FITCHBURG — One Army veteran's dream of singing the Star-Spangled Banner at Fenway Park came true this year. When longtime city resident Alan Swartz stepped up to the microphone at the historic Boston ...

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While Soto headlines the 2024-25 free agents, he's joined by Cy Young winners Blake Snell (Giants) and Corbin Burnes (Orioles) atop the class, along with third baseman Alex Bregman (Astros), first ...