Phoenix, AZ

MLB Trade Rumors

The D-backs have released veteran catcher Tucker Barnhart following last week’s DFA, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’s now a free agent. Barnhart, 33, signed a minor league deal with the Snakes back in January. He’s technically in the second season of a two-year, $6.5MM contract signed with the Cubs in the 2022-23 offseason. Chicago released him from that contract last August after he hit just .202/.285/.257 in 123 plate appearances. The Dodgers quickly scooped him up on a minor league deal but didn’t bring him to the majors before the season’s end.

Diamondbacks release two-time Gold Glove winner

Los Angeles, CA

Dodgers Nation

The Los Angeles Dodgers have released infielder Jonathan Arauz, according to the infielder’s page on MLB.com. Arauz spent the first three months of the season playing several infield positions for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club. While in the minors, he slashed .227/.286/.324. Before signing a minor league deal...

Dodgers Release Struggling Infielder

Philadelphia, PA

Cincinnati, OH

May 4, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Nick Ahmed (16) advances to third base on a single by San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater (not pictured) during the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports. The Cincinnati Reds...

Reds acquire veteran OF Austin Slater from Giants

Yardbarker

The Los Angeles Dodgers lineup is loaded with All-Star level players, including three former MVP winners (Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman). The presence of that trio overshadows some of the other stars in the lineup, including catcher Will Smith.This weekend, Smith made sure that everybody in baseball knows his name as he put together a dominant run on Friday and Saturday that saw him homer in four consecutive at-bats. He hit three consecutive home runs in the Dodgers' 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. On Saturday, he picked right up where he left off by homering in his first at-bat of the game to give him four consecutive home runs in four consecutive at-bats. Here is the fourth of those home runs.
HOMERS IN FOUR STRAIGHT AT-BATS FOR WILL SMITH! pic.twitter.com/iGMl6J1tA6— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 6, 2024
That was Smith's only hit of the day, but it again helped the Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Brewers. He is now up to 15 home runs on the season with a .854 OPS, making him one of the most productive catchers in all of baseball.  

Watch: Dodgers star homers in fourth consecutive at-bat

Denver, CO

The Associated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rece Hinds homered and doubled in his major league debut, Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Monday night. All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz had an RBI double and scored twice. He also stole...

Hinds homers in big league debut and Abbott goes 7 innings as Reds blank Rockies 6-0

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Colorado State

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

San Francisco, CA

Cleveland, OH

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bo Naylor conneced for a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday and another home series win for the AL Central leaders. Stepping in for Austin Hedges, Naylor connected with two...

Bo Naylor’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer sends AL Central-leading Guardians to 5-4 win over Giants

Texas State

Matagorda, TX

MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda early Monday with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds, the National Weather Service reported. The storm's center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. Central Standard Time about 85 miles southwest of...

Beryl makes landfall on Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane, National Weather Service says

Maine State

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Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Milwaukee, WI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins both homered, had three hits and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium. Eric Haase had a two-run homer in the fifth inning...

Yelich, Perkins power Brewers to 9-2 victory over Dodgers and avoid being swept in weekend series

Akron Beacon Journal

CLEVELAND — The Guardians dropped Friday's game but rebounded Saturday and won Sunday afternoon's rubber match against the San Francisco Giants 5-4. 
                        The Guardians (56-32), aided on Saturday by Jhonkensy Noel's third home run in his first eight games in the majors, have continued a power surge that has them in first place in the American League. 
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Cleveland Guardians vs. San Francisco Giants: Bo Naylor becomes hero with pinch-hit homer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once that second-quarter layup went in and he finally had his first NBA points after a trio of misses, Bronny James could exhale and everything began to slow down. He hardly expects to be perfect at this early stage of his professional career, and every...

Looking a lot like dad, Bronny James makes NBA Summer League debut

ESPN

Shohei Ohtani became the third player with a home run, triple, walk, hit by pitch and stolen base in a game.

Dodgers' Ohtani snaps slump, achieves rare feat at plate

ATLANTA (AP) — Reynaldo López threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves hit four homers in a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. López (7-2) lowered his league-leading ERA to 1.71, allowing just two hits and walking three with six strikeouts. “He was really...

Braves hit four homers to power past Phillies 6-0

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday but was expected to regain hurricane strength as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A hurricane warning was declared for a...

Texas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

New Mexico State

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Tucson, AZ

Arizona Luminaria

Tucsonans awoke on the first day of summer to find the usual morning views of the Rincon and Santa Catalina mountains were blocked by thick clouds of dust and haze. A 100-mile-long dust storm blew across New Mexico from the east and into Tucson overnight, said Glenn Lader, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tucson.

100-mile dust storm blankets Tucson

LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Alex Palou demonstrated his quick command of IndyCar’s new hybrid engine on Saturday to nudge Pato O’Ward by 0.0024 seconds for his second consecutive pole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Palou now seeks his third victory this season on Sunday in the 200-mile...

Alex Palou embraces IndyCar hybrid engine, edges Pato O'Ward to win second straight Mid-Ohio pole

Glendale, AZ

Tempe, AZ

Scottsdale, AZ

Paradise Valley, AZ

Laveen Village, AZ

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Eugenio Suárez homers, doubles and has 5 RBIs in the Diamondbacks' 9-1 victory over the Padres

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and a bases-clearing double in the ninth in...

Eugenio Suárez homers, doubles and has 5 RBIs in the Diamondbacks' 9-1 victory over the Padres

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