Best pitches on the 2023-24 MLB free-agent market \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Yamamoto’s signature pitch is his curveball, a beautiful rainbow curve that evokes Clayton Kershaw’s. We don’t have a lot of Statcast data on Yamamoto yet, but we got a preview of his stuff at the World Baseball Classic. In those outings, Yamamoto’s curveball averaged 77 mph with a high 2,809 RPM spin rate, 66 inches of vertical drop and 14 inches of horizontal break. That type of curveball is something of a cross between pitchers like Kershaw, Max Fried, Adam Wainwright and Yu Darvish. It should be a fun pitch to watch…
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Khobi Price @khobi_price Final: Mavericks 104, Lakers 101. The Lakers come back from down 20 but fall to Dallas for their second home loss of the season. LeBron James: 26 (16 in 4Q) points, nine rebounds, seven assists. Austin Reaves: 17 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds. Next up: at Cavaliers on Friday. – 12:54 AM
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2023, 12:34 PM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots waived third-string quarterback Will Grier on Saturday, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.That leaves Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe on the depth chart, with coach Bill Belichick yet to announce a starter for…
The defeat surpassed the 64 points Dragons conceded to Munster in March 2022Sharks (20) 69Tries: Fasi 2, Mapimpi, Kok, Etzebeth, Williams 2, Buthelezi, Labuschagne, Am Cons: Bosch 5, Chamberlain 3 Pen: BoschDragons (7) 14Tries: Blacker, Dyer Cons: Evans, WilliamsSharks’ World Cup winners made a triumphant return in Durban to inflict a record defeat for Dragons in the United Rugby Championship (URC).Makazole Mapimpi and Eben Etzebeth scored to inspire the surprise bottom team to a first win of the season.Dane Blacker and Rio Dyer scored in either half for an under-strength Dragons who were further weakened by a series of early…
With India resting some of their key players for the five-match T20I series against Australia, the fringe players have a chance to make an impression ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June. However, Tilak Varma doesn’t want to put himself under pressure by thinking about that.”My mindset is clear,” Tilak said on the eve of the second T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. “I have got a role in the team, so I just want to stick to that role. I don’t have any pressure or expectations of doing well. I am just looking forward to fulfilling my role for the…
Germany: Bundesliga⚽ D. Undav (1), ⚽ W. Anton (26), ⚽ D. Undav (45) By Peter Weis @PeterVicey Veteran German match-official Dr. Felix Brych has commented on the injury that left him unable to complete what was supposed to be a historic match for him on Saturday evening. Dr. Felix BrychЭдгар Брещанов CC-BY-SA 3.0 German officiating legend Dr. Felix Brych was supposed to be commemorating a special milestone during Saturday evening’s Bundesliga “Top-Spiel” between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart. The 48-year-old’s 344th top flight-match drew him level with fellow legend Wolfgang Stark for the record number of Bundesliga games refereed…
FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM – Kai Havertz came off the bench to score a last-gasp winner for Arsenal at Brentford and send the Gunners to the top of the Premier League table.Manchester City’s draw with Liverpool earlier on Saturday opened the door for Mikel Arteta’s side to move into first place with a win, and the Gunners left it late but duly obliged to move top for the first time this season.Brentford dug in deep and had their own great chances to score but they were unable to find a way through.How the game unfoldedBrentford somehow didn’t take the lead…
Manchester United will face off against Everton at Goodison Park in the Premier League on Sunday evening. The Red Devils have had a tough start to this season, though they have managed to win four of their last five league encounters. They are currently sixth in the table with 21 points from 12 games, sitting five points behind the fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. So, Erik ten Hag’s side will be hoping to win the game tomorrow and close the gap with Spurs. However, defeating Everton won’t be easy for United in this encounter. The Merseyside club have been punished with 10…
Kayla Harrison obviously wants a shot at Bellator champion Cris Cyborg but it appears she’ll have to defer to Larissa Pacheco before that could potentially happen. In the aftermath of the 2023 PFL World Championship card on Friday, company founder Donn Davis addressed the growing buzz about Harrison vs. Cyborg now that both fighters are finally competing under the same umbrella. Davis previously teased his own desire to book the fight after making that same attempt prior to the PFL acquiring Bellator from Paramount. Now the matchup might be closer than ever before but Davis pumped the brakes on any…
Michigan State is hiring Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith as its next football coach, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Smith, who finished 8-4 this season with the Beavers, emerged as a prime candidate this week and said after Friday night’s loss at Oregon that he had not yet made up his mind.”None of those decisions have been made,” Smith said, via Duck Territory. “I asked this team to lock it up for four months and now it’s a little bit to start conversations someplace. Uncertainty Pac-2 which is taking place, I’m taking the same approach. So decisions, time, all of that have been…