Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki captured the attention of baseball fans around the globe when he tossed a dominant perfect game with 19 strikeouts last Sunday. It was, arguably, the most dominating pitching performance ever in professional baseball. When these types of stories register, MLB fans usually take note, appreciate the accomplishment and expect they won’t hear about Sasaki again until he’s ready to come to the United States. Turns out, Sasaki is not the type of player who’s… Source link
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Stock futures opened flat to slightly lower Monday evening after yet another record-setting session on Wall Street. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down. The blue-chip index closed out an eighth straight day of gains on Monday, or its longest winning streak since 2017, to notch a fresh record high and close above the 4,700 threshold for the first time ever. Both the Dow and Nasdaq Composite also eked out record-setting gains. Equity investors rode an extended wave of optimism over solid… Source link
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