Mets pitchers have actually lowered the staff ERA in May, posting a 2.44 mark through 12 games after compiling a 3.33 ERA in April. After scoring 4.22 runs per game in April, with a .671 team OPS, the Mets have scuffled at the plate, scoring only 2.75 runs per game with a .627 team OPS. MORE: #AskSpector: Year of the triple? | The legend of Buddy Biancalana | National League uniforms ranked...
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson tried to pump up the incumbent shortstop Wilmer Flores at the general managers meetings, all the while knowing that he’s searching for Flores’ replacement. MORE: Jacob deGrom wins NL ROY | Also SN’s top NL rookie | Mets add Cuddyer to OF From ESPNNewYork.com’s Adam Rubin: Boiled down: He’s stiff as a board in the field, but his bat is playable, so he’s the shortstop for now....
Porter’s dismissal comes less than a day after details surfaced about him reportedly sending explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016. ESPN broke the original story, reporting that the texts were unsolicited and one message included a picture of a naked penis. The communication occurred in 2016, during Porter’s tenure as director of professional scouting for the Chicago Cubs. ESPN obtained copies of the messages from the female journalist, who was said to be a foreign correspondent who moved to the U....
The outfielder fell to the ground after he was hit with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning by a ball thrown by Jacob Webb. The impact left Pillar cradling a bloody nose as blood gushed down his face, forcing the athlete to walk off the field. The veteran outfielder was taken to hospital where he underwent a CT scan and other tests, his team confirmed over Twitter on Monday night....
Saturday’s game was halted after 31 minutes while Lopes received treatment, having been felled inside his area by a number of pyrotechnics thrown from the stands at Stade Saint-Symphorien. The Portuguese shot-stopper was then forced to turn away quickly as a firecracker exploded on the ground close to his head, while Metz players urged those responsible in the crowd to stop. After a 45-minute delay, the match was finally abandoned, with Lyon confirming via Twitter that they refused to resume as “security cannot be guaranteed”....
On Thursday, 34-year-old Bianca Acedo-Ojeda of Sinaloa, Mexico received the sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Acedo-Ojeda, a member of the Sinaloa Cartel, was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. Acedo-Ojeda, according to court documents, was extradited from Mexico to San Diego, California in 2019. She had arranged for drug proceeds to be smuggled into Mexico through ports of entry in Southern California by using vehicles with hidden compartments....
The two teams met in Russia in the summer of 2017, with Germany thrashing El Tri in the Confederations Cup semifinal on the way to the title. The rematch between those teams will take place June 17 at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, with El Tri then playing against South Korea on June 23 in Rostov-on-Don and closing out the group against Sweden June 27 at Yekaterinburg’s Central Stadium. Mexico’s first order of business will be to get out of the group....
After initially planning to take two months off for a conservative treatment that wouldn’t require surgery, Fabian and the club now are opting for the procedure. Dr. Michael Dittmar, who is based in Houston, will perform the surgery. Mexico 80/1 to win World Cup 2018 The recovery will keep Fabian from the field for the rest of the year, meaning Mexico national team coach Juan Carlos Osorio won’t be able to call him for the four remaining World Cup qualification matches of the Hexagonal....
In the first ruling of its kind, the district court in Mexico City granted permission for the pair to “possess, transport and use cocaine”—but not sell it—following an injunction request by Mexico United Against Crime. “We have been working for a safer, more just and peaceful Mexico for years, and with this case we insist on the need to stop criminalizing users of drugs other than marijuana and design better public policies that explore all available options, including the regulation,” Lisa Sánchez, director of MUAC, said in a statement....
The symbolic ceremony took place in San Pedro Huamelula, a town located in the southwestern state of Oaxaca on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. On Thursday, the mayor of the town, Victor Hugo Sosa, who is of indigenous descent, wed a seven-year-old alligator that was clothed in a white wedding dress and other colorful attire with many local residents in attendance, Reuters reported. In a colorful ceremony, Sosa and other attendees danced to traditional music as the mayor held the reptile in his arms....
Osorio backs players to play in La Liga El Tri played at NRG Stadium last year in a Copa America Centenario match against Venezuela, a 1-1 draw, and are headed back to Space City for a June 28 friendly. The match will serve as preparation for the Gold Cup, CONCACAF’s regional championship. Coach Juan Carlos Osorio is expected to select an alternate team with Mexico contesting the Confederations Cup in Russia at the start of the month....
Christian Ramirez proving himself in MLS While Osorio’s quirky methods will come under scrutiny, and the first-time national team coach will once again wonder where he’s gone wrong in his own ideas that he holds closely, he’s built up enough cachet to feel that his job is safe (or as safe as it can ever be for a Mexico coach). Let’s look back at Thursday’s loss and the tournament overall as Mexico prepares for a third-place game against Portugal on Sunday that neither will be too excited about....
Five Mexico players to watch in Gold Cup But ahead of Sunday’s Gold Cup opener against El Salvador, it’s clear the attacking depth of the alternate side Mexico has in the United States to contest the continental championship is an area of real concern. Why? The defense has a fair bit of depth and experience with Hugo Ayala and Luis Rodriguez on the right side and some young center backs available on the left while newly minted Confederations Cup veteran Luis Reyes or converted Pumas midfielder Jesus Gallardo will fight for left back minutes....
Mexico’s bill would allow people over the age of 18 to possess up to nearly one ounce of cannabis and between six to eight plants in a home with an annual permit. It would also allow people to smoke it publicly like tobacco. The country’s Supreme Court gave legislators a deadline of April 30 to legalize it after declaring its criminalization unconstitutional in 2018. Because the Chamber and Senate are both controlled by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s MORENA political party, the measure is expected to pass, according to Vice News....
A busy summer looms, and the possibility of having 10 points out of the first four games would decrease some of the urgency the team will feel in June. Mexico will stick with winning formula To do that, El Tri will need a victory against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Port of Spain, and while the Soca Warriors have struggled, they’ve recently shown signs of life with a 1-0 win over Panama under new coach Dennis Lawrence....
“In the NFL, backs don’t really get too much value and too much, so I think it’s best that I leave and get a jump while I can and do what’s best for me and my family,” Johnson told media members at the Miami campus. MORE: SN’s latest mock draft | The U’s greatest players The news was not unexpected. The Palm Beach Post said Cassandra Mitchell, Johnson’s mother, had said he would play his last game in Saturday’s Independence Bowl....
In a letter to season-ticket holders, obtained by The Associated Press, Hurricanes athletic director Blake James said the ACC admitted to “multiple incorrect calls” that went against Miami. MORE: Week 10 picks | Miami football’s greatest players Corn Elder’s touchdown capped a crazy eight-lateral kickoff return that led to a 30-27 victory for the ‘Canes. The ACC subsequently suspended the officiating crew for blowing four calls on that play alone....
“It’s faster like a cheetah. People 50 years old come in here and in two or three days they die,” Dr. Wallace Thomas, of the Miami-area Larkin Community Hospital told NewsNation Now on Thursday. Many of the patients in the hospital’s ICU—where every bed is taken— are younger. Most are on ventilators, and even those who aren’t are struggling to breathe, NewsNation reported. “We still have no guarantee that if someone comes to the ICU, they are going to leave the ICU,” Thomas said....
On Thursday, the Miami-Dade County mayor posted a “New Mask Guidance” on Twitter which details when and where masks should be worn. “This week we took action to update our COVID safety measures due to the alarming spread of the Delta variant,” said Cava. “The facts remain clear: Too many in our community are still unvaccinated and at increasing risk from this deadly virus. Let’s change that.” Masks are now required indoors at all Miami-Dade County facilities for employees and visitors, even if they’re vaccinated, according to the guidance....
The NBA team is linked to the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and plays home games at the FTX Arena, where the company’s logo is emblazoned on the floor. This was queried on social media by eagle-eyed viewers, who asked why this would be the case. One Twitter user posted a screenshot of the Heat in action and commented: “It still says ‘FTX Arena’ on the Miami Heat’s floor.” There were plenty who wanted to pitch in with their say on the matter and one replied: “FTX paid up through end of month November at least....
