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Guerrero and Blue Jays rout Rockies 20-1 to cap Coors Field barrage
DENVER (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four hits, including a home run, and Davis Schneider went deep twice as the Toronto Blue Jays capped their Coors Field onslaught Wednesday with a 20-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The first-place Blue Jays finished with five homers and 24 hits to set a major league record with 63 hits in a three-game series. They established a franchise mark with 45 runs in the three-game set. Bo Bichette and Ernie Clement also homered for the AL East leaders, who outscored the Rockies 45-6 in the series and are 26-11 since June 25. Toronto hit 13 home runs in the series. Ty France had four doubles and Clement added four hits. Bichette and Schneider had four RBIs apiece. Guerrero extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the longest current streak in the American League. Toronto scored its final eight runs in the ninth inning off Colorado catcher Austin Nola, who gave up eight hits — including homers by Schneider and Clement. Kevin Gausman (8-8) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two. Bichette hit a three-run homer off Kyle Freeland (2-12) in the third for a 3-1 lead. Nathan Lukes had a two-run triple in the fifth and Schneider homered off Angel Chivilli to begin a five-run sixth. Guerrero connected in the eighth. Bichette and Daulton Varsho, who did not play Wednesday, both had three homers in the series. Guerrero went 8 for 17 with two homers and four RBIs. Bichette was 7 for 17 with 10 RBIs, and Lukes was 6 for 13 with six RBIs. Key moment Bichette's homer to center field with two outs in the third opened the floodgates. Key stat Toronto scored at least 10 runs in each game of the series. Up next Blue Jays: RHP Max Scherzer (2-1, 4.39 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 3.29) in a meeting of likely Hall of Famers on Friday in Los Angeles. Rockies: LHP Austin Gomber (0-5, 6.18 ERA) opposes Arizona RHP Zac Gallen (8-12, 5.48) on Friday in Phoenix. ___ AP MLB:
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'What a city': Son Heung-min lands at Los Angeles FC with plans for trophies, love for Korean fans
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Son Heung-min has arrived at Los Angeles FC with great excitement and even greater ambitions for the next stage of his groundbreaking soccer career. 'I'm here to win, and I will perform,' Son said at a packed news conference. 'I will definitely show you something exciting ... are we calling it football or soccer? I will definitely show some exciting football, and we definitely will have success.' LAFC formally introduced its new forward Wednesday at BMO Stadium, where his likeness already looms over the main entrance gates and on video boards surrounding the stadium. The 33-year-old South Korean superstar is back on the Pacific Rim after a professional career spent in Europe, including the past decade at Tottenham. 'What can I say? Dream come true. LA, what a city,' said Son, who will wear No. 7 in black and gold. Son had suitors from around the globe after he decided to leave Spurs, and he said the decision to join LAFC initially wasn't obvious. He came around to the idea of moving to MLS after conversations with LAFC general manager John Thorrington, who sold Son on the 8-year-old club's ambition to be an international brand and the most successful club in North America. 'If I'm honest, it was not my first choice,' Son said. 'But (from the) first call when I talked to John after the season finished, he just changed my mind. He changed my heart. He changed my brain. He showed me the destination where I should be. Right now, I'm here. I'm more than happy.' Son laughingly said he was also pitched aggressively by Hugo Lloris, his longtime teammate at Tottenham who is now LAFC's starting goalkeeper. Son is South Korea's most popular athlete, and he is widely considered to be the greatest Asian soccer player in history. He said he already feels at home in Los Angeles, which has the world's largest ethnic Korean population outside Korea and a robust base of soccer fans from all backgrounds who appreciate his accomplishments. Son's introductory news conference was attended by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, South Korea's consul general, several additional politicians, dozens of Korean journalists and dozens of drum-beating, singing fans from the LAFC supporters' group famous for its relentless, raucous noise during matches. Son already got a taste of LAFC fans' passion Tuesday when he attended the club's Leagues Cup victory over Tigres. 'On behalf of millions of Angelenos and soccer fans around the world — Sonny, welcome to Los Angeles,' Bass said. 'This is a moment that will be remembered in the city for generations to come.' Son joins a lengthy list of soccer stars from European leagues who moved to Hollywood for a second act in their careers. Gareth Bale, Giorgio Chiellini and Olivier Giroud have all suited up for LAFC, while the crosstown rival LA Galaxy have welcomed even more European superstars, including David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robbie Keane and Marco Reus. Son did not appear to be in decline during the past season as Tottenham's captain, and he said he is in good game shape after participating in Spurs' summer tour of Asia. He did not set a date for his LAFC debut, but it could be this month. 'I just felt like I need a new chapter, I need a new challenge, and I choose LAFC,' Son said. 'I think we can say I'm old, but I still have a good physicality, good legs, and still have a good quality. I'm here to perform, but also I want to give some advice to the young players for improvement. That's why we are here.' ___ AP soccer:
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Son Heung-min says LAFC 'changed my heart' after MLS unveiling
Son Heung-min admitted that LAFC was initially 'not my first choice' as he sought a new club earlier this year, but said Wednesday that LAFC general manager John Thorrington 'changed my mind' on their very first phone call after Son's 10th and final season with Tottenham concluded this spring. 'He changed my heart, he changed my brain,' Son said at an introductory news conference in Los Angeles. 'He showed me the destination where I should be.' Advertisement And, after saying he was 'more than happy' to be here, Son promised: 'I'm here to win … I will perform, and I will definitely show you something exciting. And we definitely will have success.' Son arrived in Southern California on Tuesday to finalize a deal that now stands as the most expensive inbound transfer in MLS history. He took in LAFC's Leagues Cup game against Tigres, a 2-1 win on Tuesday night, from a BMO Stadium suite. He received a warm and raucous reception from supporters when he was shown on stadium video boards and welcomed as an 'LAFC forward.' He reciprocated with applause, and said a day later: 'I just wanted to run onto the pitch and show my performance.' Wednesday, though, was his official unveiling. A couple hours after Tottenham and LAFC both announced the deal, his likeness beamed off LAFC HQ outside the stadium, alongside a welcome message in three languages: Korean, English and Spanish. Inside the stadium's Field Club, he was welcomed to a stage by chanting supporters, The 3252. He sat alongside Thorrington and LAFC managing owner Bennett Rosenthal, in front of media and various 'special guests,' including Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass, who called the signing 'a moment that will be remembered in the city for generations to come' and 'officially' declared Son 'an Angeleno.' More than 20 minutes into the event, when Son finally got a chance to speak, he called the occasion a 'dream come true.' 'LA,' he said, 'what a city.' One of the attractions was the estimated 320,000 Koreans who live in greater Los Angeles. Son said he was 'so, so excited seeing all the Korean fans outside.' There were also many thousands watching from afar, including on YouTube, where Korean comments peppered the online chat seemingly every second. Many of the introductions and remarks onstage were translated into Korean by an interpreter. Advertisement When asked why he signed with LAFC — on a deal through 2027, with options for 2028 and the first half of 2029, according to the club — Son said through the interpreter that there were 'many reasons,' and the strength of the local Korean community was one of them. 'As a Korean, to know that Koreatown here in Los Angeles has so many Koreans, here in this country, I'm very proud to be a part of the club and the city,' he said through the interpreter. 'And I'll make them proud with my performance.' Son had previously announced his departure from Tottenham. At a news conference last weekend in Korea, ahead of Tottenham's preseason game in Seoul, he called it 'the most difficult decision I have made in my career.' The 'main reason' for it, he explained, 'is that I have achieved everything I can at Tottenham. I need a new environment for a fresh challenge.' At the time, he did not say where he'd find that fresh challenge. Wednesday was his first chance to explain why he picked LAFC (over interest from Saudi Arabia, and perhaps elsewhere). He said that Hugo Lloris, his former teammate and captain for nine seasons at Tottenham, helped recruit him. 'Hugo was helping and advising about how great Los Angeles is,' Son said. But he clarified that he is not just here to enjoy the city. 'Obviously I'm here to perform,' Son said. 'But also I want to give some advice to the young players for improvement.' He is 33 years old, and struggled over the latter half of the 2024-25 season. 'I think we can say I'm old,' he said with a hint of a smile. 'But I still have good physicality, good legs, and still I have good quality.' He later added in Korean, via an interpreter: 'My fitness is great, as I just went through preseason. I came here to play soccer, and I'm ready to play. But there's some preparation work to be done, and I'll work with the coaching staff and others to get on the pitch as soon as possible. Advertisement 'Just because I had a successful career in Europe, doesn't mean I will do here. So, I want to see this as a new challenge, and do my best. All that I've received, I want to give back to the ownership and the team and the club, and do the best I can, and leave when the time comes as a legend of the club.' Son, upon receipt of his P-1 visa, should be eligible to debut this Saturday against the Chicago Fire (8:30 p.m. ET, Apple MLS Season Pass). With LAFC's next three games on the road, his home debut won't come until September at the earliest — either Sept. 1 vs. San Diego FC or Sept. 21 vs. Real Salt Lake. LAFC currently sits in sixth place in the Western Conference, 10 points behind San Diego, but with two or three games in hand on each of the five teams above it. It is in position to qualify for the playoffs, and perhaps to contend for MLS Cup — which would be the fifth trophy in the club's eight-year history. (Top photo of LAFC owner Bennett Rosenthal (l) and GM John Thorrington (r) flanking Son Heung-min: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) Spot the pattern. 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