John Bertie got his feet wet at first base in practice last week, but now he’s pitching into Game 2 of the ALDS. The Yankees’ Bertie will start at first base on Monday against the Royals for the first time in his career. Oswaldo Cabrera started there in the first game, with veteran first baseman…
Can you believe that just a week ago we didn’t know which teams the Braves, Mets and Diamondbacks would be eliminated from the playoffs? What a stormy week. We saw the D-backs eliminated and four others join them in the Wild Card Series loss. Monday brings us more entertainment in the form of ALDS Games…
Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani (John Suho/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Carrie Osborne Two Dodgers — both former Hank Aaron Award winners — are among the 10 nominees for the 2024 National League Hank Aaron Award. Shohei Ohtani, the 2023 American League Hank Aaron Award winner, and Freddie Freeman, the 2020 National League winner, are both…
Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was named a finalist for the prestigious Hank Aaron Award on Monday afternoon. The award has been around since 1999 and is described as: The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the best overall offensive performance in each league. The award was presented in 1999 on the…
Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, September 29, 2024. Carlos Barea | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris’ top allies in the private sector have launched a new campaign seeking to portray the Democratic nominee as a better candidate for business,…
A group of founders and executives launch the Harris Business Leaders initiative. It includes several business titans, including Mark Cuban, who were already supporting Harris. Their goal is to convince conservative-leaning voters that Harris is strong on the economy. . Thanks for registering! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the…
An Iranian general who promised to “see the bodies of Americans all over the Middle East” has disappeared after an Israeli attack in Lebanon that may also have killed Hezbollah’s supposed new leader. The dean’s whereabouts. Gen. Esmail Qaani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, remains a mystery after Friday’s airstrike in Beirut, The New York…
The head of the IRGC’s foreign military intelligence service, who traveled to Lebanon last month after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since last week’s raids on Beirut, Iranian officials say. Reuters reported that two senior Iranian security officials confirmed that the commander of the Iranian…
Top line Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said his office will review the case of Lyle and Eric Menendez, convicted of murder for killing their parents in 1989, two weeks after Netflix released the controversial Ryan Murphy series “Monsters,” which was heavily criticized for its inclusion. The incest story was described by the real-life…
Lyle Menendez (second from left) and his brother Eric are flanked by their attorneys Gerald Chaleff (left) and Robert Shapiro, in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in 1990. Nick Ut/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Nick Ut/AP It’s been more than 30 years since brothers Eric and Lyle Menendez went on trial for murder, and the story…
