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Spikes drop another contest to Scrappers

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NILES, Ohio – Evan York put the State College Spikes ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to right field, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers used some late power to take an 8-5 decision on Thursday night at 7/17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. York, a 19-year-old switch-hitting catcher from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada who played for the Canadian Junior National Team in 2025, jumped on a 3-1 pitch from Ciaran Caughey with one out in the sixth and sent it 370 feet to the Mahoning Valley (3-0) bullpen in right field to put the Spikes (0-3) in front, 6-5. Trent Turner also ...

Curve stomp Fisher Cats, 8-3

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MANCHESTER, NH – Altoona took advantage of a summer-like day in New Hampshire and hit four homers on their way to an 8-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday afternoon. Starters Peyton Stumbo and Alex Amalfi for New Hampshire traded zeros through the first three innings of the game until Altoona got Amalfi’s number in the fourth. After Keiner Delgado walked and Duce Gourson singled to start the frame, Lonnie White Jr. slammed a long three-run homer to left to take a 3-0 lead for the Curve. Later in the inning, the Curve got a double from Titus Dumitru and a walk ...

Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike

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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners' salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and says the plan is needed because management concluded that the luxury tax system in place since 2003 no longer is working. Owners last week made their first cap proposal since 1994, when a 7 1/2-month strike caused the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. Manfred was a junior lawyer on the owners' bargaining team in those negotiations. Players have vowed to fight a cap ...

Reedsville moves into second place

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY — Reedsville moved into second place in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League with a 16-6 win over Lewistown on Wednesday. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Reedsville (8-3) has now won its last three games in a row and is just a half game behind league-leading Beaver Springs (8-2). It didn’t take long for Reedsville to take control of the game on Wednesday as it scored nine runs in the first inning to take a 9-1 lead. Reedsville batted 13 men in the first inning as it scored nine times ...

Scrappers drop Spikes, 12-7

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NILES, Ohio – Tyree Reed etched his name into the State College Spikes record books by homering twice in the same game and Justin Journette started the home run party going for the Spikes, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers used a big inning to top the Spikes, 12-7, on Wednesday night at 7/17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. Reed, an outfielder from Jackson State, began his barrage with a 379-foot, two-run shot to left-center field in the third inning. The Vallejo, Calif. native then followed it up by blasting a 421-foot, two-run dinger to center field in the eighth. With his ...

Scrappers double up Spikes, 6-3

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NILES, Ohio – State College Spikes returnee Camden Ross smashed a two-run single in the eighth inning to keep the game within reach, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers took a 6-3 victory on Tuesday night at 7/17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood to in the 2026 MLB Draft League opener for both teams. Ross, a catcher from Western Kentucky, who reached base at a .433 clip for the Spikes (0-1) over 22 games in 2025, marked his return by driving in Alex Mendoza Jr. and Tyree Reed to cut the deficit to two runs. CJ Richmond and Luke Nomura also stole bases to aid the State College ...