Author: Michael

In the midst of the Mets being swept in a three-game set by the Tigers, reigning National League batting champion Jeff McNeil took issue with umpire Adam Beck during an at-bat in the second inning.
A frustrated McNeil, who went 1-for-10 in the series, was not happy with a called third strike on a pitch that appeared to be out of the zone.
The Mets second baseman, who was already headed up first base after the offering from Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez, was stopped in his tracks by a very late call from Beck.

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Lost in the excitement of the NFL Draft for fans is that hundreds of young men see their dreams come true. For North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs, the call from the Indianapolis Colts changed his life.
And he let GM Chris Ballard know exactly how much that meant to him.
Downs received the call surrounded by friends and family, who immediately began shouting with sheer joy and excitement.
It took Downs several moments to gather himself and contain his emotions. But he struggled to contain those emotions, and that’s what makes the video that much more incredible.

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It’s been a rough couple weeks for Oakland A’s fans.
The A’s started the 2023 season with low expectations for on-field success, and have somehow still managed to underperform.
As of Thursday afternoon, Oakland is just 6-25. But even that understates just how awful the A’s have been.

Their .194 winning percentage corresponds to a 31-131 regular season.
They’ve been out scored by 123 runs, meaning they’re losing games by an average of nearly four runs per game.
A’s pitching has allowed an average of 7.

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According to multiple reports, police have responded to a shooting at the Miami-Dade County home of ex-UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal.
Miami TV station Local 10 News reports that at the incident involved one of Masvidal’s family. The recently retired fighter was not.
Police have yet to identify the victim, but they did say that the person is in stable condition with injuries to their “upper extremities.”
Multiple outlets confirmed that the home where the shooting occurred belonged to Masvidal by using property records.

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Prior to playing his final NFL season last fall, Tom Brady inked a lucrative, 10-year deal with Fox to become the network’s leading NFL analyst following his retirement. But, according to a recent report from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the future Hall of Fame quarterback may be re-considering his options as he settles into his life after football.
In the three months since Brady announced his second (and final) retirement, the legendary QB had largely stayed out of the spotlight throughout his first official post-career offseason.

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Just over a week after the Bucks’ season ended with a bitterly disappointing first-round loss to the Heat, Milwaukee has parted ways with coach Mike Budenholzer, ending Budenholzer’s five-year run with the franchise.
“The decision to make this change was very difficult,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.”
Why it happened: A first-round exit.

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49ers wideout Deebo Samuel is arguably one of the most versatile players in the NFL. While many players prefer to let their talents speak in between the white lines, Samuel has never been shy from making headlines off the field.
In an interview with Zion Olojede of Complex, the fifth-year player didn’t hold back from going on the record to state that the Eagles are his new “most hated team.”
After previously stating that the Rams were the team he hated most, Samuel has flipped his disdain to the team from Broad Street.

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In the new era of sticky-stuff awareness, umpires gathering at the pitcher’s mound to inspect a pitcher’s hands has become common practice in today’s baseball reality. But Thursday’s meeting between umps and Rays pitcher Zach Eflin brought about an entirely unusual conclusion.
Before the second inning of Tampa Bay’s game against the Pirates, Eflin was summoned and eventually told by the umps to remove the wedding ring from his left ring finger.

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