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Scott Rolen became the rare third baseman to make the Baseball Hall of Fame. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) It took six tries, but St. Louis Cardinals great Scott Rolen is heading to the Hall of Fame. Rolen received the news that he would be enshrined in Cooperstown on Tuesday. He is the only member of the 2023 Hall of Fame class voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America this year. Rolen barely got in, receiving 76.3% of the vote. Players need 75% of the vote to be enshrined in… Source link

Albert Pujols crushed the 696th homer of his illustrious career on Saturday night, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time home run list. The St. Louis Cardinals legend now has 17 homers in a surprising 2022 resurgence, with time left to reach for 700. Facing JT Brubaker of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pujols cranked a first-pitch slider 418 feet into the left-field stands. Albert Pujols climbing toward 700-homer club The year Pujols debuted in MLB, Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs on his way to… Source link

The Seattle Mariners locked down rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez with a 14-year contract extension that includes $210 million guaranteed but could grow to more than $400 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Rodriguez, 21, is having a wonderful rookie season after making his MLB debut this year following four years in the minor leagues. He’s currently batting .269 with a .799 OPS with 20 home runs, 23 stolen bases and 64 RBIs in 108 games with the Mariners. He won American League Rookie… Source link

LOS ANGELES — The problem with baseball is that, too often, your eyes betray you. Or at least, you can’t see the whole story. What you’re watching on the field is barely even the tip of the iceberg in a sport defined by large sample sizes and unexpected value that has to be quantified to be understood. This renders the All-Star Game meaningless — I mean, it was anyway, and those of us who thought it was kinda cool when the outcome determined World Series home-field advantage know to… Source link

Julio Rodriguez didn’t technically win the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby, but it’s hard to not call him a winner after Monday. The Seattle Mariners outfielder, the overwhelming favorite to win AL Rookie of the Year, came up short in the final with a loss to Washington Nationals star Juan Soto, but managed to double his salary this season just by reaching that far. As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale noted after the event, the $750,000 payout Rodriguez receives as runner-up is more money than he will… Source link

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez called it quits more than a year ago, but there’s still lots of love on his part. “Look, we had a great time,” he said on Wednesday’s episode of iHeartRadio’s The Martha Stewart Podcast. “More importantly, we always put the kids front and center in everything we do.” The former baseball star and singer-actress began dating in early 2017, and they were known as much for integrating their families — she has twins Max and Emme from her marriage to Marc Anthony,… Source link

In his fourth game as a major leaguer, 21-year-old Julio Rodríguez, the Seattle Mariners’ top prospect coming into the year, noticed the opposition was kind of sleeping on him. Specifically, Minnesota Twins pitcher Dylan Bundy and catcher Gary Sanchez had left him largely unchecked over at first after he walked. Probably they’d seen the scouting reports, which praised his control of the strike zone, ability to adjust and “plus-plus raw power,” while tempering expectations about his… Source link

The Telegraph Royal family release unseen pictures of Duke of Edinburgh surrounded by great-grandchildren Until now it had remained a cherished family photograph, unseen by the rest of the world. Showing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh surrounded by seven of their great-grandchildren at Balmoral Castle, the precious image had been kept under wraps. But Prince Philip’s death at the age of 99 on Friday has prompted the 94-year-old monarch to open the treasured royal family album in memory of… Source link

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly on the verge of a new ownership group that includes ex-MLB star Alex Rodriguez. While Walmart CEO Marc Lore is likely the primary stakeholder in the reported deal, Rodriguez adds a face and some star power to the ownership bid. Or one would think. It turns out the three-time AL MVP, J-Lo partner and would-be first-ballot Hall of Famer doesn’t quite carry the same gravitas he used to. Just ask Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards doesn’t know who Alex… Source link

Best Life If You’re Taking This Medication, the FDA Has a New Warning for You Your prescription medications are supposed to treat your health issues, but if you’re taking one commonly prescribed drug, it could actually be putting your well-being in jeopardy. On March 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of one company’s spironolactone tablets, a medication frequently used to treat hormonal imbalances, water retention, and high blood pressure, due to potentially… Source link