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After killing a man on the East End of Charleston in a June 2023 shooting, George Yea was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum penalty of his plea agreement. In January, Yea, 30, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm, one felony count of owning a firearm as a felon and one misdemeanor count of involuntary manslaughter. Yea killed Tevin Jackson, 21, on June 20, 2023.

Against a pitcher the caliber of Cristian Javier, Oakland manager Mark Kotsay appreciated his club's patient approach to work counts and finally create some scoring chances. Jace Peterson hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth, Zack Gelof hit his first major league home run in the seventh and the Athletics snapped a nine-game losing streak to Houston by beating the Astros 4-1 on Saturday night. Seth Brown connected for his 10th homer in the eighth, his third straight year reaching dou...

The Guardians’ consensus top prospect, right-hander Gavin Williams, made his much-awaited major league debut Wednesday. Rookie catcher Bo Naylor singled for his first big-league hit, then scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a throwing error in Cleveland's 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Naylor snapped an 0-for-19 drought with a sharp single off Austin Pruitt (1-5) and came home on Steven Kwan’s one-out double.

MLB Rumors: Could the New York Mets add a top reliever? Are the Red Sox suitors for Lucas Giolito? And the Cardinals should chase ace Dylan Cease.

The New York Mets have some high-quality pieces in place, but they can be better and there are trade targets Steve Cohen should already be targeting.

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Father’s Day is this Sunday and we asked Echo readers what makes their dad special.

The Angels have struck out looking an MLB-leading 116 times this season, and Angels manager Joe Maddon wants his players to make some adjustments.