J.P. Hoornstra

Netflix's maiden Home Run Derby telecast came with plenty of hype. The field of participants included stars both familiar (Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber) and new (Junior Caminero, Munetaka Murakami), from the east (Ben Rice, Willson Contreras ) and midwest (Jac Caglianone, Jordan Walker). In the end, the July 13 exhibition at Citizens Bank Park in...

The 2026 season hasn't gone the way Jahmai Jones, or most of the Detroit Tigers, have hoped. The Tigers designated Jones for assignment on July 9. Five days later, with the MLB schedule at a standstill during the All-Star break, the Tigers swung a trade to send Jones to the Boston Red Sox for a...

Willson Contreras is staying in Boston. The All-Star first baseman, who will compete in his fourth career All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia, told reporters he informed the Red Sox he isn't willing to waive his no-trade clause this summer. The MLB trade deadline is Aug. 3. https://twitter/ChrisCotillo/status/2077132983236972714 The odds of the Red Sox...

Quarterback Will Grier, who declined an offer to join the Dallas Cowboys' coaching staff in June to sign with the Carolina Panthers, retired July 15. The Panthers placed Grier on the reserve/retired list, effectively ending his playing career. MORE: Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer sets clear goal for 2026 NFL season Grier played two regular season games...

Boxer Mike Tyson presented the ESPY award for best single-game performance to Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on July 15. Just don't ask him who Shohei Ohtani plays for, what sport he plays, or even apparently what gender Shohei Ohtani is. After (somewhat) correctly pronouncing Ohtani's name, Tyson turned to co-presented Logan Paul to...

A hot mic caught Mike Tyson asking an odd question about the Los Angeles Dodgers star on stage at the ESPY Awards.

Mark Canha's appearance on the June 21 episode of "100 Cooks," a bakeoff show on the Food Network, wasn't the official end of his baseball career. He was, after all, identified by the show as a "professional baseball player." https://twitter/TEAmoeBbl/status/2077720398683095094 More than a year after his last game with the Kansas City Royals, however, Canha...

The Philadelphia Phillies' trade-deadline needs just grew. Reliever Brad Keller has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and is expected to miss the rest of the season, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. https://twitter/JeffPassan/status/2077833448887132549 If he undergoes surgery on his right elbow, it would keep him out a significant portion, if not all,...

Jonathan Ornelas opted out of his minor league contract with the New York Yankees, Francys Romero reported on Twitter/X on July 16. https://twitter/francysromeroFR/status/2077827732436578401 Ornelas, 26, is slashing .299/.362/.480 with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 39 RBIs for the Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders, the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate. MORE: Former Mets outfielder, reality show contestant, ‘trending toward’...

A three-time Padres All-Star reliever is not impressed with the first-year manager's work through the 2026 All-Star break.