The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a rough political season.
It started earlier in the year as they gave a community award to an anti-Catholic hate group that performs in drag. After initially making the correct choice to withdraw the award, the team caved to progressive pressure and reinstated it.
That led to massive protests and incalculable embarrassment for the organization. And they knew it, as evidenced by their decision to bury the award about an hour before first pitch.
Author: Michael
Reds star Elly De La Cruz delivered another highlight for the ages on Saturday as the self-proclaimed “fastest man in the world” lived up to the billing against the Blue Jays.
De La Cruz, two months removed from making his bold claim, amazed fans inside the Great American Ball Park with an unreal, rounding of the bases to narrow Cincinnati’s 3–1 deficit against Toronto.
Facing a 1–2 count in the bottom of the fourth inning, De La Cruz launched a ball deep toward right-center field that bounced off the wall, setting in motion the latest electric moment for the rookie phenom.
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has made up for accidentally tossing Cardinals rookie Masyn Winn’s first hit ball into the crowd.
Friday night in St. Louis, Alonso had a momentary lapse in baseball etiquette when he threw Winn’s first-career hit ball into the crowd instead of into the dugout as is the custom.
Pete Alonso mistakenly threw the ball from Masyn Winn’s first-career hit into the stands.
The fan who got the ball has given it to security to big cheers from the Busch Stadium crowd. pic.twitter.
Mets fans, who have not been given many reasons to smile this season, were treated to a hilarious moment prior to the club’s game at St. Louis.
Saturday’s telecast opened with the cameras focused on Mets play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen joined by color commentator Keith Hernandez. The former first baseman, who was a pivotal member of New York’s 1986 World Series championship team, has been in the booth alongside Cohen for nearly two decades.
The Packers and Patriots reportedly got into a few scuffles during their joint practices this week, and it seems those tensions didn’t fizzle out in the buildup to Saturday’s preseason clash.
Before the game even kicked off on Saturday, a wave of New England and Green Bay players began exchanging words on the field, eventually needing to be separated by officials and coaches.
Groups from the two teams converged along the sideline and got in each other’s faces before referees involved themselves in order to deescalate the situation.
This might be the greatest moment yet for Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz.
Elly De La Cruz hasn’t been in the majors for long, but he’s already one of the most electric talents in baseball. The 21-year-old has a special combination of size and speed, and it’s helped the Cincinatti Reds make a surprising turn into a postseason contender. At his best, De La Cruz is capable of stunning displays of speed, and he proved it in the most dramatic way yet during the Cincy’s Thursday night game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
There’s been no hotter player in all of baseball of late than Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez. The 22-year-old has been virtually impossible for opposing pitchers to get out over the past few games, and he added to his red-hot run on Saturday.
Entering the weekend tilt against the Astros, Rodríguez had reached base on 13 of his last 16 at-bats. With a first-inning single in Houston, which was followed by a swift steal of second base, Seattle’s star slugger improved to 14-for-17 over the course of four games.
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Former NBA player Royce White says he wants answers and an investigation into what caused the deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
White appeared in three career NBA Games (which is three more than you ever played in). He now plays in the BIG3 basketball league and is also running for the US Senate.
The former Sacramento King posts a lot of videos on his Instagram in which he discusses politics. In one of these videos, he demanded an investigation into what the Maui wildfires take place.
Phillies star Trea Turner put on a show during the eighth inning of Saturday’s clash against the Nationals.
The NL East rivalry was knotted up at 3–3 during the eighth frame, that is until Turner started off a huge inning with a solo shot against his former team. Philadelphia’s lineup didn’t step off the gas after Turner’s home run, and they managed to blow open the game during the inning.
Turner came up to bat for a second time in the eighth inning, with the Phillies leading 10–3 at that point.