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Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Red Sox make major Roman Anthony lineup decision
The Boston Red Sox are pleased with Roman Anthony. The former No. 1 overall prospect has been given a place of honor in Boston's lineup going forward. On Monday, manager Alex Cora revealed that Anthony will be the leadoff hitter for the Red Sox the rest of the season. It's a huge responsibility for the rookie, who has proven of late that he can handle big league pitching. At the time of this announcement, Anthony was batting .267 through 40 games. Most notably, though, his on-base percentage is .385. Anthony has 13 doubles, a triple and two home runs, having driven in 16 runs, stolen two bases and scored 22 runs. MORE: New York Mets on insane win streak thanks to Backyard Baseball legend Pablo Sanchez The lefty-swinging phenom struggled a bit upon his promotion. But since the calendar turned to July, Anthony has a .315 batting average and a .925 OPS. The Red Sox are 15-6 in July, in large part due to Anthony. Now, he'll get the set the tone atop the lineup as Boston tries to make some noise down the stretch. MORE MLB NEWS: Dodgers sign Missouri football's QB to contract Blue Jays make Toronto history not achieved since 1992 World Series team Emmanuel Clase goes from trade target to concerning Guardians story Orioles' catcher used a Happy Gilmore swing to hit a home run There's a sad truth to Aaron Judge's injury for Yankees Edwin Diaz is MLB's best pitcher since learning his legs were different lengths
Yahoo
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New York Mets on insane win streak thanks to Backyard Baseball legend Pablo Sanchez
There is one sports GOAT argument that really has no arguing to be done. The greatest player in the history of Backyard Baseball is Pablo Sanchez. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are wrong. Why's this significant? Because Sanchez is at the origin of the New York Mets' winning streak. Sanchez, a mascot-sized version of him, showed up at Citi Field on July 20. Since then, the Mets are 7-0. MORE: Dodgers sign Missouri football's QB to contract That includes a come-from-behind win in San Francisco on Sunday Night Baseball that included a tying home run from Ronny Mauricio, a go-ahead home run from Juan Soto and a bases-loaded escape in the bottom of the ninth by Edwin Diaz. The Mets' fanbase loves latching on to inspirational, fictional figures. Remember how they worshipped Grimace last year? Pablo definitely deserves that adulation, especially as long as the Mets keep winning in his honor. MORE MLB NEWS: Yankees' trade add Amed Rosario once hit a walk-off homer at Yankee Stadium as a visitor Blue Jays make Toronto history not achieved since 1992 World Series team Ryan McMahon is most similar statistically to a Yankees legend Orioles' catcher used a Happy Gilmore swing to hit a home run There's a sad truth to Aaron Judge's injury for Yankees Edwin Diaz is MLB's best pitcher since learning his legs were different lengths
USA Today
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Mets have an amazing new good luck charm because of course they do
The New York Mets are in the midst of a hot stretch and have plenty of people to thank for the success, including one that is entirely fictional. Do they have hot bats right now, too? Sure, they're getting impressive productivity from almost everyone in their lineup, and they've had some exceptionally good base running. Their pitchers are throwing the ball well, too, with David Peterson continuing to perform like an ace. But it is the Mets, so folks are quick to latch on to any "good luck charm" that is possible because no other fan base loves to attach a gimmick more. Everyone remembers the Grimace era last season. This time, the credit is going to a different nostalgic character. Over a week ago, when the Mets hosted the Reds, 1990s nostalgia reigned supreme as Backyard Baseball video game star character Pablo Sanchez attended the game at Citi Field. Backyard Baseball '01 was re-released on Windows, iOS, Android with Cal Ripken Jr. on the cover earlier this month. New York has won seven consecutive games since his appearance. That is exactly as many games a the team won after Grimace threw out the first pitch last season. Maybe the stadium isn't going to create a special seat, but this is still pretty dang fun.
The Verge
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Sandlot vibes.
Posted Jun 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM UTC Backyard Baseball 2001 is getting remastered for Steam, iOS, and Android as Backyard Baseball '01 , releasing July 8th. The quarter-century-old sports game was the first of the series to include real MLB players, and 28 of the original 31 pros return in the remaster: including Mike Piazza, Carlos Beltran, Derek Jeter, Mark McGwire, and Jose Canseco. So you can reunite the The Bash Brothers to take on some kids.
