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☆ MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani shines as Angels sweep Tigers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Jul 27, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates with teammates after he hits a home run in the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mike Moustakas scored a pair of runs for Los Angeles, which has won seven of its last eight games. Angels 11, Tigers 4 (Game 2)Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs before departing with cramping as Los Angeles completed a doubleheader sweep with a victory over host Detroit. Ohtani hit his major league leading 37th and 38th home runs but grabbed his side after the latter homer. Ohtani tossed the first complete game shutout of his career in the Angels' 6-0 victory earlier in the day.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Rick Osentoski, Ohtani, Taylor Ward, Kerry Carpenter, Ohtani's, Ward, Trey Cabbage, Mike Moustakas, Michael Lorenzen, Hunter Renfroe, Matt Thaiss, Luis Rengifo, Eduardo Escobar, Patrick Sandoval, Justin Steele, Louis, Steele, Yan Gomes, Mike Tauchman, Andrew Knizner, Miles Mikolas, Ian Happ, Happ, Willson Contreras, Josh Naylor, Jake Burger, Tanner Bibee, Emmanuel Clase, Daniel Vogelbach, Mark Canha, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Mason Thompson, Vogelbach, DJ Stewart, Canha, Kyle Finnegan, Alonso, David Peterson, Brooks Raley, Keibert Ruiz lofted Organizations: Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park, Los, Detroit, Tigers, Angels, Cubs, Cardinals, St, White Sox, Cleveland, skidding Chicago, The, Mets, Nationals, New, Washington, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, USA, Los Angeles, cramping, Chicago, New York

☆ MLB roundup: 10th-inning blast lifts Tigers over Rockies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (7-4) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings. Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (7-3) allowed five runs, seven hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish (4-4) nearly matched Ober, giving up one run on seven hits over six innings. Burnes (6-5) gave up two runs and one hit in seven innings, with seven strikeouts and two walks. Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore (1-3) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Persons: Zach McKinstry, Jonathan Schoop, Schoop, Pierce Johnson, Eric Haase, McKinstry, Kris Bryant's, Alex Lange, Ryan McMahon, Lange, C.J . Cron, Ezequiel Tovar, Alec Bohm, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler, Schwarber's, Dominic Smith, Tyler Wade, Elvis Andrus, Kendall Graveman, JJ Bleday, Andrus, Bleday, Wade, Shintaro Fujinami, Eloy Jimenez, Juan Soto, Manny Machado, San Diego, Michael Wacha, Fernando Tatis Jr, Elly De La Cruz, Brandon Williamson, Williamson, Paul Goldschmidt, Louis, Goldschmidt, Jack Flaherty, Luis Severino, DJ LeMahieu's, Jake Bauers, Rafael Devers, Justin Turner, Kutter Crawford, Matt Chapman, George Springer, Bo Bichette, Yusei Kikuchi, Bailey Ober, Joey Gallo, Ober, Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, Kyle Bradish, Nathan Eovaldi, Will Smith, Hunter Brown, Brown, Yelich, Raimel Tapia, Corbin Burnes, Jesse Winker, Victor Caratini, Jack Suwinski, Tucupita Marcano, Jared Triolo, Josh Palacios, Ronald Acuna Jr, Ozzie Albies, phenom Eury Perez, Perez, Charlie Morton, Morton, Justin Verlander, Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor, Thairo Estrada, Davis, Julio Urias, Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia, Yonny Hernandez's, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, George Kirby, Crawford, Luke Raley, Paul Sewald, Tyler Glasnow, Tanner Bibee, Marcus Stroman, Bibee, Jose Ramirez, Amed Rosario, Stroman, Anthony Volpe, Isiah Kiner, Falefa, Gleyber Torres, Michael King, Matthew Liberatore, Lars Nootbaar, Ryne Nelson, Gabriel Moreno, Moreno, Emmanuel Rivera, Anthony Rendon, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani Organizations: Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Denver, Rockies, Detroit, Colorado, Phillies, Nationals, Philadelphia, Washington, Athletics, White Sox, Oakland, Chicago, Padres, Reds, San, The Reds, Cardinals, Yankees, New York, DJ, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Boston, Toronto, Orioles, Minnesota, Baltimore, Rangers, Astros, Houston, Brewers, Pirates, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Braves, Marlins, Atlanta, Miami, The Braves, Mets, Giants, New, J.D, San Francisco's, Royals, Dodgers, Kansas City, Mariners, Rays, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Kirby, Cubs, Cleveland, St, Diamondbacks, Los Angeles, Angels, Thomson Locations: C.J, Washington, Cincinnati, New York, Baltimore, Ober, Houston, Texas, Arlington , Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Arizona, Anaheim, Calif, Nelson

☆ A Rare Matchup of Aces Adds ‘Extra Buzz’ to Subway Series
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Matt Martell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly eight years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates began a three-game series on the road against the Detroit Tigers with a 5-4 win in 14 innings. Yankees Manager Aaron Boone said he expects the matchup between veteran aces to add “a little extra buzz” to the crosstown rivalry. Cole and Verlander will always be linked for the two seasons they bullied major league batters while anchoring the Houston Astros’ starting rotation. In 2018 and 2019, the two years Cole spent with the Astros, Houston’s co-aces combined to go 72-25 with a 2.62 E.R.A. In 2019, they led the Astros to their second American League pennant in three seasons, though they lost the World Series to the Washington Nationals in seven games.

Persons: Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander, Aaron Boone, Cole, Verlander, Houston’s, Cy Young Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Comerica, Yankees, Verlander’s Mets, Citi Field, Tuesday, Houston Astros, Astros, American League, Washington Nationals

☆ Tim Cook bets his legacy on augmented reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

David Paul Morris/Getty Images Cook speaks in front of an image of an iPhone 4S at Apple headquarters in 2011. Yui Mok/PA Images/Getty Images Tim Cook puts on a Boston Red Sox jersey before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers in June 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tim Cook signs the box of a new iPhone X at an Apple Store in Palo Alto in November 2017. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Cook speaks via video conference at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on online platforms and market power in July 2020. In pictures: Apple CEO Tim Cook Prev NextFollowers of the company are divided on what the headset could ultimately mean for Cook.

Persons: Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, Cook, It’s, … it’s, ”, Margaret O’Mara, Andrew Burton, Phil Schiller, Jobs, David Paul Morris, Apple, Tom Williams, Marcio Jose Sanchez, Bono, Justin Sullivan, Tony Avelar, Stephen Lam, George Washington University's, Alex Brandon, Stephen Colbert, Jeffrey R, Pope Francis, Shutterstock Cook, Maddie Ziegler, AirPods, Monica Davey, James Corden, Pharrell, Beck Diefenbach, Reuters Cook, Yui Mok, Billie Weiss, Donald Trump, Jonathan, Oprah Winfrey, Win McNamee, Theresa Goh, Edgar Su, Andrew Harrer, Graeme Jennings, Noah Berger, Sajid Moinuddin, India's, Francis Mascarenhas, Brooks Kraft, it’s, Mike Bailey, “, Tim Bajarin, ’, ” Bajarin, Bajarin, they’ll Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Vision, Apple Watch, University of Washington, Washington Post, Getty, Reuters, Alamy, Homeland Security, Governmental, Flint Center, Performing Arts, Cook, CBS, Serviziofotograficoor, Primary School, Boston Red Sox, Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, American Technology, White House, Steve Jobs Theatre, Carnegie Library, Central Public Library, Bloomberg, Singapore, Apple Worldwide, Conference, Epic Games, Apple Inc, FBB Capital Partners, Jobs Locations: New York, Cupertino , California, Cupertino, Palo Alto , California, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Down, London, Washington , DC, Oakland , California, Mumbai

CNN —A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States. Around 75 million people are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke shrouds major US cities, with Major League Baseball (MLB), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) forced to postpone games due to concerns over dangerous air quality. Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies warms up at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Following consultation with the NWSL Medical and Operations staff, it was determined that the match could not be safely conducted based on the projected air quality index,” the NWSL said in a statement. Smoke from Canada’s fires has periodically affected the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for more than a week, raising concerns over the harms of persistent poor air quality.

Persons: Zack Wheeler, Mitchell Leff Organizations: CNN, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Women’s Soccer League, MLB, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Citizens Bank, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Yankee, WNBA, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, New York Racing Association, NWSL, Operations, Phillies, Tigers, Yankees, White Sox, Belmont Locations: Northeast, United States, Belmont, New York, New Jersey, Harrison, Canada, Alberta, Elmont , New York

☆ MLB, WNBA and NWSL games postponed due to poor air quality in U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Jun 7, 2023; Bronx, New York, USA; Members of the Yankee Stadium grounds crew wait for word on the status of a game against the Chicago White Sox before the game was ultimately rescheduled due to poor air quality. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsNEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - Poor air quality conditions forced the cancellation of Major League Baseball (MLB), National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) games on Wednesday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south. MLB postponed games in Philadelphia between the Detroit Tigers and the Phillies and in New York between the Chicago White Sox at the Yankees. "These postponements were determined following conversations throughout the day with medical and weather experts and all of the impacted Clubs regarding clearly hazardous air quality conditions in both cities," MLB said in a statement. A WNBA game in Brooklyn between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty, which was set to tip off at 7 p.m.

Persons: Brad Penner, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis Organizations: Yankee, Chicago White Sox, YORK, Major League Baseball, Women's Soccer League, National Basketball Association, U.S ., MLB, Detroit Tigers, Phillies, Yankees, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Gotham FC, Orlando Pride, Aviation Administration, Newark Liberty International, WNBA, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Thomson Locations: Bronx , New York, USA, U.S, U.S . East Coast, Ohio, Kansas, Philadelphia, New York, Harrison , New Jersey, Brooklyn

☆ MLB roundup: White Sox sink Tigers on walk-off grand slam
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

White Sox starter Michael Kopech gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings while recording nine strikeouts. Clay Holmes (4-2) pitched a scoreless inning, while Wandy Peralta recorded the final four outs for his fourth save. Freeland (4-7) allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and one strikeout in seven innings. Rangers 12, Mariners 3A heavy offensive output combined with six scoreless innings from Nathan Eovaldi earned Texas a lopsided win over Seattle in Arlington, Texas. San Diego's Ryan Weathers (1-4) lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and Chicago's first five runs.

Persons: Jake Burger, Kamil Krzaczynski, Luis Robert Jr, Spencer Torkelson, Liam Hendriks, Michael Kopech, Matthew Boyd, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Lange, Yoan Moncada, Tim Anderson, Burger, Eddie Rosario, Miguel Castro, Raisel Iglesias, A.J, Minter, Zac Gallen, Ji Hwan, Louis, Rich Hill, David Bednar, Andrew Knizner, Miles Mikolas, Kyle Higashioka, Oswaldo Cabrera, Anthony Volpe, Domingo, Clay Holmes, Wandy Peralta, Bobby Miller, J.D, Martinez, Yandy Diaz, Josh Lowe, Luke Raley, Taj Bradley, Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida, Tanner Houck, Drew Ellis, Kyle Schwarber, Schwarber, Ellis, Stone, Ildemaro Vargas, Vargas, Dominic Smith, Riley Adams, Alex, Monasterio, Adrian Houser, Houser, Jake Fraley, Victor Caratini, Dominic Leone, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Nate Pearson, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, Adam Cimber, Erik Swanson, Jordan Romano, Garrett Cooper, Cooper, Yuli Gurriel, Bryan De La Cruz, Luis Arraez, Sandy Alcantara, National League Cy Young, Paul Blackburn, Ramon Laureano, Brady Singer, Maikel Garcia, Scott Barlow, Elehuris Montero, Ezequiel Tovar, Michael Massey, MJ Melendez, Garcia, Kyle Freeland's, Josh Naylor, Andres Gimenez, Joe Ryan, Triston McKenzie, Ryan, McKenzie, James Karinchak, Ohtani, Phil Maton, Zach Neto, Griffin Canning, Chris Devenski, Carlos Estevez, Nathan Eovaldi, Jonah Heim, Eugenio Suarez's, Ty France, Jose Caballero, Kolten Wong, Tyler Wells, James McCann, Josh Lester, Blake Sabol, McCann, Jorge Mateo, Anthony DeSclafani, Adam Frazier, Austin Hays, Ryan Mountcastle, Lester, Marcus Stroman, Miguel Amaya, Yan Gomes, Trey Mancini, Fernando Tatis Jr, Diego's Ryan Weathers, Chicago's Organizations: Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago, White Sox, Detroit, Braves, Diamondbacks, Atlanta, Arizona, Pirates, Cardinals, Pittsburgh, Yankees, Dodgers, New York, National League, Red Sox, Tampa Bay, Boston, Phillies, Nationals, Washington, Brewers, Reds, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Blue Jays, Mets, Brandon, Toronto, Marlins, Athletics, Miami, Oakland, Royals, Rockies, Kansas City, Colorado . Singer, Twins, Angels, Astros, Houston, Rangers, Mariners, Texas, Seattle, Orioles, Giants, Baltimore, San, Cubs, Padres, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, USA, Phoenix, Rosario, Arizona, New, Los Angeles, Domingo German, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, New York, Colorado, Freeland, Cleveland, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Arlington , Texas, San Francisco, Baltimore, San Diego

☆ MLB roundup: Dodgers stun Phillies on walk-off slam
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Brandon Drury also hit a homer for the Angels, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Starter Seth Lugo (3-2) held the Reds to one run on seven hits over six innings to earn the win. Pfaadt, a touted pitching prospect, went 4 2/3 innings and allowed nine hits -- four of which were home runs -- and seven runs. Texas starter Andrew Heaney allowed six runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings, with four walks and five strikeouts. Losing pitcher Eric Lauer (3-3) allowed four runs -- all unearned -- on four hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings.

☆ The Rays Are Better Than Everyone. At Everything.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays had just won again Tuesday night, but their architect was flustered by a small crack in the foundation. Erik Neander, the Rays’ president of baseball operations, wondered if any available veterans were lined up to start in the minors the next day. Anderson had pitched for a month in the Rays’ farm system last summer — and, most important, was lined up to start a morning game in Omaha in about 12 hours. The Rays made the requisite phone calls, got Anderson for cash considerations — “Maybe a dollar,” Neander said — and booked him on a 7 a.m. flight on Wednesday. That night, naturally, Anderson pitched three scoreless innings against Pittsburgh for his first career save in the majors.

☆ Blue Jays slam five homers to beat Tigers 9-3 in home opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Apr 11, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman (26) hits a home run against the Detroit Tigers during the fourth inning at the Rogers Centre. While work continues on both the team and stadium the early reviews are positive, the Blue Jays living up to their explosive reputation with a home opener record five homers that underscores their status as World Series contender. 'Take me out to the ball game' can still be heard at every ball park but vendors shouting out, "peanuts , cracker jacks" not so much. You do not even need to be that interested in baseball, said Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro, adding the ball park can just be a place to go. The Tigers' Nick Maton hit a three-run second inning homer but the Blue Jays hit back in the bottom of the inning, Kirk answering with an RBI double.

☆ MLB roundup: Padres go back-to-back in 9th, edge D-backs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

The A's were down 10-8 when Seth Brown followed a walk to Aledmys Diaz with a two-run homer off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase in the last of the ninth. Angels 7, Mariners 3Shohei Ohtani and Taylor Ward hit two-run homers as Los Angeles defeated host Seattle. Yankees 8, Phillies 1Anthony Rizzo ignited a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, and host New York cruised to victory over Philadelphia. His counterpart, Jose Berrios (0-1), allowed eight runs, nine hits and two walks while striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and Austin Riley had a solo shot for the Braves, who have won three of four games to start the season.

☆ Want to watch MLB games? Making sense of the confusing TV and streaming landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Home base planFor the baseball fan looking to watch as many games as possible, a traditional pay TV service is still the go-to place. Discovery' s TBS, as well as Fox Corp. 's broadcast and pay TV networks, take up a decent chunk of the schedule. However, as more options are introduced, regional sports networks are getting fewer games and fans have to pay more to watch all games. With a higher rate of consumers dropping pay TV bundles and opting for streaming services, many networks have created direct-to-consumer streaming app options. Few offset the pay TV losses, but at least provide an option for fans wanting to stream.

☆ Spring training roundup: A's yield inside-the-park HR, rally past Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Taylor Ward scored an inside-the-park home run for the Angels in the first inning. Ward's liner to center got past a diving Esteury Ruiz, and the A's were slow to chase it down. Jake Cave hit his third homer of spring training for Philadelphia, while Pirates veteran Andrew McCutchen hit his first of the spring, a two-run shot. Washington got a two-run homer from Victor Robles and outhit St. Louis 15-6. The Giants had 16 hits, hanging six hits and six runs on Dodgers starter Noah Syndergaard (1-2) over 4 1/3 innings.

☆ Cubans signed with MLB teams will for first time play on national team at World Classic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

HAVANA — Cubans signed with Major League Baseball organizations and other foreign clubs will for the first time join domestic stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic, officials announced Wednesday evening. The Cuban Baseball Federation long defended the idea of amateurism and punished those who left the island to seek their fortunes in professional baseball. But that changed when a program on state television announced the roster of 30 players for Cuba’s national team that will play in the international tournament that begins March 8 in Taiwan. To arrange participation of the MLB players, Cuba had to get special permission from the United States because Washington maintains sanctions on Cuba. Under the agreement, those players are barred from coming to Cuba to work with the team.

☆ 10 money managers who quietly control the vast fortunes of Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, the Waltons, and other big-name billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

Many über-rich people don't outsource their wealth — they hire their own chief investment officers. He left SAC in 2005 for Dune Capital Management, but stayed in touch with Steve during his five-year term at the investment firm. Andrew oversees CPV's portfolio, which primarily comprises direct private investments such as Collectors Universe, a collectibles-authentication company, and the New York Mets. In 2011, Wildcat Capital Management was launched with Potter as president and chief investment officer. Since November 2021, Carland has also served as the interim chief investment officer for Builders Vision's asset arm.

☆ Former Major League Baseball pitcher T.J. House comes out as gay
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Former Major League Baseball player T.J. House came out as gay and announced his engagement to his partner, Ryan Neitzel, in an emotional social media post Thursday. He said he felt like he could not be himself around many people, because of conversations he heard from others and in church. “It’s hard listening to people talk about you without them knowing that the words they are saying are directed at you,” he said. “This is a great day for the league and baseball,” Bean, who is now the league’s senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, told Outsports. It allows Ryan Neitzel and I to come together and create something beautiful.

☆ MLB roundup: Guardians clinch AL Central title for first time since 2018
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Hunter Dozier capped the Royals' scoring with an RBI single to make it 13-11 following Ryan O'Hearn's two-run double. Astros 6, Orioles 3 (11 innings)Christian Vazquez's two-run single capped a four-run 11th inning and visiting Houston defeated Baltimore. Jeimer Candelario followed Schoop's RBI single with a run-scoring single of his own. The White Sox's loss allowed the Cleveland Guardians to clinch their first American League Central title since 2018. Yadier Molina had an RBI single for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who dropped consecutive games to the Dodgers after winning Friday.

Known for chart-topping hits like "Feliz Navidad" and his rendition of "Light My Fire," award-winning Puerto Rican artist José Feliciano is being honored for his prolific career with the first Billboard Legend Award. The new award was created to honor artists like Feliciano for their fruitful careers and their contributions, which have transcended the industry. By 23, Feliciano had earned five Grammy nominations, winning two for his album "Feliciano!" A critically acclaimed documentary chronicling his career, "José Feliciano — Behind This Guitar," will be released on Sept. 29 on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service. Feliciano will be honored with the Billboard Legend Award during the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. EST, which will be aired by Telemundo.

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