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New York Times
2 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Angels set to activate Mike Trout after nearly month-long absence with knee injury
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout will make his return from the injured list on Friday in Cleveland, a team confirmed to The Athletic. Trout has been out with a bone bruise in his left knee since May 1. Initially, Trout, 33, hoped to avoid the injured list. He later said he thought it was possible to be back after missing only the minimum of 10 days. However, he ended up missing nearly a month. He last played April 30, a game he departed after two at-bats. Advertisement Trout, who moved to right field before the start of the season, will resume his duties there. The Angels have struggled to find a consistent center fielder in his absence. The team optioned Matthew Lugo and Kyren Paris this week, and center field should be split between veteran utilityman Chris Taylor and outfielder Jo Adell. Trout hit .179 with nine homers and 18 RBIs in 29 games before the injury. He has just eight singles on the season, and was injured trying to leg out an infield hit — a decision he later acknowledged might have been a mistake. This is the fourth consecutive season that Trout has missed some significant time because of injury. He missed four and a half months in 2021 with a calf strain. In 2022, a back injury kept him out for a month. A broken hamate kept him out for the second half of the season in 2023. And last season, he missed five months, while needing two meniscus surgeries in the same left knee.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Ex-Dodger Chris Taylor doesn't regret trash-talking Yankees after World Series
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor didn't regret saying it. In fact, he doubled down. In November, Taylor said the New York Yankees 's— down their leg' during a meltdown fifth inning in the decisive Game 5 of the 2024 World Series. It was perhaps the sharpest critique among a handful of Dodgers players who ripped the Yankees after they beat them in the Fall Classic. Taylor made the comment while appearing on Mookie Betts' podcast, which aired about two weeks after the World Series. Advertisement Wednesday, Taylor, now playing for the Los Angeles Angels, told The Athletic he wouldn't take back the barb. 'Honestly,' he said, 'I didn't think I was saying anything super critical, to me. I think if you would have asked them, they would have said the same thing. That's kind of how I felt about it.' He added, 'I didn't mean any offense by it. To me, it was just like, I was kind of stating the fact.' The Yankees took a 5-0 lead into the fifth inning, hoping to rebound from a 3-1 series deficit at Yankee Stadium. Then they saw stunning mistakes from some of their steadiest players. Center fielder Aaron Judge dropped a line drive hit right at him for his first error of the entire year. Then shortstop Anthony Volpe fielded a grounder but made a throwing error trying for an out at third base. Finally, with the bases loaded and two outs, ace Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo miscommunicated on a grounder to first base that allowed a run to score and the inning to continue. Game 5 flipped completely with a 5-run 5th and is now tied 5-5. #WorldSeries — MLB (@MLB) October 31, 2024 It led to a five-run explosion from the Dodgers, who went on to win the game and secure the World Series victory. Taylor watched the game from the dugout until the ninth inning when he was summoned to pinch run and play left field. After the World Series, several Dodgers sounded off about the Yankees. Reliever Joe Kelly called the World Series a 'mismatch from the get-go' and said the Yankees would be ranked eighth or ninth out of all the postseason teams going into the playoffs. Infielder Miguel Rojas said the Yankees played 'lazy defense' and poked at their fundamentals. On Betts' podcast, Taylor was surrounded by several teammates. Taylor said he didn't see the stir that his trash talk caused on social media, and that he didn't hear from any Yankees players about it. Advertisement 'Obviously, like, I guess we were caught up in the celebration a little bit, too, at that point,' Taylor said. 'I think all of us were maybe speaking a little more freely than we would in a typical interview. 'But I don't take back what I said. I think I was just telling the truth. I didn't mean any offense by it. I guess you could say, I could see how people would take it personally. I could see how that would maybe put a chip on their shoulder. But, to me, it kind of was what it was.' Judge told reporters Wednesday he didn't put too much stock into the Dodgers' offseason jabs. 'You're really not trying to look much into it,' he said. 'I feel like their big-time players that played every day or played in the games, they really didn't say too much. It was a lot of the guys who really didn't do much. So I didn't pay too much attention to it. They can say what they want. When it comes down to it, we didn't win. If you win, you can say what you want. We didn't win. We kind of just got to take it on the chin and prepare yourself for the next season.'
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Love Island hunk Chris Taylor signs up for huge reality show after Dancing On Ice and All Stars stints
The star had previously revealed plans to do more acting next move Love Island hunk Chris Taylor signs up for huge reality show after Dancing On Ice and All Stars stints Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LOVE Island star Chris Taylor has signed up for another reality show - and it's set to be his most challenging one yet. The 34-year-old will be taking part in the next series of Celebrity Hunted, which will see him try to evade capture from the hunters and beat off competition from other celebrities. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Chris Taylor will be appearing in Celebrity Hunted Credit: Rex 3 He was last seen on Dancing On Ice at the start of the year Credit: Rex An insider said: 'Chris has done his fair share of reality shows over the years but Celebrity Hunted might be the toughest one he has done yet. "It's no mean feat to stay off grid and avoid being captured, and it makes the stress of the Love Island villa recouplings look like a walk in the park. "Chris really wanted to do it as it's unlike anything he has done before and he's always up for a new challenge.' The last series of Celebrity Hunted was won by Christine McGuinness and Duncan James, raising money for Stand Up To Cancer. Chris competed in Dancing on Ice this year and became the fourth celebrity to be eliminated. The Leicester lad rose to fame in season five of the dating show and starred in the 2024 Love Island All Stars series. The former business development manager, who now works as an influencer, dated Maura Higgins in March 2021, but split six months later. As well as appearing on Love Island twice, Chris has also been on Celebs Go Dating. He did look set to turn his back on reality TV briefly when he landed a small part in the hit Barbie film. The star previously told Closer magazine about his plans for the future, saying: 'I want to do more acting and I have an acting coach and I am having lessons. 'I doubt I'd get the call, but if there's a Ken spin-off or a Barbie 2, I would well be up for it.' Dancing On Ice's Chris Taylor reveals new romance four years after Maura Higgins split 3 He has been on Love Island twice Credit: Rex
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island hunk Chris Taylor signs up for huge reality show after Dancing On Ice and All Stars stints
LOVE Island star Chris Taylor has signed up for another reality show - and it's set to be his most challenging one yet. The 34-year-old will be taking part in the next series of Celebrity Hunted, which will see him try to evade capture from the hunters and beat off competition from other celebrities. An insider said: 'Chris has done his fair share of reality shows over the years but Celebrity Hunted might be the toughest one he has done yet. "It's no mean feat to stay off grid and avoid being captured, and it makes the stress of the Love Island villa recouplings look like a walk in the park. "Chris really wanted to do it as it's unlike anything he has done before and he's always up for a new challenge.' The last series of Celebrity Hunted was won by Christine McGuinness and Duncan James, raising money for Stand Up To Cancer. Chris competed in Dancing on Ice this year and became the . The Leicester lad rose to fame in season five of the dating show and starred in the 2024 Love Island All Stars series. The former business development manager, who now works as an influencer, dated Maura Higgins in March 2021, but split six months later. As well as appearing on Love Island twice, Chris has also been on Celebs Go Dating. He did look set to turn his back on reality TV briefly when he landed a small part in the hit Barbie film. The star previously told Closer magazine about his plans for the future, saying: 'I want to do more acting and I have an acting coach and I am having lessons. 'I doubt I'd get the call, but if there's a Ken spin-off or a Barbie 2, I would well be up for it.' 3
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Love Island hunk Chris Taylor signs up for huge reality show after Dancing On Ice and All Stars stints
LOVE Island star Chris Taylor has signed up for another reality show - and it's set to be his most challenging one yet. The 34-year-old will be taking part in the next series of Celebrity Hunted, which will see him try to evade capture from the hunters and beat off competition from other celebrities. 3 Chris Taylor will be appearing in Celebrity Hunted Credit: Rex 3 He was last seen on Dancing On Ice at the start of the year Credit: Rex An insider said: 'Chris has done his fair share of reality shows over the years but Celebrity Hunted might be the toughest one he has done yet. "It's no mean feat to stay off grid and avoid being captured, and it makes the stress of the Love Island villa recouplings look like a walk in the park. "Chris really wanted to do it as it's unlike anything he has done before and he's always up for a new challenge.' The last series of Celebrity Hunted was won by Read More on Chris Taylor Chris competed in Dancing on Ice this year and became the The Leicester lad rose to fame in season five of the dating show and starred in the 2024 Love Island All Stars series. The former business development manager, who now works as an influencer, dated Maura Higgins in March 2021, but split six months later. As well as appearing on Love Island twice, Chris has also been on Celebs Go Dating. Most read in Reality He did look set to turn his back on reality TV briefly when he landed a small part in the hit Barbie film . The star previously told future , saying: 'I want to do more acting and I have an acting coach and I am having lessons. 'I doubt I'd get the call, but if there's a Ken spin-off or a Barbie 2, I would well be up for it.' Dancing On Ice's Chris Taylor reveals new romance four years after Maura Higgins split 3 He has been on Love Island twice Credit: Rex
