WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the list of Home Run Derby participants. Rooker announced Thursday that he’s participating in the event, which takes place Monday in Atlanta. He will become the first Athletics player in the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.

The field is nearly set for this year's Home Run Derby in Atlanta. Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker was named as the seventh participant in the eight-player All-Star spectacle, announced by MLB on Thursday.

Caster Semenya has been awarded €80,000 (£69,000) after human rights judges ruled that she had been denied a fair hearing in Switzerland when challenging her ban from athletics.

Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson might not be available for the All-Star Game after suffering a hand injury.

The Atlanta Braves play against the Athletics in an MLB game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

The Grand Chamber of the European Court on Thursday upheld a 2023 ruling that double 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s appeal to a Swiss Federal Tribunal against regulations that barred her from competing had not been properly heard.

Mount Union senior third baseman Chris Viamonte has been named to the 2025 American Baseball Coaches Association-Rawlings NCAA Division III Gold Glove Team. Viamonte became the second Purple Raiders player in team history to earn a Gold Glove. He also earned one as a sophomore at Baldwin Wallace.

Here’s what it looks like from here: Red Raider athletes will make a reported $55 million in name, image and likeness deals this school year, apparently an NCAA record. And that doesn’t count the $5.1 million Tech just guaranteed a Mansfield Lake Ridge offensive tackle over three years. Once he actually graduates from high school, that is.