Day: August 23, 2022

Adley Rutschman’s preseason tricep strain prevented the Orioles from capitalizing on an aspect of MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement. They’ve given themselves the opportunity to not let that pass them by with a second No. 1 overall prospect. Including Tuesday, there are 44 days left in the regular season, meaning if Baltimore were to promote…

Associated Press DALLAS — Heavy rains across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads. “The Dallas-Fort Worth area was pretty much ground zero for the heaviest rain overnight,” said Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He said that…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers wore their City Connect uniforms on Monday night. Eric Lauer still recognized them. The 27-year-old left-hander added another start to his history of success against the Dodgers, holding them scoreless for the first five innings of a 4-0 shutout victory for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers had a stretch of…

LOS ANGELES — It is part of the fabric of baseball, as we’ve written in This Space before, and in fact it might even qualify as one of the game’s unwritten rules: Every fan base hates its team’s bullpen sooner or later. Yes, even the fans of The Team That Has (Almost) Everything. Many of…

Amid their month-long slide, fans have booed owner Hal Steinbrenner, ripped GM Brian Cashman and chanted to have Aaron Boone fired. Monday, before the Yankees took on the Mets in the first game of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium, Cashman gave Boone and his coaches a vote of confidence. “Being a manager of the…

Any hopes of Kyle Hendricks starting another game for the Chicago Cubs this year officially ended Monday. Hendricks was shut down for the rest of the season because of a capsular tear in his right shoulder, which lengthened the rehab process and ultimately prevented a return in 2022. The injury stems from a chronic issue…

Standing atop the hill, surrounded by a throng of kids half his height, Adley Rutschman looked out on the scene at Lamade Stadium. The Orioles’ rookie catcher was handed a large sheet of cardboard, then asked the kid next to him for the plan. “You ready?” Rutschman asked. “What’re we doing? Are we running on…

The St. John Bosco football team, one of the top high school programs in the nation, has reached a name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement with a Dallas-based sports performance and wellness group that might be the first ever to pay all members of a high school team. The deal was announced Monday by KONGiQ…

Around this time last season, Tyler Huntley and Trace McSorley were battling to be the Ravens’ backup quarterback. Huntley eventually won the job and appeared in seven games for injured starter Lamar Jackson, playing well enough to earn the status as a solid NFL backup. McSorley, meanwhile, was signed off the Ravens’ practice squad in…

During the coronavirus pandemic, Meals on Wheels Orange County, the county’s largest nonprofit senior nutrition and supportive service provider, doubled its output from 1 million to 2 million meals annually. But while the worst days of the coronavirus have passed, the number of meals being delivered to home-bound seniors has barely declined, said Darla Olson,…

At the tail end of a grueling road trip that’s included three rain delays, some very late-night travel and a doubleheader, the Mets finally ran out of gas on Monday night at Yankee Stadium. They lost 4-2 to their crosstown rivals, who won back-to-back games for the first time since July 29 and 30. The…

During the coronavirus pandemic, Meals on Wheels Orange County, the county’s largest nonprofit senior nutrition and supportive service provider, doubled its output from 1 million to 2 million meals annually. But while the worst days of the coronavirus have passed, the number of meals being delivered to home-bound seniors has barely declined, said Darla Olson,…

Around this time last season, Tyler Huntley and Trace McSorley were battling to be the Ravens’ backup quarterback. Huntley eventually won the job and appeared in seven games for injured starter Lamar Jackson, playing well enough to earn the status as a solid NFL backup. McSorley, meanwhile, was signed off the Ravens’ practice squad in…

The St. John Bosco football team, one of the top high school programs in the nation, has reached a name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement with a Dallas-based sports performance and wellness group that might be the first ever to pay all members of a high school team. The deal was announced Monday by KONGiQ…

Standing atop the hill, surrounded by a throng of kids half his height, Adley Rutschman looked out on the scene at Lamade Stadium. The Orioles’ rookie catcher was handed a large sheet of cardboard, then asked the kid next to him for the plan. “You ready?” Rutschman asked. “What’re we doing? Are we running on…

Associated Press DALLAS — Heavy rains across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads. “The Dallas-Fort Worth area was pretty much ground zero for the heaviest rain overnight,” said Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He said that…

Frustrated by what she saw as rising anti-LGBTQ division in Cypress, Maria Campos-Krekos turned to a familiar face she knew could help. That was Chase McCants Farrell, founder of the Evolved-Residents for Equality in Seal Beach — a coalition of nearby community members who organized their city’s first LGBTQ Pride march in 2021. And in…

Admit it, you didn’t know who he was either. When left-handed pitcher Nate Fisher entered the game for the Mets in the fifth inning of Sunday’s win in Philadelphia, even some of the people on the field were a bit unfamiliar. “I didn’t know who this guy was when he came into the game,” said…

Chris Getz called it “Project Birmingham.” Beginning Tuesday, some of the top prospects in the Chicago White Sox system will head to Birmingham, Ala., to finish the minor-league season with the organization’s Double-A affiliate. “The minor-league seasons are a little deeper than they have been in the past (running until Sept. 18), which can affect…

Manny Alvarez of the Student Section Report is writing for OCVarsity about the high school student sections during the football season. Each Monday morning the Orange County Student Section of the Week will be announced. At the end of the season, an OCVarsity Student Section of the Year will be chosen.  The weather forecast for Irvine…