Former Border Cats draftees reach MLB in 2025 draft
A pair of former Northwoods League pitchers, Riely Hunsaker from Lamar University and Peyton Fosher from the University of Nevada, were selected in rounds 16 and 19 by the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins respectively. Hunsaker pitched for Border Cats in 2023 and Fosher for Thunder Bay in 2028, as the Northwoods League saw 78 alumni drafted across 20 rounds.
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Border Cats
Thunder Bay
Riely Hunsaker
Lamar University
Peyton Fosher
University of Nevada
Hunsaker
Peculiar
Chicago Cubs
MLB
Brendan Summerhill
University of Arizona
Traverse City
Rockford
Tampa Bay Rays
Thunder Bay Border Cats
Lakers 19U sweep Cloquet in doubleheader action
Thunder Bay Lakers 19U beat Cloquet Senior Legion 6-0 in game one as Alex Johnston threw a complete game shutout. In game two the Lakers rallied to an 11-6 victory, piling up 10 hits and eight stolen bases led by Seaberg Tassone and Imbeault. The team heads to Grand Marais for another doubleheader before District 8 Sub-State begins in Grand Rapids.
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Thunder Bay Lakers
Cloquet
Minn
American Legion
Alex Johnston
Thunder Bay
Lakers
Senior Legion
Andrew Bragnalo
Jacob Cook
Bragnalo
Cook
Carter Campbell
William Seaberg
Leland Lesperance
Preston Posselwhite
Lumberjacks
Kyler Glenn
Andrew Tassone
Glenn
Andrew Bragnale
Chase Imbeault
Olavi Ojanpera
Seaberg
Imbeault
Tassone
Grand Marais
Minnesota
Cook County Senior Legion
Minnesota American Legion
Robot umpire halves calls at All-Star Game challenge
In Atlanta the first use of the Automated Ball Strike System at an All-Star event sees Seattle catcher appeal a call on Manny Machado. Tarik Skubal with a high changeup and a computer review trigger the ABS venture as Manfred and Clark discuss未来 adoption and potential rules.
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Seattle
San Diego
Manny Machado
Detroit
Tarik Skubal
Skubal
Ketel Marte
Dodgers
Freddie Freeman
Machado
Dave Roberts
Baseball
Rob Manfred
Manfred
ABS
Union
Tony Clark
Baseball Writers Association of America
MLB
Clark
FIFA opens 2026 World Cup ticket draw Sept 10
FIFA announced the first ticket draw for the 2026 World Cup to start September 10 with tickets released in phases. Fans must register on FIFA.com/tickets using a FIFA ID. The tournament runs June 11 to July 19, 2026, across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, with Canada’s team opening June 12 in Toronto and June 18 and 24 in Vancouver.
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Toronto
FIFA
Canada
United States
Mexico
North America
Gianni Infantino
East Rutherford
N.J
Canada Soccer
BMO
Vancouver
B.C. Place Stadium
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Jason Hart
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Raleigh
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Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
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Lionel Messi
Buenos Aires
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