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Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mississippi State baseball lands Seton Hall catcher Kevin Milewski in transfer portal
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball landed what could be its starting catcher for next season out of the transfer portal. Kevin Milewski, a catcher from Seton Hall, committed to the Bulldogs and new coach Brian O'Connor on June 21. He announced the news with a post on X, saying "Home" while tagging the MSU account with photos of him in a maroon Mississippi State jersey. The sophomore started 52 games this season and batted .303 with 16 home runs and 58 RBIs. Advertisement He is not eligible for the MLB draft until 2026. MSU was in need of a catcher with Joe Powell out of eligibility and Ross Highfill in the transfer portal. Virginia's Chone James committed to MSU in the transfer portal as an infielder/catcher, but he mostly played designated hitter last season. Meanwhile, catcher Jackson Owen announced a return to Mississippi State after entering the transfer portal, but he made only one start this season and six appearances. Milewski, a right-handed bat from Wallingford, Connecticut, is the 11th commitment to Mississippi State since the transfer portal opened on June 2. He is one of seven position players, joining Chone, outfielders James Nunnallee (Virginia), Vytas Valinius (Illinois), Aidan Teel (Virginia) and infielder Ryder Woodson (NC State). He's also the second commitment of the day, following South Carolina pitcher Tyler Pitzer. Advertisement MORE: Mississippi State football recruiting: Tracking 2026 commits for Jeff Lebby Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@ and follow him on X @sklarsam_. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Seton Hall's Kevin Milewski transferring to Mississippi State baseball
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tracking Mississippi State baseball players, signees picked in 2025 MLB Draft
The 2025 MLB Draft is here, and Mississippi State baseball is expected to have multiple players picked. While it shouldn't be as busy as last year when 11 Bulldogs players were picked, the most of the draft and tied for the most in program history, there are still plenty of players expected to be taken. How it impacts new coach Brian O'Connor's roster won't be known until after the draft when players decide whether or not to sign contracts. Advertisement The MLB draft begins July 13 (5 p.m., ESPN) with rounds 1-3 before rounds 4-20 on July 14 (10:30 a.m., The Clarion Ledger is keeping track of all the Mississippi State draft picks, including signees and transfers. Mississippi State baseball players taken in the 2025 MLB Draft P Pico Kohn Drafted: New York Yankees, Round 4 (No. 134 overall) Slot value: $550,300 What to know: Kohn was the Mississippi State ace starter. The left-hander started 15 games with a 4.73 ERA and 5-4 record. The Bulldogs were not afraid to stretch Kohn's pitch count in 2025. He recorded three outings with over 100 pitches, topped with 121 against Auburn on April 25. Advertisement P Karson Ligon Drafted: Toronto Blue Jays, Round 9 (No. 262 overall) Slot value: $206,900 What to know: Ligon was Mississippi State's Sunday starting pitcher. He had a 5.40 ERA in 2025. The former Miami transfer did not have any eligibility remaining. MORE: Could Oklahoma hire Mississippi State's Zac Selmon as athletic director? Here's what it would take Mississippi State baseball signees picked in 2025 MLB Draft SS JoJo Parker Drafted: Toronto Blue Jays, Round 1 (No. 8 overall) Slot value: $6,813,600 What to know: Parker is one of the two Purvis twins signed at Mississippi State. He and his brother, Jacob, are both projected to be Day 1 draft picks. JoJo Parker was the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year. Advertisement P Landon Harmon Drafted: Washington Nationals, Round 3 (No. 80 overall) Slot value: $1,010,600 What to know: Harmon was a star at East Union and won the MHSAA Class 2A championship. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound right-handed pitcher was named to the Clarion Ledger's All-State first team and was a 2025 Dandy Dozen selection. Mississippi State baseball transfers picked in 2025 MLB Draft P Davion Hickson Drafted: Los Angeles Dodgers, Round 5 (No. 165 overall) Slot value: $407,300 What to know: Hickson committed to MSU in the transfer portal after the 2025 season. He was a starter at Rice, breaking out with a 3.82 ERA in 11 starts and 13 appearances to earn a spot on the All-AAC Second Team. Advertisement Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@ and follow him on X @sklarsam_. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Mississippi State baseball 2025 MLB Draft tracker for Bulldogs picked
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mississippi State baseball, Brian O'Connor land George Mason's Andrew Raymond in transfer portal
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball landed a second catcher in the transfer portal on July 10. Andrew Raymond, who was a freshman at George Mason in 2025, committed to the Bulldogs. He announced it with posts on X and Instagram. Raymond started 50 games last season, batting .287 with five home runs and 33 RBIs to make the All-Atlantic 10 Rookie Team. The Middletown, Maryland, native was part of the George Mason team that set an NCAA record with 23 runs in one inning. Raymond doubled, walked, reached on an error, drove in three runs and scored three times in the second inning against Holy Cross. Advertisement George Mason also listed Raymond as a right-handed pitcher on its roster, but he did not pitch in any games in 2025. Raymond joins Seton Hall's Kevin Milewski as the second catcher to commit to MSU in the transfer portal. The two of them could be MSU's top two catchers in 2026, especially with starter Joe Powell out of eligibility and Ross Highfill transferred to Purdue. Jackson Owen, another catcher with eligibility left, withdrew his name from the transfer portal but he only appeared in six games last season with one start. Virginia transfer Chone James is rostered as a catcher/infielder, but none of his 15 starts in 2025 were at catcher. Raymond and Milewski are both not eligible for the MLB draft, which begins July 13. The Bulldogs are now up to 16 commitments from the transfer portal since new coach Brian O'Connor was hired on June 1. Advertisement O'Connor told The Clarion Ledger on July 3 that catcher was one of Mississippi State's remaining needs, also mentioning an infielder and "athletic bat" in the outfield. MORE: Could Oklahoma hire Mississippi State's Zac Selmon as athletic director? Here's what it would take Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@ and follow him on X @sklarsam_. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Mississippi State baseball: George Mason's Andrew Raymond transfers
Auto Car
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
The Fast and Furious films are anything but serious - but they have done a lot for car culture
No, The Fast and the Furious films are objectively not very good. But I doubt that even the greats can claim to have had anywhere near as much of an impact on their subject matter. The Shawshank Redemption didn't result in wide-reaching prison reform and it has been largely forgotten that Star Wars was intended as an allegory for the Vietnam war. But would Toyota have reprised the Supra were it not for the original Fast and Furious film propelling it into the limelight? And would the original Dodge Charger be commanding such outrageous premiums today were it not for antihero Dominic Toretto's boast of his having 'so much torque, the chassis twisted off the line'? I'm quite unsure any of it would have happened were it not for these films' celebration of a certain car culture. The cars that feature in them – the first five films, at the very least – are protagonists in the same sense as the human characters, with distinct personalities and sub-stories. If any scene encapsulates the franchise's reverence for its four-wheeled cast members, it first film's duel between the freshly rebuilt Toyota Supra and a stunning Ferrari F355 Spider. It begins with friendly banter at a traffic light: hero Brian O'Connor, driving the Toyota, asks how much the Ferrari costs. Its driver outs himself as an arse, replying 'more than you can afford, pal', in that condescending tone reserved only for the worst kind of new-money moron. Toretto gives the order: 'Smoke him.' A dodgem ride of a duel ensues, the nuclear-orange Supra scything through traffic while angsty rock music blares in the background. It will raise a hair on even the most car-agnostic viewer, and the layman with no car knowledge can still revel in the underdog's decisive victory. It all served to legitimise an arm of car culture that was mocked and belittled for years. More broadly, it validated the notion that you can derive fun from the act of driving.
Gizmodo
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Fast & Furious 11' Racing to April 2027 Release
We now have a release window for Fast & Furious 11: April 2027. Series lead and executive producer Vin Diesel revealed the target date during his apperance at FuelFest on Saturday, where he also revealed three things about the film. First, it's heading back to Los Angeles, the location of the original film, and focusing on the street racing and car culture that drove the early Fast movies. In the past, Diesel's indicated his desire to step away from the spy adventures that drove later installments, so that's not too surprising. View this post on InstagramWhat is surprising, though, is the third bit of news: Fast XI will see the official return of Brian O'Connor, the series' initial co-lead played by the late Paul Walker. Brian hasn't appeared since the end of Furious 7, though the characters have brought him up on occasion. When Walker died mid-production on Furious 7, his brothers Caleb and Cody were stand-ins to complete the remainder of Brian's scenes, and Paul's face was digitally scanned in. 'That's what you're gonna get in the finale!' Diesel declared. While this has also been something he's teased at in the past, he didn't disclose how this would come about, such as recasting the role, bringing the other Walker brothers in again, or a digital copy of some kind. But he promised Brian and Dom would reunite again on screen, which further confirms Fast XI may be the last mainline entry before the series pivots to spinoffs. Now that we know when Fast & Furious 11 is coming, it's just a matter of seeing what Diesel and director Louis Leterrier have planned for the series' conclusion. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
