Framber Valdez’s market has heated up with the New York Mets closing in. The Mets are reported to sign Valdez to a $200 million deal. Here’s a fact check about Valdez’s possible trade. The New York ...

The 2025-26 class of free agents in Major League Baseball is perhaps not a particularly strong one when it comes to starting pitching. That, however, reflects a lack of depth for the most part. At the ...

Framber Valdez declined the Houston Astros’ one-year, $22.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed, an expected outcome for the free-agent left-hander. As ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 02: Framber Valdez #59 of the Houston Astros prepares for a game against the New York Yankees at Daikin Park on September 02, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex ...

When the clock strikes 5 p.m., free agency will officially be underway in Major League Baseball. The 2026 class doesn’t feature a headliner like Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto, but there is ...

GREENVILLE — Lillian Brock Flemming secured her 12th term on Greenville’s City Council, besting her longshot opponent in the race for the District 2 seat. Flemming declared victory not long after ...

It won't be too long before MLB free agency begins. The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will wrap up the World Series this weekend, and then all eyes will turn to what should be a very ...

A documentary about renowned playwright and screenwriter Luis Valdez has won the seventh annual $200,000 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize. Directed by David Alvarado, “American Pachuco: The ...

If MLB's upcoming free-agent market is well-stocked in any department, it's starting pitching. There will be a handful of top-of-the-rotation options, including Framber Valdez. The 31-year-old lefty ...

The Valdez Marine Terminal, where North Slope crude oil is offloaded onto ocean tankers. Stakeholders in Valdez are embroiled in a dispute over oil spill protections at the terminal there, at the end ...

Lillian Cahn is the perfect example of someone who spent critical formative years in Luzerne County, gathered important insights while living here, and later used those insights to change the world.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Framber Valdez, the left-hander and impending free agent, said he would have interest in returning to the Houston Astros but will “see what happens with the future.” “I would love to ...