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Gulfport’s Gecko Fest season begins with the Gecko Crawl, and dogs can dive in and cool off at Fossil Park Swimming Pool in St. Pete.

David Wright has been mostly absent from Citi Field since his 2018 retirement, but he’ll be back next week.

Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen spent the weekend in Cooperstown with permanent grins on their faces, thrilled at the prospect of joining baseball’s greatest team and scarcely believing they were now among the greatest legends of the game.

On the day of Fred McGriff's Baseball Hall of Fame induction, the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate did right by Crime Dog with a Tom Emanski tribute.

McGriff hit 30 home runs for the 2002 team, becoming the oldest Cub to do so at 38. It was his 10th year with 30 homers. It also was his last full season.

Sunrise Sale: The 50th annual “pajama party” brings up to 50 merchants offering early morning sales, deals and discounts. The participating businesses are located along, and next to, Beach Drive in the downtown core going west through the 600 block and out to the EDGE district, and also along the Fourth Street corridor going north up to 13th Avenue. No cover. 6:43 a.m. Thursday (July 20). ...

Dan Wheeler was called up from the minor leagues to the Tampa Ray Devil Rays during the 1999 season, the teams second in existence, and started a handful of games.

New York stayed hot out of the break to claim their first double-digit winning streak of the season.

The Yankees tapped into a big league bloodline with their first-round selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, choosing high school infielder George Lombard Jr. from Gulliver Prep in Pinecrest, Fla., with the 26th overall pick.

It is unlikely the Yankees would select infielder George Lombard Jr. from Gulliver Prep in Florida if they were not confident they would sign him.