Tom Dierberger

5 days ago | si.com | Tom Dierberger

The only thing better than watching a young player collect his first career hit? Watching his family watch the play unfold from the stands. That's exactly what happened in the second inning of the Minnesota Twins' series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Truist Park. Designated hitter Luke Keaschall, ranked as the No. 57 prospect in all of baseball by MLB Pipeline, was called up by the Twins on Thursday and made the most of his MLB debut one day later.

5 days ago | si.com | Tom Dierberger

Jessica Mendoza, the former softball star and current Los Angeles Dodgers analyst for SportsNet LA, has a heartwarming plan for the World Series ring she received for the franchise's 2024 title. She outlined those plans during a recent appearance on the Baseball Tonight podcast. "I honestly will probably give it to my Dad," Mendoza said to host Buster Olney. "... Being Mexican-American, we grew up with Fernando Valenzuela, and all my memories as a kid, a lot of them are at Dodger Stadium.

5 days ago | ktla.com | Tom Dierberger

As the Los Angeles Clippers gear up for their first-round playoff series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, coach Ty Lue isn't reaching out to a former employee in the Mile High City. At his press conference Friday, Lue told reporters that he hasn't asked fired coach Michael Malone for advice to take down the Nuggets. Malone, of course, was shockingly canned by Denver in early April with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season.

5 days ago | si.com | Tom Dierberger

With less than one week away from the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, two highly touted prospects have decided not to attend the event in Green Bay. The NFL announced Friday that Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart and Georgia defensive end Mykal Williams—who were initially planning on traveling to Wisconsin earlier this week—are no longer attending the draft. Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston will now attend the draft.

5 days ago | si.com | Tom Dierberger

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is widely expected to be selected among the top 10 picks in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft. But one NFL general manager doesn't believe he's getting enough hype. "I had a GM tell me a couple days ago that Ashton Jeanty is being slept on," Fox Sports insider Jordan Schultz said Thursday. "I said, 'What do you mean? He's going to be a top five, top 10 pick.' He said, 'No, no, no. You don't understand. This guy is a superstar.