Jack Leiter struggles in MLB debut: ‘surreal experience’
Jack Leiter had a tough major league debut Thursday, but his team still managed to pull out a win. The Rangers’ 23-year-old right-hander, the son of former Mets and Yankees left-hander Al Leiter, allowed seven runs (all earned) on eight hits in 3/3 innings in Texas’ 9-7 win. Detroit Tigers. He had three walks and […]
J.D. Martinez unlikely to join Mets on West Coast trip, debut expected ‘shortly’ after
J.D. Martinez’s Mets debut will likely be delayed by at least a week. On Tuesday, ahead of the game against the Pirates, team president David Stearns gave the first update on the designated hitter, explaining that Martinez is not expected to be ready for the West Coast trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco. . […]
Cody Poteet to make Yankees debut Saturday vs. Guardians
CLEVELAND — Friday’s washout cleared the way for Cody Poteet to make his Yankees debut on Saturday. After Friday’s series opener was postponed due to inclement weather, the Yankees will call up Poteet from Triple-A to start Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Guardians at Progressive Field. Clark Schmidt, who was scheduled to pitch […]
Jake Fraser-McGurk lights up IPL with dazzling debut half-century | IPL
With five booming sixes and an all-or-nothing audacity, Australian cricket shooting star Jake Fraser-McGurk has declared himself the Indian Premier League’s latest big man. Fraser McGuirk has been sitting on the Derry Capitals bench, patiently waiting for his day in the spotlight. And when that moment came on Friday, he grabbed it greedily, scoring a […]
Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mr. C, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played a key role on Notorious BIG’s debut album, has died. He was 57 years old. The famous disc jockey’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by Skip Dillard, brand manager at 94.7 The Block NYC, where […]
Mets’ Tyler Jay makes long-awaited MLB debut
ATLANTA — Tyler Jay has been thinking “probably almost every day” for the past five years about whether this opportunity would ever come his way. But it was Jay, 29, who was called up from the bullpen in the eighth inning Thursday at Trust Park. The left-handed relief pitcher pitched the final two innings of […]
Republicans Debut Bill Challenging Qatar’s U.S. Alliance over Ties to Hamas
Three Republican senators on Tuesday criticized the United States’ “non-NATO major proposed a bill to challenge Qatar’s elite status as an ally. The unprecedented siege of Israel on October 7th. For decades, Qatar has largely hosted elite Hamas “political” leaders in its capital, Doha, and positioned itself as an intermediary state between global jihadists and […]
Akshay Bhatia puts Masters debut within grasp amid Texas Open supremacy
Akshay Bhatia waltzed through TPC San Antonio like he owned it, playing brilliantly from tee to green to take control of the Valero Texas Open. Still, he said Friday’s round, in which he shot a 2-under 70, was “nervous.” “I felt like I struggled a lot off the tee today. My golf swing wasn’t great […]
J.D. Martinez nearing Mets debut with minor-league assignment on tap
The Mets need help to clean up their lineup and quickly. JD Martinez is ready to provide that. Manager Carlos Mendoza said ahead of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Tigers at Citi Field that the veteran DH “will join one of the organization’s minor league affiliates as soon as a decision is made.” [Friday]” J.D. Martiens […]
Trump says Truth Social’s stellar stock market debut is ‘great sign of where the people in this country stand’
Former President Donald Trump implied that his social media platform Truth Social’s initial public offering is evidence of how the public views free speech online. Trump gave an interview that aired on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Saturday after Truth Social was valued at roughly $8 billion on its first day on the stock […]