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Stillwater’s Drew Gilbert impresses in first full season of pro ball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

HOUSTON — When the Twins drafted Drew Gilbert in the 35th round of the 2019 draft out of Stillwater High School, he was a prolific two-way player with a strong commitment to Oregon State.Much has changed in the ensuing years.He changed his commitment to Tennessee, where he became a standout outfielder. He pitched sparingly while there, instead becoming one of the best college hitters in the country. The Houston Astros snapped him up with the 28th overall pick in last year’s draft, and he has made a strong impression since that point, recently earning a promotion.Gilbert only played 11 professional games last year after being drafted as a result of a dislocated elbow, but healthy now, he has been showing off the tools that made him a first-round draft pick. He began this season at Class-A Advanced, hitting .361 with a 1.107 on-base plus slugging percentage before the Astros bumped him up to Double-A Corpus Christi earlier this month.“I think the thing that stands out a lot is obvious...

Crews battling fire at Delmar apartment complex

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

DELMAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Crews are battling a fire at an apartment complex in Delmar. The fire is taking place on Equinox Court. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Multiple departments responded to the scene. Police are asking the public to avoid Kenwood Avenue between Orchard Street and Cherry Avenue Extension while crews continue battling the fire.

Man last seen entering Colorado River in kayak is missing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

A man is missing and was last seen getting into the Colorado River in Hot Sulphur Springs in an inflatable kayak.About 1:50 p.m. Monday staff with the Pioneer Park campground notified the Grand County Sheriff’s Office about a vehicle parked at a campsite that was past checkout, according to a sheriff’s office news release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Indigenous Missing Person alert issued by CBI for Lakewood woman Crime and Public Safety | Woman, 55, considered endangered is missing from southern Colorado Crime and Public Safety | Missing Boulder woman found safe in New York Crime and Public Safety | Man is missing for over a month and Denver police ask for public’s help in locating him Crime and Public Safety | 71-year-old man missing from Thornton found safe Deputies responded to the area and received information about a man who got into the river on Sunday in a kayak and...

Karen Bass declined $600 gift basket from Kardashians; What other gifts L.A.'s mayor rejected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

The Kardashian family, the Los Angeles Dodgers and other affluent Angelenos sent gifts to the office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, which her office sent back, according to documents released by the city to a Reuters journalist.Ben Welsh, formerly of the Los Angeles Times and currently an applications editor with Reuters, filed a public records request with the mayor's office to obtain records of the gifts and the corresponding cash value that her office has received since taking office last fall.Welsh posted the correspondence on Reddit and shared a spreadsheet of the items Bass's office has received, rejected and the big names who sent them. The headliner among those gift-givers is one of the world's most recognized last names: Kardashian. Officials float idea of adding new fees to L.A. highways According to the records shared with Welsh, last month, Kim Kardashian attempted to send the mayor a $600 goodie bag containing Kardashian-branded products, including hot sauce, liquo...

2 juveniles shot in Pico-Union, suspects at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

Police are searching for suspects after two juveniles were shot near Loyola High School in the Pico-Union neighborhood on Tuesday.Los Angeles police received reports of the shooting at Pico Boulevard and Catalina Street around 4:30 p.m.Both victims are juveniles, but their ages and identities have not been released. When officers arrived, they found one victim lying on the sidewalk with injuries. They were transported to a local hospital by police. A bystander transported the second victim to the hospital. Police are searching for suspects after two juveniles were shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood on May 30, 2023. (KTLA)Police are searching for suspects after two juveniles were shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood on May 30, 2023. (KTLA)Police are searching for suspects after two juveniles were shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood on May 30, 2023. (KTLA)Police are searching for suspects after two juveniles were shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood on May 30, 2023. (KTLA)Police are se...

James Comey calls Durham report a 'nothingburger' in KTLA interview

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

Former FBI Director James Comey didn't mince words in his reaction to a special counsel's report on the FBI investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign."There’s nothing new in that report about the FBI. No new facts," Comey told KTLA 5 Morning News anchor Frank Buckley. The 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is refocusing negative attention on one of the most politically significant investigations in FBI history: the probe into whether Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was conspiring with Russia to tip the outcome of the election.The findings aren't flattering for the FBI, with Durham asserting that it rushed into the investigation without an adequate basis and routinely ignored or rationalized evidence that undercut its premise. The report catalogs a series of errors - though many were already documented years ago by a separate Justice Department inspector general report, and the FBI says it's taken several dozen corrective steps on its own."(Dur...

Detached house in Milpitas sells for $1.5 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

1387 Mount Shasta Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,763-square-foot house built in 1981 has changed hands. The property located in the 1300 block of Mount Shasta Avenue in Milpitas was sold on May 8, 2023. The $1,500,000 purchase price works out to $851 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 3,392-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 1,742-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Big Bear Court in Milpitas sold in January 2023, for $1,250,500, a price per square foot of $718. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In January 2023, a 1,271-square-foot home on Big Bear Court in Milpitas sold for $1,135,000, a price per square foot of $893. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Lassen Avenue, Milpitas, in March 2023, a 1,732-square-foot home was sold for $1,665,000, a price per square foot of $961. The home has 4 bedroom...

Luke Jackson completes long road back from Tommy John, joins SF Giants bullpen

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Gabe Kapler keeps the wet bar in his office well-stocked. An array of mostly dark liquors line the metal shelves of the bar cart, its total value approaching a modest annual salary, but one bottle holds a special meaning.On Tuesday, it was about time to crack it open.“Today’s the day,” Giants reliever Luke Jackson said, smiling.After signing a two-year, $11.5 million free-agent deal this offseason, Jackson arrived at spring training bearing a gift for his new manager. Himself a fan of Japanese whiskey, Jackson asked around and learned Kapler’s tastes — “something that’s different,” he said — and decided on a bottle that retails for approximately $1,100: Yamazaki 18-year, single malt.“When I gave it to him, he goes, ‘Hey, I’m not gonna open this until you pitch,’ ” Jackson said. “I was like, ‘You do what you want. You can open it now. I don’t really care.’ He was like, ‘...

Guerrero gets 3 hits, Kikuchi earns the win as Blue Jays beat Brewers 7-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had three hits, Whit Merrifield reached twice and drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Tuesday night.Brandon Belt and Cavan Biggio each reached base three times and drove in a run as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game home losing streak.William Contreras hit a two-run home run, his second homer in two games, as the Brewers lost for the fourth time in five games.Yusei Kikuchi (6-2) allowed two runs and three hits in five innings, snapping a three-start winless streak. Kikuchi walked a season-high five and struck out four.Nate Pearson pitched two innings, Adam Cimber got two outs in the eighth and Tim Mayza retired Rowdy Tellez to strand a pair. Yimi Garcia finished for Toronto.Contreras gave Milwaukee an early lead when he connected for his sixth homer in the first, but Toronto answered with four runs in the bottom half against Adrian Houser (1-1). Guerrero and Matt Chapman had RBI singl...

Senga dominates, Lindor homers as Mets blank Phillies 2-0 in series opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:08:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga allowed one hit through seven dominant innings and Francisco Lindor homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Tuesday night in the first meeting this season between the NL East rivals.Eduardo Escobar added an RBI single and Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo robbed Nick Castellanos of a potential home run with a leaping catch at the fence.Senga (5-3) struck out nine and permitted one baserunner — a soft single by Kody Clemens that fell in front of left fielder Tommy Pham in the third.The rookie right-hander from Japan got six strikeouts with his disappearing “ghost forkball” and set a career high for innings in his 10th major league start.Adam Ottavino worked a hitless eighth, getting a huge lift when rookie Francisco Álvarez threw out fellow catcher J.T. Realmuto trying to steal second after a leadoff walk. Realmuto was initially ruled safe, but the call was overturned following a replay review that clearly showed an acrobati...