section championships and are the highest-seeded teams from the two-county area. The CHHS Bucs are joined by 6A Canon-McMillan, 5A Trinity, 3A Charleroi & McGuffey, 2A Bentworth & Burgettstown and 1A Avella from Washington County. Our southern neighbors have 2A Waynesburg along with 1A Jeff-Morgan & West Greene in addition to the undefeated Mikes.
Avella, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Jeff-Morgan, McGuffey, Trinity and Waynesburg all have teams in the baseball tournaments due to be announced Friday afternoon. The opening-rounds daily schedule for our local softball teams follows. WPIAL Softball Brackets
Monday, May 12
5A #10 Trinity vs. #7 South Fayette, 4:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elem (Peters)
Tuesday, May 13
2A #12 Bentworth vs. #5 South Allegheny, 3:00 pm at West Mifflin
1A #5 Jeff-Morgan vs. #12 Greens. Cent. Cath, 3:00 pm at Waynesburg University
2A #16 Burgettstown vs. #1 Neshannock, 3:00 pm at North Allegheny
2A #2 Chartiers-Houston vs. #15 Brentwood, 4:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elem (Peters)
3A #6 McGuffey vs. #11 Ligonier Valley, 5:00 pm at West Mifflin
2A #6 Waynesburg vs. #11 Riverside, 5:00 pm at North Allegheny
3A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Deer Lakes, 5:00 pm at Norwin
1A #9 Avella vs. #8 Jeannette, 6:00 pm at Pleasant Valley Elem (Peters)
Wednesday, May 14
6A #4 Canon-McMillan vs. #5 Pine-Richland, site/time TBD
Quarterfinals
1A #2 Carmichaels bye, site/time/opponent TBD
1A #3 West Greene bye, site/time/opponent TBD
May 10, 2025 2:18 am
Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College is hosting this week’s six-team Presidents’ Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. The double-elimination tournament runs through Saturday afternoon. Grove City is unbeaten, Westminster has one loss. The Wolverines need one win Saturday to win the title. The Titans need to sweep to claim the championship.
Round 3, Friday
W&J > Allegheny, 14-1 (Allegheny eliminated)
Westminster > St. Vincent, 3-2 (St. Vincent eliminated)
Grove City > W&J, 4-1, 10 inn. (W&J eliminated)
Championship Round, Saturday
Westminster vs. Grove City
If Necessary, Westminster vs. Grove City
Round 1, Wednesday
#1 W&J > #6 Thiel, 7-1
#2 Grove City > #5 St. Vincent, 10-3
#3 Allegheny > #4 Westminster, 4-1
Round 2, Thursday
St. Vincent > Thiel, 15-12, 10 inn.
Westminster > W&J, 5-4
Grove City > Allegheny, 3-1
May 10, 2025 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bailey Falter allowed just two hits over six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates made manager Don Kelly a winner in his debut, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-2. Kelly, a Pittsburgh-area native promoted from bench coach to manager after the club fired Derek Shelton, received a warm ovation when introduced before the game. Kelly then sat back and watched the Pirates put together a crisp nine innings of work that had been elusive during their miserable start. Alexander Canario and Jared Triolo homered for Pittsburgh. The Braves fell to 0-4 this season when trying to reach .500.
