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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MLB Draft 2025: Day 1 Open Thread
Draft day is here! Over the next two days, Cleveland and 29 other baseball teams will fill their farm systems with draft picks. Last year, Cleveland selected second baseman Travis Bazzana with the No. 1 pick overall in the draft. FanGraphs ranked him as the No. 36 prospect in MLB entering the 2025 season. Our Covering the Corner readers ranked him the No. 1 prospect in the Guardians system. Thus far, Bazzana has played well when healthy, although he's missed a good chunk of the 2025 season with an oblique injury (although he's making rehab appearances in the ACL and should be back soon). Cleveland has six picks in today's portion of the draft, Nos. 27, 64, 66, 70, 101 and 132. They move from the first pick in the first round last year to the last pick (No. 27) of the first round this year. The No. 70 pick was acquired from Arizona in the Josh Naylor trade. Things are a little different this year. Day one of the 2025 MLB Draft includes the first round, a prospect promotion round, competitive balance Round A, the second round, competitive balance round B, compensation picks and rounds three and four. It will be live tonight starting at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, MLB Network, and a YouTube livestream. Day two, which includes rounds five through 20, will be broadcast on Monday, July 14th, on starting at 11:30 a.m. Covering the Corner's Brian Hemminger will be in the comments with all the first round picks, alerts when Cleveland picks and keep an eye out for posts on the first handful of Cleveland selections as well as any notable selections later in the draft. More from MLB trade rumors: Indians acquire Joe Smith from Blue Jays MLB trade rumors: Indians 'pushing hard' for Zach Britton Indians go small at trade deadline, can still win big in October MLB trade rumors: Indians have had talks with Rangers about Yu Darvish MLB trade rumors: Indians 'targeting' Joe Smith Could Deadline Day be a quiet one for the Indians? Mike Clevinger faces off against Doug Fister and Boston Red Sox
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'If we're going to sell, it will be at the end of the window'
The Stretford Paddock's Joe Smith spoke to BBC Radio Manchester's The Devils' Advocate podcast about the scope for potential outgoings at Old Trafford: "I think we are going to struggle to sell players, but I also think that if we are going to sell, it will come at the end of the window."If you are a buying club, why would you come in for their outcasts now? [You wouldn't] give United the money they want and allow us to move on and buy players. You would wait until the end of the window when United have to decide between selling at a discounted rate, bringing them back into the team, or having them in exile for a full season."When we get desperate at the end of the window, I imagine there will be more offers for these players. We probably won't get good money for them but we probably will be able to get rid of them towards the end of the window."The only question is if we would then have the time to buy the players we want with the money that we get."Listen to the full episode of The Devils' Advocate on BBC Sounds
Forbes
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Here's Why Cal Raleigh Had Winning MLB's Home Run Derby And Waffle House On His Mind
Who knew? Nobody did. Several hours before the end of Tuesday's Home Run Derby in Atlanta, I discovered the motivotion for winning the thing for at least two of the eight participants was something that cost $14.41 (incuding taxes) two miles away from Truist Park. Here's how it started: Two Scrambled Eggs with Toast & Jelly; choice of Grits, Hashbrowns or Sliced Tomatoes; a Waffle and your choice of Bacon, Sausage or City HamThe only thing as sizzling as the weather Monday night at Truist Park in Atlanta during the Home Run Derby was Joe Smith, the Minnesota Twins catcher whose blasts kept going far and then farther than that. Before a lively crowd of 41,912, Smith ignored the temperatures hovering around 90 degrees throughout much of the wind-free evening, and he ripped his way toward a couple of things of note: (1) XX homers to edge the XXX for Ray Smith and (2) $1 million from Major League Baseball. To keep the tears away, Andre Dawson laughed. Thirty eight years ago, he won the third Home Run Derby in All-Star Weekend history with (wait for it) four home runs at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 'It was a whole different format back then," said Dawson, when the event was two innings with five outs for two participants from the National League and two more from the American League. In contrast, there are now four players representing each league, and they compete over multiple innings with time limits, timeouts, bonus periods and all that money. On Tuesday afternoon, I asked Washington Nationals slugger James Wood what he would do if he won the $1 million later that day, and he said without hesitation, 'I'd probably go to Waffle House.' Wood was eliminated during the early portions of the derby, but I'm guessing he probably went to Waffle House anyway. And how much did Dawson receive as that 1987 winner along his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame? 'Nothing,' said Dawson, still laughing. Baseball didn't start its $1 million payday for the Home Run Derby champion until 2019. Now MLB even compensates the runner-up ($500,000), the other six participants ($150,000) and the hitter with the longest homer ($100,000.) Here's the other thing: Unlike 1987, which was 11 years before ESPN began turning the Home Run Derby into a yearly loive TV event, it has become more than just a warmup act for baseball's All-Star Game the next day. Both the All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby were sold out this year, and according to Ticketmaster, the cheapest ticket for the Home Run Derby before Monday's first swing ($249) was more expensive than cheapest ticket for Tuesday's All-Star Game ($221).
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Free tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway kick off '100 Days of Summer' in South Jersey
Anyone using the Atlantic City Expressway to go to the Jersey Shore on Friday may want to time their trip to take advantage of a freebie at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza. From 4-5 p.m. Friday, any driver passing eastbound through the plaza is to have their tolls paid by Chickie's & Pete's. The bar and restaurant chain picks up the tab there every year as the company ownership's way of celebrating Memorial Day. Also on May 23, the expressway operator, South Jersey Transportation Authority, is to kick off its annual '100 Days of Summer' programming at the nearby Farley Service Plaza. The plaza is at milepost 21.3, not far from the toll station. More: Memorial Day 2025 events planned across South Jersey. See the listing. The authority's Executive Director Stephen Dougherty announced the program lineup last week. 'There's truly something for all ages from restaurants, car show, health check-ups, artisanal crafts, books, jewelry, and even a petting zoo for the kids,' he said. Some of the features: WIP Sports Radio and WHPT 1210 Talk Radio hosts are to distribute prizes. Ron's Gardens of Hammonton staff is to be at the plaza this day throughout the summer with fresh produce, fruits and garden plants. The authority is to exhibit its conservation and wildlife programs. Atlantic City International Airport Fire Department members are to display their trucks and equipment. Staff from the farm and zoo animal rescue sanctuary Funny Farm is to be attending. A Sidewalk Chalk Fun Zone to be set up for children interested in art. Sixty businesses, vendors and artists include Atlantic Cape Community College, Carmine's, Comcast, On the Town Food Tours, The Irish Pub, AtlantiCare, Holiday Inn Express, and the Atlantic County Library System. There's also to be a dozen of local merchants offering gift items, jewelry, clothing and other goods. Food trucks are a new addition. They include DonutNV, Mister Softee, CrawDaddy's Cajun and TACOS Al Carbon. The Hero Campaign is to showcase two HERO Patrol Cars. Classic car owners and fans have a designated lot for cruising. All cruisers are to receive a goodie bag containing a dash plaque, shammy, chip clip and an insurance card holder. The first 50 registrants are also to receive a road core celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Atlantic City Expressway this July. There is a fenced-in area for people to walk their pets. The plaza also has a 9/11 memorial and a 22-foot brass replica of the battleship USS New Jersey open for the public to see. More: Atlantic City air show 2025: It's back, after the 2024 cancellation. What to know. Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. Have a tip? Support local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Chickie's & Pete's restaurant to pay tolls in South Jersey on May 23
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Voting in Burlington County? Workers offering tutorials on voting machines in Mount Laurel
Customers are wanted at the County Corner Store in Mount Laurel Township, where Burlington County election workers are running classes on using the voting machines introduced in 2024. Since April 12, members of the elections board have been running tutorials from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The same program was used last year ahead of the primary and general elections. Elections board workers at the 'store,' located at 1020 Briggs Road, also are performing more typical tasks, such as voter registration. More: New voting machines headed to all polls in Burlington County The November 2024 election saw unexpectedly long wait times for Burlington County residents hoping to vote. Voting hours were ultimately extended into early the following day. County officials hired a law firm to determine what the problems were, and the firm's report cited the timing for introducing the new machines, along with other factors including poor communication among election staff. To help educate potential voters, officials have posted a video that provides detailed instructions on how to use the equipment. The video is on the county website at: The deadline to register to vote is May 20 for the primary, which is June 10. You must be a member of a party to vote in their primary. Unaffiliated voters can participate by declaring a party affiliation with either the Republican or Democratic parties. Forms to declare a party affiliation may be picked up from the elections superintendent's office or on the county's website. You may register as a 17-year-old, but you can't vote until you're 18. Registration can be done at the elections superintendent's office, located at 301 Harper Drive in Moorestown or on the New Jersey Division of Elections website. More: Burlington County sets new budget. Here are some key points about the spending plan. Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. Have a tip? Support local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Sessions are offered at the County Corner Store in Mount Laurel
