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ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Iván Herrera was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals out of Panama, he was excited to join an organization that featured one of his idols, Yadier Molina.
On Wednesday, Herrera accomplished something that Molina, Hall of Famer Ted Simmons or any other catcher in the Cardinals’ 123-year history hadn’t done, hitting three homers in St. Louis’ 12-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
“In sports, I think this is the best moment of my career,” Herrera said. “I’ve never hit three home runs in my career.

After his first visit to Missouri, D’Montae Tims made up his mind.
The Class of 2026 three-star safety announced his verbal commitment to the Tigers on Wednesday after an unofficial visit. Tims, the No. 63 safety in his class, received his offer from Missouri safeties coach Jacob Yoro in early January amid a recruiting surge.
“He’s up front. He’s going to keep it real with you. He’s not going to sugarcoat nothing,” Tims said of Yoro in February.

Texas A&M softball has held steady in the rankings so far this season.
National preseason rankings had the Aggies (31-5, 6-3) at No. 7 and in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll released Monday the Aggies have climbed to No. 4. The previous week, A&M was 5-0 sweeping a weekend series against Loyola Marymount and single weekday games against Sam Houston and North Texas.
For the second week in a row, the Texas Longhorns stayed at No. 1.

NEW YORK — Second baseman Ketel Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed Wednesday to a six-year, $116.5 million contract, becoming among the first players to negotiate a lower salary for 2027 ahead of a possible work stoppage.
The deal for the two-time All-Star includes escalators for MVP awards and plate appearances that could raise its value to $149.5 million, agent Charisse Dash said. Arizona had not yet announced contract.

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The night began with Florida State fans giving Lonni Alameda a standing ovation.
Jahni Kerr hit a three-run home run and added a solo shot later in the game as the No. 10 FSU softball team, playing its first game since Alameda went public with her breast cancer diagnosis, defeated No. 2 Florida 4-0 on Wednesday evening.
Ashtyn Danley and Annabelle Widra combined on the four-hitter for FSU (34-5), which won its 14th straight game.

Ja Morant’s shooting on Tuesday night drew some major attention from the NBA, but not in a great way. 
The Memphis Grizzlies star is reportedly under investigation by the league after pulling out ‘finger guns’ and blasting them toward the Golden State Warriors’ bench in a 134-125 loss.
OutKick’s Mark Harris chronicled the ridiculous stunt against Golden State, which prompted flashbacks to Morant brandishing real firearms on social media during the 2023-24 season.

Oklahoma freshman Jeremiah Fears told ESPN on Wednesday that he will forgo his remaining college eligibility and declare for the 2025 NBA draft.
Fears was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals on 43.4% shooting from the field in 34 games. He ranked seventh in the conference in scoring and seventh among all freshmen in the country.
The 6-foot-4 guard started off the year hot, becoming the first Sooners freshman since Trae Young to score in double figures in each of his first 15 games.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
Matt Shaw added two RBI singles for the Cubs, who outscored the A’s 35-9 in the first major league series played at Sutter Health Park, the club’s planned home for the next three years before a proposed relocation to Las Vegas.
Suzuki hit an early three-run homer for the second consecutive game when he connected in the second inning. He went deep again leading off the fourth before adding a late RBI single.

SEATTLE (AP) — Victor Robles hit a two-RBI double, Dylan Moore homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers and American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal 3-2 on Wednesday.
Luis Castillo (1-1) went seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Gabe Spier pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Andres Munoz survived a rocky ninth for his third save and prevent a Tigers’ sweep of the three-game series.
Robles’ second-inning drive to the left-center went over the glove of Ryan Kreidler to bring home Moore and J.P. Crawford.

HOUSTON (AP) — Wilmer Flores homered again and Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
It’s the fourth home run this season for Flores, who hit just four in 71 games last season. His four homers were tied with Aaron Judge, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki for second-most in the majors entering Wednesday night’s games.
Flores got things going with his two-run shot to the seats in left field off Framber Valdez (1-1) with one out in the first.