Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …
Read More »
Cole Palmer said that Enzo Maresca is building something special after Chelsea produced a stunning performance to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the first final of Fifa’s expanded Club World Cup. Palmer was in astonishing form at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, scoring two brilliant goals and setting up João Pedro to make it 3-0 by half‑time. Chelsea were underdogs going …
Read More »
Gage Wood, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Arkansas, is the Phillies’ selection at 26th overall in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old only has a combined 13 starts in college over the past two years, going 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA across 37.2 innings pitched this past season. But he brings some good velocity with a mid-high-90s …
Read More »
Topline President Donald Trump was booed by some spectators at the FIFA Club World Cup Final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, as English soccer club Chelsea capped off the controversy-plagued tournament with a dominant 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. President of the United States Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino present medals to … More …
Read More »
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte took a break from mother-daughter dressing at Wimbledon. On July 13, the Princess of Wales attended the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the second day in a row, this time joined by her husband, Prince William, as well as her two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. While Kate, Will, and George were all dressed …
Read More »
1/37 Skubal, Skenes throw at Comerica Park on same day, giving baseball fans a unique experience DETROIT — It was no surprise when Tarik Skubal was named the American League starting pitcher for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. The Detroit Tigers ace has, after all, been the most dominant pitcher in baseball over the past two years. If you …
Read More »
Tyler Bremner drafted No. 2 by Angels in 2025 MLB Draft \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Bremner possesses an impressive fastball — a strong heater with ride that touches 98 mph — but the righty’s changeup is his best pitch. MLB Pipeline gave the offspeed offering a 65 grade on the 20-to-80 scale, with some scouts grading it as high as 70, thanks to its …
Read More »
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to stockpile starting pitching in the MLB Draft, selecting right-hander Angel Cervantes in the second round, but added a pair of college hitters to finish out the first day. A 6-foot-3, 195-pounder from Downey (Calif.) Warren High School, Cervantes is a UCLA commit who has a four-pitch repertoire with plus command and what has been described …
Read More »
Less than 72 hours ago, the Seattle Mariners were coming off their most demoralizing loss of the season. Mariners pick LSU left-hander Kade Anderson with No. 3 pick After Bryan Woo took a no-hit bid and a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning, a potentially special night for the M’s quickly turned into a Bronx nightmare. The New York Yankees …
Read More »
Day 2 is going to be even busier. Rounds 4-20 arrive Monday in Atlanta as part of All-Star Week festivities, thus wrapping up this year’s edition of the First-Year Player Draft. In total, 26 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Draft prospects remain on the board and could hear their names called as teams balance upside and value through the rest …
Read More »