Luis Arraez doesn’t hit many homers, so when he does, it makes sense that he’d celebrate accordingly.
Arraez is a rare contact-first hitter, racking up singles while most other players today sell out for power. He’s making a run at a historic .400 batting average (although an 0-for-4 day on Sunday dropped his average to .399) but rarely picks up extra-base hits. His career high for homers is eight, set in 144 games for the Twins last season.
But Arraez went deep in the Marlins’ game against Pirates on Saturday, giving Miami a two-run lead in the fifth with a homer to right.
Author: Michael
This wasn’t just wrestling, it was performance art.
Forbidden Door 2023 was everything wrestling fans could have hoped for. Last year’s edition of the AEW x NJPW cross-promotional show fell flat, largely due to injury and circumstance. This year the dream was delivered on, and in its wake we’re left with the realization that Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay gave us one of the greatest matches in the history of wrestling. That’s not hyperbole.
New Spurs power forward Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, will not participate in this summer’s FIBA World Cup so he can instead focus on the NBA Summer League, according to French newspaper L’Equipe.
The FIBA World Cup takes place in August and September, after the NBA Summer League’s conclusion, but Wembanyama is mindful of working too much ahead of his rookie season in San Antonio.
“It would not be realistic in terms of development and not prudent in terms of health,” Wembanyama said, as translated from L’Equipe. “I hope people will understand.
The term “sleeper” has different meanings for different people in the world of fantasy football. Some folks believe it’s simply a player who will outperform his draft position. Others believe it’s someone who was a relative unknown and emerges into a useful fantasy option, such as Tyler Allgeier, Zay Jones or Juwan Johnson.
However, I think there are different levels of sleeper value among NFL players.
For example, a typical sleeper like Rachaad White is likely to come off the board in the middle rounds of drafts. Then, you have another tier.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I’m still thinking about that photo of Victor Wembanyama standing next to a bunch of Spurs legends.
In today’s SI:AM:
Rose Zhang’s impressive first major
The Mets’ $359 million mess
D-Wade on UD
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Awe-inspiring for her second pro tournament
Rose Zhang is golf’s next big thing—and she’s already knocking on the door of a breakout.
Elly De La Cruz has been phenomenal in his first month in the majors.
The New York Mets have been one of the biggest disappointments in the 2023 MLB season, and that narrative only gained steam after Sunday’s ugly loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
In case you missed it, New York gave up four runs on just one hit in the bottom of the eighth inning and lost the game, 7-6. That brutal inning included three walks, two hit batters and an ugly error.
The Mets got a runner on with no outs in the ninth inning, but then Mark Canha and Tommy Pham struck out, and Jeff McNeil flied out to center to end the game.
Alpine’s future now includes Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, and Michael B. Jordan
Speaking at the Alpine “Enstone Field Trip” on Monday, Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi outlined not only the future of Alpine, but the future of their Formula 1 program.
A future that now involves actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, and Michael B. Jordan as part of their ownership group.
“Alpine’s DNA is racing, through and through,” said Rossi at the conference to the assembled media, including SB Nation. “F1 front and center. Renault Group has been in F1 for more than 45 years.
Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III drew a crowd at the Manning Passing Academy before he even showed.
There was his name card above a chair at the MPA Media Day last Friday underneath Joe Guidry Stadium at the Nicholls State campus in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Throngs of reporters formed a pocket around the Milton spot.
My goodness, what a NASCAR night in Nashville! We had worlds colliding, relationships forming, friendships tested and, oh yeah, there was also a race.
But when you have Olivia Dunne shooting her shots — that’s right, multiple — with Chase Elliott (or is it the other way around?), you’re obviously gonna have to dive into that.
We’re nothing if not consistent here at OutKick, you know.
After a week off — a rare one, at that — the Cup fellas got back to work Sunday night and Ross Chastain smashed the hell out of a watermelon.