The Tigers had a brutal day on Thursday, as they lost both games of a doubleheader at home against the Angels.
The day started with Shohei Ohtani throwing the first complete game shutout of his MLB career and basically ended with Ohtani hitting two home runs in the second game.
Things were pretty bleak for the Tigers, who capped off the second loss with a baserunning blunder that left fans in utter disbelief.
Catcher Jake Rogers slid in safely to third but then oddly took his foot off the bag while getting up and was quickly tagged out to end the eighth inning.
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3 teams who should buy at the upcoming MLB trade deadline, and 3 teams who should sell.
As Major League Baseball gets closer and closer to the always-hectic trade deadline, we’re starting to get a clearer idea of who’s going to be buying and who’s going to be selling. The Angels have already swung a deal for one of the biggest names that figured to be on the move, so they’ve clearly established themselves as buyers while also making it clear that they’re going all-in on retaining the services of Shohei Ohtani this offseason.
This week’s edition of the Crosstown Classic was filled with deadline implications. This is how it played out in both clubhouses.
Colts owner Jim Irsay implied earlier this week that some agents are “selling bad faith” amid the running back market drying up for some of the league’s top ball carriers this offseason.
After the comment appeared to draw the ire of Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who is among the many running backs seeking an extension, based on his agent’s response, Irsay walked back his comments on Thursday while also making an admission: there has not even been an offer made to Taylor to this point.
Want a great stat to help you glean who will win the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award?
Since 2000, only three of the 23 winners have been picked outside the first round: DeMeco Ryans, Kendrell Bell and Shaq Leonard. And they were all second-round linebackers.
In short, if you’re going to roam outside the first 32 picks (or 31 this year, with the Dolphins’ losing their choice), good luck to you. So while we’re looking for a dark-horse winner, we’re also trying to be right. Going into the second round and beyond is a bold choice requiring a ton of daring and belief.
Will they buy or will they sell?
That was the question surrounding the future of the Mets as the team quickly approached the trade deadline. After a press conference earlier this month in which owner Steve Cohen indicated that he wouldn’t be afraid to pull the plug on his high-payroll team if they didn’t turn things around, it appears that things are finally coming to a head as the league approaches the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
New York traded reliever David Robertson to the division rival Marlins in exchange for two prospects: infielder Marco Vargas and catcher Ronald Hernandez.
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We have run out of ways to describe Shohei Ohtani
Tim Kurkjian, the noted baseball analyst for ESPN, likes to say that the beauty of baseball is that every time you watch a game, you see something for the first time.
He may need to add a qualifier to the end of that statement:
“ … especially if Shohei Ohtani is playing.”
The two-way phenom etched his name in the halls of history yet again on Thursday, in what is becoming a career filled with firsts.
Justin Thomas currently finds himself in arguably the worst slump of his professional career. The two-time major winner has been consistently inconsistent this season and without a big push over the next two weeks may miss out on the FedEx Cup playoffs.
While Thomas has been fine tee-to-green this season ranked 72nd in total driving and 40th in strokes gained: approach, it’s hard to climb up leaderboards when the putter isn’t working, which has been the case for JT all season long.
Whenever he retires, LeBron James will leave behind a strong legacy with NBA championships in three cities—Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles.
It already seemed certain that the Cavaliers and Heat would retire James’s No. 23 and No. 6 jerseys, respectively. In an interview with Sportskeeda‘s Mark Medina, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss confirmed that his number will be going up in the rafters next to legends like Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“The standard for having your jersey retired as a Laker is when a player is inducted into the Hall-of-Fame.
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Shocking changes at Alpine F1 as Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane are out
Massive changes continue at Alpine.
Last week the Formula 1 team moved Laurent Rossi out of his position as CEO, replacing him with Philippe Krief as the team’s CEO. Rossi was moved to another position within Alpine, putting him in charge of “special projects.” Bruno Famin was moved into a Vice President position at Alpine, and will be in charge of the F1 team.
But the big news out of F1 on Friday is that more changes are coming.