DELRAY BEACH — On a Friday night in February, a 50-year-old man traveled to a Dollar Tree, police say, to meet two 15-year-olds for sex. Instead, the man was confronted by an MMA fighter, a Russian ...

COLUMBIA — Paul Mainieri smiles a lot when he tells one of his many stories, gained from over 40 years as a baseball coach. This one, it’s more of an exasperated expression. “One year,” he’s said ...

You're in the thick of the draft and can't decide between two players. The logical choice is to target the one whose position is nearest to dropping off. But where are the drop-offs? That's what these ...

With spring training games already underway, it means the baseball season is quickly approaching. That means it’s time to come out of hibernation early and begin studying for your fantasy drafts.

For the last nine months, I’ve been running seven infrared trail cameras in wetlands around Beaverton and Forest Grove — originally to capture the daily lives of beavers for a future story. Along the ...

Who’s the best catcher in MLB? Reigning AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh’s widely acknowledged as the best player at his position right now. As we look across the landscape for the best catchers in MLB ...

Even moving past Cal Raleigh‘s awe-inspiring, record-breaking, MVP-quality campaign, 2025 was a great year for the catchers on the whole. In fact, the catcher spot was responsible for more homers (606 ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners and catcher Mitch Garver are finalizing a minor league contract, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ...

Spring training camps are underway, which means it is time to look at the state of baseball. As part of our 2026 MLB season preview, ESPN's Buster Olney surveyed those around the industry to help him ...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Fielding Run Value is a metric that attempts to quantify a player’s measurable defensive performance. It cannot quantify the intangibles of catching, such as leadership or pitch ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets bolstered their catching depth on Sunday, claiming catcher Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Dodgers. Rortvedt was on the Dodgers’ World Series roster last fall, ...