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Fox Sports
a day ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Merrill, Maldonado deliver RBI hits in the 2nd inning as Padres hold on to beat Marlins 2-1
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Jackson Merrill and Martin Maldonado had run-scoring hits in the second inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Monday night. Merrill had an RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts. Maldonado followed with a double down the left field line off Eury Perez (3-3) that scored Merrill from first and put San Diego up 2-0. Miami's Kyle Stowers hit a solo homer off Padres starter Randy Vasquez that made it 2-1 in the fourth. Stowers, who has an MLB-best 12 homers since June 22, connected on a 1-0 changeup and sent it 400 feet to left-center for his 22nd home run of the season. Vásquez allowed one run on seven hits while issuing one walk and no strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He left with a runner at first and one out in the fifth before Adrian Morejon (8-4) got the last two outs of the inning. Robert Suarez got the final three outs for his 29th save. Pérez struck out five and allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. Xavier Edwards had three of Miami's eight hits, but the Marlins went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. Key moment After Edwards reached on a single against Vásquez, Morejon struck out Jesus Sanchez and got Otto Lopez to ground out to end the fifth. Key stat The Padres have played in 56 games this season that have been decided within two runs, including seven of their last 10, the second-most such games in the majors. Up next RHP Edward Cabrera (3-4, 3.61) will be on the mound for the Marlins on Tuesday. San Diego has not announced a starter. ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 1
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Merrill, Maldonado deliver RBI hits in the 2nd inning as Padres hold on to beat Marlins 2-1
MIAMI (AP) — Jackson Merrill and Martín Maldonado had run-scoring hits in the second inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Monday night. Merrill had an RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts. Maldonado followed with a double down the left field line off Eury Pérez (3-3) that scored Merrill from first and put San Diego up 2-0. Miami's Kyle Stowers hit a solo homer off Padres starter Randy Vásquez that made it 2-1 in the fourth. Stowers, who has an MLB-best 12 homers since June 22, connected on a 1-0 changeup and sent it 400 feet to left-center for his 22nd home run of the season. Vásquez allowed one run on seven hits while issuing one walk and no strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He left with a runner at first and one out in the fifth before Adrian Morejon (8-4) got the last two outs of the inning. Robert Suarez got the final three outs for his 29th save. Pérez struck out five and allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. Xavier Edwards had three of Miami's eight hits, but the Marlins went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. Key moment After Edwards reached on a single against Vásquez, Morejon struck out Jesús Sánchez and got Otto Lopez to ground out to end the fifth. Key stat Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. The Padres have played in 56 games this season that have been decided within two runs, including seven of their last 10, the second-most such games in the majors. Up next RHP Edward Cabrera (3-4, 3.61) will be on the mound for the Marlins on Tuesday. San Diego has not announced a starter. ___ AP MLB:
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Merrill, Maldonado deliver RBI hits in the 2nd inning as Padres hold on to beat Marlins 2-1
MIAMI (AP) — Jackson Merrill and Martín Maldonado had run-scoring hits in the second inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Monday night. Merrill had an RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts. Maldonado followed with a double down the left field line off Eury Pérez (3-3) that scored Merrill from first and put San Diego up 2-0. Miami's Kyle Stowers hit a solo homer off Padres starter Randy Vásquez that made it 2-1 in the fourth. Stowers, who has an MLB-best 12 homers since June 22, connected on a 1-0 changeup and sent it 400 feet to left-center for his 22nd home run of the season. Vásquez allowed one run on seven hits while issuing one walk and no strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He left with a runner at first and one out in the fifth before Adrian Morejon (8-4) got the last two outs of the inning. Robert Suarez got the final three outs for his 29th save. Pérez struck out five and allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. Xavier Edwards had three of Miami's eight hits, but the Marlins went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. Key moment After Edwards reached on a single against Vásquez, Morejon struck out Jesús Sánchez and got Otto Lopez to ground out to end the fifth. Key stat The Padres have played in 56 games this season that have been decided within two runs, including seven of their last 10, the second-most such games in the majors. Up next RHP Stephen Kolek (3-4, 4.24) will start Tuesday for the Padres against Miami's RHP Edward Cabrera (3-4, 3.61) ___ AP MLB:
11-07-2025
- Business
He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting worse
MEXICO CITY -- It started with a phone call to a men's clothing store in the heart of Mexico City's historic center. 'I need you to put together 10,000 pesos ($500) for me weekly, or else we'll have to do something,' the voice said. The owner hung up and didn't answer the phone again for days. But when another call came the following week, in a surge of courage and indignation the owner told the caller he wouldn't pay, that the money demanded would have been half the store's daily income. 'Well, prepare to face the consequences,' the voice said. Several years of escalating threats, visits from goons and armed robberies followed until the shop owner, who requested anonymity because he still fears retaliation, decided to close the store his grandfather had opened in 1936. Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to Mexico powerful organized crime groups. While some larger companies eat it as the cost of doing business, many smaller ones are forced to close. The Mexican Employers' Association, Coparmex, says extortion cost businesses some $1.3 billion in 2023. And this year, while other major crimes are descending, extortion continues to rise, up 10% nationally in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. In Mexico City, the number of reported extortion cases nearly doubled in the first five months of 2025 to 498, up from 249 for the same period last year. It's the highest total at this point in the year in the past six years, according to federal crime data. After the first call in 2019, the store owner had his employees stop answering the phone for eight months. Things quieted, but in early 2020, two men came to the shop and demanded payment. The owner pretended to be a shopper and slipped out. In 2021, the weekly calls demanding money in exchange for 'security' resumed. Under advice of his attorneys, eventually stopped going into the shop, instead managing everything remotely. In one of several robberies, his employees were held at gunpoint, tied up and locked in a bathroom, while the thieves took money from the cash register. Finally, after two years of threats and robberies, he reported it to authorities. Investigators demanded proof from him that he couldn't provide because the threats were always verbal, he said. The investigation went nowhere. Reported extortion cases are only a small fraction of the reality. Mexico's National Institute for Statistics and Geography estimated that some 97% of extortion cases were not reported in 2023. Reporting is low because of a combination of fear and skepticism that authorities will do something. Mexico City police chief Pablo Vásquez Camacho said in an interview with AP that police were receiving more reports of extortion, but recognized that they still weren't hearing about many more. 'We can't solve something that we're not even seeing or that isn't being reported,' Vásquez said. The problem, said Vicente Gutiérrez Camposeco, president of the Mexico City Chamber of Commerce, 'has become entrenched' in Mexico and especially the capital in recent years. Daniel Bernardi, whose family has run a popsicle shop in the historic center for 85 years, was resigned to the situation. 'There isn't much to do,' he said. "You pay when you have to pay." Last month, the Mexico City prosecutor's office announced that it was creating a special prosecutor's office to investigate and prosecute extortion. In July, President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would propose legislation giving the government greater powers to pursue extortionists. This week, her administration also announced a national strategy to address extortion. There will be a phone number to anonymously report extortion; the power to immediately cancel phone numbers associated with extortion calls; local anti-extortion units to investigate cases and the involvement of Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit to freeze bank accounts associated with extortion. Nationally, extortion cases are up more than 6% on the year. Extortion's rapid expansion has to do with the significant sums it generates for organized crime, drawing in the country's most powerful drug cartels among others. The Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels have made extortion 'one of the divisions of their criminal portfolios,' said security analyst David Saucedo. And with the cartels involved, small-time crooks take advantage of the fear and run their own little extortion rackets, pretending to be associated with larger organized crime groups. The Mexico City men's clothing store owner didn't know who was extorting him. But without help from authorities, he felt alone and exposed. The threats had grown stronger and they now said they'd kill him if he didn't pay. The owner recalled that a nearby restaurant that had opened around the same time as his own store, had closed after its owner was killed, supposedly after not paying extortion demands. So in December 2023, he saw no other option but to close. Little by little he watched old pieces of furniture carried out of the store that his father had passed on to him as his grandfather had passed it on to his father. 'When I closed I felt very sad. And then it made me so mad to think that I could still go on, but because of fear I couldn't,' he said. 'You work your whole life for them to destroy it.'
Fashion United
25-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Ibiza Swim Week strengthens international presence in second edition
Last Friday, Ibiza hosted the second edition of Ibiza Swim Week, an event that continues to carve out its place in the international swimwear fashion calendar. The initiative, which is steadily gaining momentum, is spearheaded by Nía Vásquez, founder of Ibiza-based premium bikini label Cocora Shop. This year, the number of participating brands doubled compared to its inaugural edition, reaching a total of 16 labels, highlighting Vásquez's ambition to position Ibiza as a European hub for designer beachwear. International participation and local presence The brand lineup featured names from the US, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, France, Italy, the UK, Spain, and Hawaii, alongside three Ibiza-based labels, reflecting a blend of global appeal and local identity. Drawing inspiration from formats such as Miami Swim Week and New York Swim Week, Ibiza Swim Week combined runway shows with a direct-to-consumer market, live DJ sets, and artistic performances. The immersive format is designed to engage not only end consumers, but also buyers and industry professionals. Organisers noted that "both the casting and the selection criteria were managed from the US," aiming to uphold production standards aligned with leading American swimwear events. Brand Ellas at the second edition of Ibiza Swim Week. Credits: David Reinoso. Set against the backdrop of the Hotel Aguas de Ibiza in Santa Eulalia, the event sought proximity to the area's affluent tourist demographic. In doing so, Ibiza Swim Week positions itself as both a creative platform and a commercial showcase, with a distinctly international outlook. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
