Houston Chronicle

Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in an MLB game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in 2020, becoming the … [Read more...] about Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge wins his second AL MVP award after leading MLB with 58 home runs. … [Read more...] about Alert: Yankees slugger Aaron Judge wins his second AL MVP award after leading MLB with 58 home runs

The St. Petersburg City Council has reversed course on whether to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark. The council initially voted Thursday to approve the repair and later changed its mind. The reversal came after the council voted to delay consideration of revenue bonds for a proposed new $1.3 billion Rays ballpark. … [Read more...] about St. Petersburg council rejects immediate repair to Rays’ ballpark roof after first giving approval

Shohei Ohtani is going to save the newspaper industry in Japan — singlehandedly. The Japanese and Los Angeles Dodgers superstar won his third Most Valuable Player award, this time picking up his first MVP in the National League. He’d already won two in the American League playing with the Los Angeles Angels. The award triggered Japanese newspapers to print special editions, … [Read more...] about Ohtani again wins MVP and Japanese newspapers print more special editions to mark history