Baseball

It's Roberto Clemente Day! Pirates Legend's MLB Career By The Numbers

[ad_1] Everybody who takes the field in Tuesday night's MLB games will have a No. 21 patch on their jersey. That's because Sept. 15 is Roberto Clemente Day, a day of remembrance for Pittsburgh Pirates legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente and his charitable contributions, a legacy that lives on through the Roberto Clemente Foundation. As for the right fielder's on-field success, Clemente, who wore No. 21, was
Nascar

NASCAR Contender Rankings: Can Kyle Larson Go Back-To-Back?

[ad_1] Only three drivers were able to cut into Denny Hamlin’s margin in a wild race at World Wide Technology Raceway. The 1.25-mile track — located across the river from St. Louis and commonly referred to by its previous Gateway name — featured a race where nearly all Chase drivers were involved in an incident one time or another. Here are my Chase contender rankings with eight races left, the
Baseball

Dodgers Reportedly Call Up Top Prospect Josue De Paula

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up top prospect Josue De Paula straight from Double-A, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The Athletic was the first to report. De Paula is expected to get at-bats at designated hitter after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani will be heading to the IL. De Paula, 21, is the No. 6 ranked prospect in baseball and the highest-rated
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4 Takeaways From A Special Subway Series In The Bronx

[ad_1] NEW YORK — The schedule makers at Major League Baseball got it right this year, arranging the Subway Series to take place during the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. After an emotional pregame ceremony before Friday’s series opener, it took no time at all for the melancholic sentiments to flip. The Yankee Stadium PA announcer began his pregame introductions, revealed Juan Soto was batting second and playing left
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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Says Shohei Ohtani Is Going On IL

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Dodgers are placing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said on Wednesday. "It’s the right thing to do," Roberts said following the Dodgers' 14-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, which Ohtani was sidelined for. "We tried to kick the bucket as much as we could." Ohtani has missed six of the last seven games due to lingering soreness in
Swimming

Six-Time Olympic Medalist Brendan Hansen Recovering from Patellar Tendon Tears in Both Knees; Offers Uplifting Message

[ad_1] Six-Time Olympic Medalist Brendan Hansen Recovering from Patellar Tendon Tears in Both Knees Six-time Olympic medalist Brendan Hansen, USA Swimming’s National Junior Team Director, is on the mend after tearing The post Six-Time Olympic Medalist Brendan Hansen Recovering from Patellar Tendon Tears in Both Knees; Offers Uplifting Message appeared first on Swimming World. [ad_2] Source link
Baseball

Which MLB Players Can Realistically Join The 3,000-Hit Club?

[ad_1] The 3,000 hit club is an exclusive one. Consider: in the long, long history of Major League Baseball and the proto leagues that preceded it, over 20,000 players have suited up for at least one game. Of those, just 1,421 players reached 1,000 career hits. And merely 676 of those made it to 1,500 — there are more players than that on active rosters in MLB right now. All of 299