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Frankfort’s Orndorf Named Lowery Award Winner As Top Player In W.Va.

SHORT GAP — Lanson Orndorf thought he’d already written the perfect ending. The Frankfort senior closed his high school career by throwing complete-game victories in both the state quarterfinals against Lincoln and the Class AA championship game against Logan, powering the Falcons to ...

Brandon Lowe, Henry Davis Each Homer To Lead Pirates Over Mariners 5-1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday. Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the ...

Class AAAA All-State Baseball Squads Announced

In Old English, the surname "Fala" meant "fall." That's certainly a misnomer when it comes to the 2026 West Virginia Class AAAA all-state high school baseball team. George Washington second baseman Jon Fala rose to the top of the squad, being named captain as a sophomore. Fala played errorless ball to help the Patriots to a 32-5 record and a state championship. He led GW with a .529 batting average, a .594 on base percentage, a .959 slugging percentage, stolen bases with 14, hits with 64, runs with 61 and triples with six. "Jon is one of the most gifted baseball players I have ...

MLB Proposes Limiting Most Free Agent Contracts To 5 Years And 15% Of A Team’s Salary Cap

Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players' association. MLB's plan would eliminate deals such as Juan Soto's $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets. The league said just seven players this year exceed the proposed maximum and 98% of free agent contracts would not have been impacted. "There’s no question that we’re very far apart,” union head Bruce Meyer said during an online news ...