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- New York Post
Juan Soto's gutsy baserunning pays off in huge spot as Mets sneak by Reds to avoid sweep
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free Juan Soto bolted without hesitation, using his legs more so than his bat to help a Mets team in dire need of a run in Sunday's eighth inning. The Reds had the infield drawn in with one out and runners on second and third. Advertisement Luis Torrens' sharp grounder to second baseman Matt McLain didn't deter Soto, who broke from third and slid headfirst across the plate just ahead of Tyler Stephenson's swipe for the go-ahead run in a 3-2 victory over the Reds at Citi Field. The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak in winning for only the 11th time in 31 games. 7 Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) slides safely into home plate during the eighth inning against the Reds on July 20, 2025. Getty Images Advertisement 7 Juan Soto is at third base during the eighth inning of the Mets' July 20 win. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post With the Mets ahead 2-1 with two outs in the eighth and the tying run at first base, manager Carlos Mendoza summoned Edwin Díaz. But Díaz walked Elly De La Cruz and allowed an infield single to Austin Hays before drilling Spencer Steer with a fastball to force in the tying run. After Soto walked leading off the bottom of the inning and reached third on Jeff McNeil's double, Torrens' grounder brought in the run. Advertisement 7 Luisangel Acuña hits a double during the Mets' win against the Reds on July 20. Robert Sabo for the NY Post Ryne Stanek got the final three outs for the save. The afternoon was a slog for the Mets, who had only one extra-base hit and watched Francisco Lindor extend his hitless drought to 21 at-bats. Advertisement Also, Pete Alonso was absent from the starting lineup due to a right hand contusion but entered the game in the seventh as a defensive replacement at first base for Mark Vientos. 7 Edwin Díaz reacts after hitting a better during the Mets' win against the Reds on July 20. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST 7 Luisangel Acuña reacts after hitting a double during the Mets' win against the Reds on July 20. Robert Sabo for the NY Post David Peterson, five days removed from his first All-Star game appearance, gave the Mets six superb innings in which the Reds managed only an unearned run against him. The lefty allowed four hits, one walk and had a hit batsman with four strikeouts over 93 pitches. Luisangel Acuña's throwing error allowed the Reds to score an unearned run in the first. TJ Friedl led off the game with a grounder that Acuña fielded and threw low and wide of first base. Advertisement 7 Elly De La Cruz reacts at third base during the Reds' loss to the Mets on July 20. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post 7 The Mets celebrate after Luis Torrens drives in the game-winning run July 20. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post Vientos, in his third career start at first, couldn't glove it. Consecutive singles from Matt McLain and De la Cruz ensued to give the Reds a 1-0 lead before Peterson stabilized by getting Hays to ground into a double play. Advertisement Brandon Nimmo's RBI single in the third tied it 1-1. Acuña's sacrifice bunt moved Tyrone Talor to second following a leadoff single. Nimmo then delivered for his 54th RBI this season. Advertisement Acuña smashed an RBI double in the fifth that gave the Mets a 2-1 lead. Brett Baty stroked a leadoff single and stole second with one out before Acuña's shot to left brought in the run. But Acuña was left stranded as Nimmo struck out and Andrew Abbott retired Lindor.
Fox Sports
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- Fox Sports
After No. 5 Retired, Mets Great David Wright Names Who Could Be Next Captains
Major League Baseball After No. 5 Retired, Mets Great David Wright Names Who Could Be Next Captains Updated Jul. 20, 2025 4:24 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link With David Wright having his iconic No. 5 retired by the New York Mets, the former third baseman said there are two players that he feels should be considered as captains for the team. "I love Brandon Nimmo," Wright told reporters on Saturday ahead of the team's game against the Cincinnati Reds. "I tell my son all the time, 'That's how you should play the game." "And I love Francisco Lindor. I've gotten to know him over the last couple of years. I recently found out that he played hurt at the end of the season with a hand injury, and nobody knew about it. He never said anything because he wanted to be out there grinding it out with his guys." Next Mets captains? Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo were two players David Wright said could be good candidates. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) ADVERTISEMENT Wright reflected on the honor bestowed onto him by the only club he ever played for, nearly 21 years after his big league debut. "I went straight from the airport to the ballpark and I couldn't wait to see what number I was going to be," Wright said at a press conference Saturday. "That spring I was 72, and I would have been perfectly happy with 72. "But later on I found out that Charlie Samuels, the old equipment guy, gave me 5 because of Brooks Robinson and George Brett." Wright, who debuted against the Montreal Expos on July 21, 2004, appeared to be on track to join Robinson and Brett as a Hall of Fame third baseman when he hit .301 with 222 homers, 876 RBIs and an .888 OPS through his first 10 seasons. But Wright played just 211 more games while battling chronic back, shoulder and neck injuries as well as a diagnosis of spinal stenosis. He went more than two years between big league appearances before concluding his career with a pair of cameos in September 2018. "There was nothing that I could do to do the thing anymore," Wright said. "It took a while for my brain and my heart to kind of match up with that. But I think that very, very few athletes get the ending that they want — that storybook ending. I certainly wouldn't call mine a storybook ending, but it's better than 99% of what athletes get and I'll forever be thankful for getting that opportunity." Wright, the Mets' most recent captain and the only player in team history to have his number retired after spending his entire career with the club, expressed his gratitude throughout a speech that capped a half-hour ceremony on Saturday emceed by broadcaster Howie Rose. Wright, emerging from the third base side of Citi Field, walked to a gold-plated third base, stood atop the bag and blew kisses to the sellout crowd. In an appropriate Mets touch, a plane taking off from nearby LaGuardia ascended into view moments after his No. 5 was unveiled high above the left field seats. The 42-year-old married father of three, praised throughout his career for his ability to connect with stars and everyday people alike as well as his appreciation of Mets history, mentioned late media relations executive Shannon Dalton Forde and late team photographer Marc Levine during his press conference. Near the end of his speech, he also thanked the Wilpon family, who owned the team his entire career. "If you would have told a young David Wright to close his eyes and imagine this day, I would have said you're crazy, no way, impossible," said Wright, a Virginia native who grew up rooting for the Mets while attending their Triple-A games in Tidewater. "And then I would have went out in my backyard in Virginia and hit off a homemade tee with balls that were falling apart at the seams until it got dark outside to prove you right. "Thank you so much for allowing me to live out my dream in front of you each night. I love you so much. Let's go Mets." Wright is the 35th member of the Mets' Hall of Fame and the 11th individual to have his number retired, joining managers Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges as well as Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, Jerry Koosman, Keith Hernandez, Willie Mays, Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as well as Jackie Robinson, whose No. 42 is retired throughout Major League Baseball. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! share
USA Today
2 hours ago
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Dustin Poirier reflects on UFC 318 retirement fight: Scoring, guillotine attempt, more
Dustin Poirier's last UFC post-fight press conference. NEW ORLEANS – UFC 318 served as the closing stage of a legendary MMA career. Dustin Poirier, a former UFC interim lightweight champion and beloved figure in MMA, is officially done fighting. He announced he was retiring from MMA, and the UFC built an event around him, pitting him against "Baddest Motherf*cker" champion Max Holloway in the main event of the card, which took place at Smoothie King Center in his home state of (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) didn't get to close out on a win, losing a unanimous decision against Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC). He wasn't so much bothered by the defeat, but by how it was seen by the judges sitting cage side. "Obviously, I wanted to win. Max is a great fighter, tough competitor," Poirier said at the UFC 318 post-fight press conference. "I just felt, being inside the eye of the storm, it just felt a lot closer to me. It felt it was 2-2 going into the fifth. Mike Brown checked the scorecards when we got to the locker room, and I think the judges gave me different rounds. I think all the judges gave him the second round, and I thought I almost had him out. He hurt me too, but I almost had him out. He hurt me, too, but when I thought when I followed up with elbows, I was cracking him. He told me in the medical tent, 'Man, you had me out.' We couldn't hear the bell. "Being in the fight, it felt a lot closer than that. I heard the judges say 49 whatever, and I was like, 'No, way. It was closer than that.' But like the man says, it is what it is." Poirier's best moment in the fight came in Round 2. He badly hurt the Hawaiian and went on to connect more shots. It looked like he wasn't far from a finish. In that sequence, Poirier went for his infamous guillotine choke, which he refers to as "guilly," and wasn't able to get it. Despite the memes and online chatter about his guillotine choke, Poirier has zero regret. "No, never. One last one," Poirier said. "And damn, I thought that was going to be the one. I had him hurt, and he rolled to his back and I just couldn't control him." Poirier, 36, closes his career on a two-fight losing streak, having lost to Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title back in June 2024. This is the first time Poirier has suffered back-to-back losses in his 16-year professional MMA career. Although unideal, Poirier wouldn't want it any other way. "I thought I competed with the best guy in the world, and I thought it was close," Poirier said. "I felt good in there. The cardio felt good. My movement felt good. I wanted that. I wanted to go show that I can compete, make it close, so that I can say I'm still at the top of my game, and I'm going out because I want to. I wanted it to be a war and a drag-them-out fight." Although Poirier was never able to become an undisputed champion in the UFC, he leaves MMA as one of the most popular and beloved figures in MMA. He was in 10 Fight of the Night award-winning bouts, constantly in contention for Fight of the Year, and fought the who's who in his division over the last decade. "The Diamond" is proud of the legacy he's built, and felt the MMA community's recognition all through fight week. "I did make people feel certain ways, and inspired, and I didn't think about that," Poirier said. "The love and the outreach has been incredible, and I really feel it. I'm just thankful that people got inspired and followed my journey. You can do anything you put your mind to, and that's what I want my story to be."
