Reigning National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara was sensational on Tuesday night at LoanDepot Park, posting Major League Baseball’s first shutout of the 2023 season in just one hour and fifty-seven minutes.
Miami’s ace rebounded from an opening day loss to the Mets with a superb 100 pitch effort against the previously undefeated Twins (4–1). The sub-two hour game was the shortest so far this season.
The 27-year old talent, who helped Miami earn their first win of the season, snapped the club’s four-game losing streak in the process.
Author: Michael
Since the game didn’t drag, so we won’t either.
The Miami Marlins defeated Minnesota, 1-0, and only needed an hour and 57 minutes to do it behind a sensational pitching performance by Sandy Alcantara. Avisail Garcia’s solo homer in the 2nd inning for the Marlins proved crucial in the final.
Miami’s ace was so dominant Tuesday that he had the Minnesota team back to the locker room just two hours after the first pitch.
Alcantara’s line on his 100-pitch day was nuts: 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks, 0 R.
The Pac-12 is unlikely to secure a favorable media rights deal and the Big 12 could benefit, according to a new report.
Media consultant Jim Williams told CBS that the longer negotiations go, the worse things are for the Pac-12 conference.
According to Williams, it’s becoming less likely for the conference to find a “partner willing to feature more than half its games on traditional cable or broadcast television.”
News broke just a few weeks ago that the conference wasn’t close to a deal with ESPN, further limiting options.
Coming off their first winning season in six years, the Orioles entered this season facing expectations to build on that success from 2022. The new campaign is not even a week old, yet Baltimore is already adding some high-profile talent to its big-league roster.
The Orioles are reportedly calling up top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez, according to Geoff Pontes of Baseball America. Rodriguez is expected to make his major league debut on Wednesday against the Rangers, squaring off against two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom.
Rodriguez, 23, was the No.
Former NFL linebacker and Ohio State Buckeyes standout Darron Lee was arrested after an incident at his home in Dublin, Ohio. Lee was arrested Monday evening, at around 5:30 p.m., according to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office documents.
Lee allegedly assaulted his mother, Candice Lee, and the mother of his child, Lindsey McGlone. McGlone and Darron Lee share a two-year-old son.
Ex-Super Bowl Winner In Major Trouble
According to Lee’s mother, she appeared at the home after Lindsey reached out to her during an argument with Darron.
A famous trio of lifelong Yankees fans got to live out a lifelong dream on Tuesday night.
In the bottom half of the third inning of New York’s game against Philadelphia, the Jonas brothers joined Michael Kay in the booth during the telecast. With the Yankees trailing 2–0, rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe stepped to the plate and laced a fastball just beyond diving Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott.
The brothers, who combined on the call, had both baseball and music fans buzzing.
“Here it comes, he’s swinging….there it is…down the middle, base hit. Well done.
Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is set to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday as he works his way back to San Diego ahead of the end of his 80-game suspension, stemming from last season.
Tatis will feature for the El Paso Chihuahuas on Tuesday night. He’s expected to bat leadoff and will be playing right field for the Padres’ Triple A affiliates, the team announced on Tuesday. Tatis participated in Spring Training for the MLB club, but is not yet eligible to return to regular-season games.
A high school football player in Kentucky suffered a head injury as a result of a routine tackle and tragically died days later.
Announced Monday, Pulaski County High School junior Andrew Dodson died after being on life support for days after suffering serious brain trauma.
Routine Tackle Leads To Fatal Injury For H.S. Player
Dodson, who split time for the Pirates as a tight end and defensive end, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader injured his head and was taken to a hospital.
As the culmination of a tournament marked by high-profile upsets, there was a notable lack of national buzz heading into Monday night’s men’s national championship game between UConn and San Diego State. The day after the Huskies cut down the nets, the numbers are in—and confirmed the pre-game expectations.
This year’s title game drew in 14.69 million viewers on CBS, according to ShowBuzz Daily, making it the least-watched men’s championship game in recorded history.
Around the NHL, “Pride Night” has become a hot-button issue. Several teams and players have opted out of the events citing religious or cultural beliefs.
However, the Nashville Predators went full-steam ahead with their “Pride Night” celebration just eight days after a transgender shooter killed six people at a Christian school, including three children.
Nashville Predators players take the ice for warmups wearing “Pride Night” themed jerseys.