Baltimore recorded fewest youth homicides in a decade in first half of 2025 buff.ly/kY1akL1

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This is not Steven Kwan.😑

RHP Jhoan Duran will wear number 59. Last worn on the field by RHP Mark Leiter Jr. in 2017. Manager Rob Thomson switches from number 59 to number 49. #Phillies

Maryland Supreme Court overturns conviction of ex-Baltimore Police officer who failed to prevent assault: tinyurl.com/mr35ctcn (via The Baltimore Banner)

Trump wants drugs made in the U.S. This company plans to do it in Baltimore. buff.ly/DicNn9c

Peter Thomas of Bar One Baltimore and ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ reports to federal prison: tinyurl.com/2v3yv8dj (via The Baltimore Banner)

Jimmy Rollins goes into the Phillies Wall Of Fame tonight! J-Roll was a 3x All-Star, WS champ, NL MVP, and 4x gold glover. He is the Phillies’ All-Time hits leader.

Men outnumber women in firefighting. Camp Spark wants to change that. buff.ly/UyhhuIj

There’s a poster going around with the Declaration of Independence on it. “We the People of Philadelphia didn’t fight the British just to lose Schwarber!!” They are actively getting fan signatures for their movement. Word on the street is Matt Strahm might try to steal it.

A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed. buff.ly/bbQanMg

Jhoan Duran wanted his show-stopping entrance to continue in Philly. So the Twins thought it was right to send everything they had — including the custom remix — to Phillies. “This is for the greater good of baseball fans.” The trade within the trade: nytimes.com/athletic/65326…

Hoping some metal shirts that I dropped off at Goodwill Industries International in Fells Point go to a good home.

New record for fastest pitch in Citizens Bank Park history: Duran’s 103.3 mph 2-2 fastball to Riley Greene.

“I’ve always told him, ‘Malaki, everybody has a story,” Tisha Starks said. “We’re not ashamed of our background." After years of keeping quiet, the Starks family wants their journey from homelessness to help others dare to dream. For Baltimore Banner Sports thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-…

Prosecutors drop — then refile — case against man charged in shooting that wounded 5 at Morgan State University: tinyurl.com/y46mtzde (via The Baltimore Banner)

Baltimore County Council rejects Klausmeier’s pick for inspector general buff.ly/Sivshkk

KYLE SCHWARBER GRAND SLAM 2 HR tonight. 40 HR this season. 🔥

Memories of the Penn North mass overdose keep a survivor striving for recovery, Sapna Bansil reports: tinyurl.com/4cjy6k9w (via The Baltimore Banner)

A debacle from the bullpen sends the Orioles to a colossal defeat in Philly thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles…