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San Francisco Chronicle
30-07-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Angels acquire relievers Chafin and García from Nationals in trade for lefty Eder, prospect Brown
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have acquired relievers Andrew Chafin and Luis García from the Washington Nationals in a trade for left-hander Jake Eder and minor league first baseman Sam Brown. The Angels announced the deal to bolster their bullpen on Wednesday. Los Angeles also designated left-hander José Quijada for assignment to make room on its 40-man roster. The 35-year-old Chafin joins his eighth major league team after going 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 26 appearances for Washington this season. Left-handed hitters are batting just .147 against him. The 38-year-old García will begin his third stint with the Angels after playing for the club in 2019 and 2024. He made 28 appearances for the Dodgers to start the current season before joining the Nationals on July 8 and allowing just one run in 10 appearances of out Washington's bullpen. The Angels have one of the majors' highest bullpen ERAs despite the presence of closer Kenley Jansen, who has 20 saves and a 2.93 ERA in another strong season. Jansen is among several veteran Angels players who could have value on the trade market this week, making it unclear whether Los Angeles made this four-man trade to boost its chances for contention or to set it up for additional moves. The Angels began Wednesday at 53-55 — only four games out of the final AL wild-card spot, but with four other teams above them in the standings. Brown, the Angels' 12th-round pick in 2023, has been playing at Double-A Rocket City. ___
Yahoo
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
reVolver Podcasts and TV Azteca Team Up to Launch Los Protagonistas Podcast
Celebrated voices Christian Martinoli and Luis García bring their signature style to U.S. Hispanic sports fans—now on demand DALLAS, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- reVolver Podcasts, the leading multicultural audio network in the U.S., proudly announces the launch of Los Protagonistas, an exclusive podcast collaboration with TV Azteca. Featuring the electrifying commentary of Christian Martinoli and Luis García Póstigo, this dynamic show delivers passionate debate, expert analysis, and the most compelling moments from Mexico's liguilla to sports fans across the United States. With decades of combined experience, Martinoli and García have become household names for their unmatched chemistry, sharp insights, and humor that resonates with audiences. Now, for the first time, fans can enjoy their unfiltered takes and unique storytelling anytime, anywhere—whether reliving the drama of the playoffs or exploring behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fútbol. With Los Protagonistas, reVolver Podcasts and TV Azteca are responding to the growing demand for high-quality sports content tailored to U.S. Hispanic audiences. The podcast offers listeners an authentic connection to the passion, drama, and culture of fútbol, blending humor, debate, and insider perspectives in every episode. Whether fans are following their favorite teams in Mexico or keeping up with regional rivalries, this podcast is the go-to destination for staying engaged with the sport they love. "Los Protagonistas is more than a show; it's where passion for the game meets personality. It's a front-row seat to the voices that have defined how millions experience the beautiful game," said Jack Hobbs, President of reVolver Podcasts. "We are thrilled to bring this iconic pairing to our listeners and deepen our commitment to serving the U.S. Hispanic sports community." About reVolver PodcastsreVolver Podcasts is the leading multicultural, audio-on-demand content creator and distributor in the U.S. Home to Erazno y La Chokolata, El Show de Piolín, The Shoboy Show, Panda Show - Picante, and Don Cheto Al Aire, plus more than 70 additional programs spanning sports, music, finance, entertainment, lifestyle, health and wellness, inspiration, news, branded content, and live events, distributed across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, iHeartRadio app, Amazon Music, also available in the reVolver Podcasts App on Roku streaming devices and at For more information about the company, visit View original content: SOURCE reVolver Podcasts
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🇲🇽 América and Toluca battle to first leg stalemate in Clausura final
Club América and Deportivo Toluca battled to a scoreless draw at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes in the first leg of the 2025 Liga MX Clausura final. Scorers: N/A In a hotly-contested first half, América would see shouts for a foul and a potential penalty turned away in the 21st minute when Álvaro Fidalgo was brought down when closing in on goal, with contentious decisions highlighting the opening 45 minutes of action. Advertisement A goal-line clearance from Toluca defender Luan García in the 26th minute denied América a possible opener as they looked to operate more on the front foot in the wake of Diablos Rojos' early surges. Luis García would make a huge save in the final three minutes of the opening stanza to deny the aforementioned Fidalgo, with further calls for a penalty in the resulting passage of play flying under the radar of referee Daniel Quintero Huittrón. After the break, both sides settled into a stalemate on the pitch given the pending second-leg clash to come at the weekend as the match reached the final 15 minutes of action. Second-half substitute Rodrigo Aguirre was gifted a real opportunity to secure a vital goal for América in the 82nd minute, but the Uruguayan could only blast his effort high and wide from inside the box after Diego Valdés picked out his run into the area. Advertisement A scuffed chance in the final minute of added time by Morales nearly saw Toluca bank a one-goal advantage before the second leg. Instead, the two sides will once again lock horns on Sunday night at Estadio Nemesio Díez with title rights on the line. 📸 Hector Vivas - 2025 Getty Images
CBS News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Dodgers outlast Mets 7-5 in 13 innings in wild, rainy NLCS rematch
The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the New York Mets 7-5 in a wild rematch of last year's National League Championship Series on a rainy Friday night at Citi Field. As the clock approached midnight, New York tied it with three runs in the ninth off closer Tanner Scott. Jeff McNeil laced a two-run triple and Tyrone Taylor followed with an RBI single to make it 5-all, sending hardy fans left in a crowd of 40,449 into a frenzy after they waited out a 98-minute rain delay in the third. But the Mets squandered chance after chance to win over the final five innings — sometimes with their best hitters at the plate — and Los Angeles finally broke through in the 13th against Huascar Brazobán (3-1), the ninth New York pitcher. Automatic runner Will Smith scored from second on the double by Teoscar Hernández, who also had an early two-run single. Hernández scrambled to third on Hyeseong Kim's single and came home on Andy Pages' sacrifice fly to make it 7-5. Luis García (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings for the win, raising his arms on the mound when center fielder Tommy Edman made a sliding catch at 12:56 a.m. for the final out of a game that took 4 hours, 8 minutes — not including the rain delay. Moments later, a message on the giant videoboard reminded fans to stick around for the fireworks show that followed. Smith, Pages and Max Muncy each had an RBI single for the Dodgers, who won the 2024 NLCS in six games on the way to their eighth World Series title. Los Angeles is 20-5 at Citi Field since 2017, including the postseason. Brett Baty homered for the Mets, who have lost six of eight, and Pete Alonso was gifted a sacrifice fly on an unusual play in the fourth. It appeared Hernández threw out Starling Marte at the plate with a strong peg from right field, but umpire Tripp Gibson called obstruction on Muncy at third base for blocking Marte's view of Hernández making the catch. Clayton Kershaw's second start for the Dodgers this season since coming off the injured list was cut short by the rain delay in the top of the third. Key moments Mets rookie Luisangel Acuña stranded the potential winning run at third base in the ninth and 11th. Alonso flied out to the center-field warning track with two runners aboard to conclude the 10th. And with the Dodgers employing a five-man infield after a pair of intentional walks, García got Luis Torrens to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the 12th. Key stat Scott was handed his fourth blown save in 14 chances this season. Up next Dodgers RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-0, 4.05 ERA) makes his fifth start of the season Saturday night against LHP David Peterson (2-2, 2.86).
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dodgers begin grueling stretch with soggy marathon win over Mets despite undermanned pitching staff
NEW YORK — On Friday night, the Dodgers emerged victorious, technically speaking. The defending champions outlasted the Mets 7-5 in an ugly, delirious, rain-soaked, 13-inning slopfest. The game started at 7:10 p.m. ET. It ended just before 1 a.m. There will be bleary-eyed ballplayers on Saturday. Even though L.A. won the battle, the night that would not end has created something of a conundrum. Ahead of the Dodgers: a grueling month-long stretch, 26 consecutive games against teams with winning records. To commence that imposing slice of the schedule, this club would have loved a simple, painless opening act. One that might have allowed its overtaxed pitching staff a breather. That's not what happened. Instead, a combo of rain and extra innings forced Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts to use nearly every arm in his already exhausted bullpen. It was a pyrrhic victory of epic proportions. When Luis García, the eighth pitcher of the night, recorded the final out of the game on a lineout in the bottom of the 13th, the Dodgers poured out onto the Citi Field dirt for a high-five line. But it's hard to describe the night as a 'win.' 'It's a tough way to start the road trip, just like depleting the bullpen like that, obviously,' Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw said postgame. 'But the Mets had to do the same thing, and they lost.' Kershaw lasted just two frames, not because the Mets bludgeoned him into an early exit, but because the heavens opened up. A torrential downpour in the top of the third inning paused the proceedings for over an hour, forcing Kershaw and opposing starter Griffin Canning from the contest. Eventually, the rain stopped, the game resumed and, of course, the Dodgers leapt out to a 5-2 lead. That's what this team does; use a high-powered lineup to overcome its rotation shortcomings. Except, this time, things went sideways. Its over-taxed bullpen faltered. Its best reliever coughed up three runs in the ninth. Its offense sputtered into neutral, failing to score across the first three extra innings. The end — a Teoscar Hernández RBI double in the top of the 13th — barely justified the means. Before the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was adamant about needing more length from his starting pitchers. No team in baseball has gotten less length from its rotation. That has left Los Angeles' bullpen often overworked and undermanned. No team in MLB has received fewer innings from its rotation this season. In fact, the Dodgers are the only team in baseball whose starters have averaged fewer than 14 outs recorded per start. Despite a sensational first two months from Cy Young frontrunner Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1.86 ERA in 10 starts), Los Angeles' 4.26 rotation ERA currently ranks 22nd in baseball. 'We've been working behind hitters way too often,' Roberts opined before Friday's game, 'Not being efficient with our pitches, giving up a lot more slug than we're used to.' That underperformance has a lot to do with the injury bug. Los Angeles has been decimated by it, forcing the Dodgers to dig deep down the depth chart for replacements. The Dodgers weathered a similar dynamic late in the regular season last year and into their October title run. But this ailment avalanche has appeared at a particularly inopportune time for the defending champs. That's because these Dodgers are now one night into a gauntlet, one that may come to define their season. Awaiting them at Citi Field on Friday: 26 games in 28 days, all against teams with winning records. They began the stretch with a win, but it won't get easier from here. After completing this series in Queens, the Dodgers will head to Cleveland for three against the 28-22 Cleveland Guardians, a team that was three wins away from the Fall Classic a season ago. Next, L.A. returns home for a World Series rematch against the AL East-leading New York Yankees. After that highly charged showdown, the Mets come to town for a four-game set. Then, without an off-day mixed in, L.A. heads to St. Louis for three against a surprising Cardinals club and then to San Diego for a set against a division rival. To finish the gauntlet, four at home against the second-place San Francisco Giants and three more with the Padres. Asked if the upcoming schedule carries any additional heft, Roberts didn't mince words. 'It does. It does," the two-time World Series winning skipper said. "Obviously playing teams that are talented, that are playing well, we're going to be forced to play really good baseball consistently. But this is going to be a good test for us, and we can't run away from the fact that we're playing some good teams.' It's an imposing stretch. Nobody in baseball will play even the smallest violin for the Dodgers and their impending tribulations. Every team in MLB faces a tough scheduling patch at some point during the 162-game marathon. That's a fact of life. 'I think that obviously, this stretch, you know, could be defining," Roberts said. "But I do think that with all that said, you've got to focus on each day at hand. That's what we've been very good at doing, and we have to continue to do [it]. So I'm not going to worry too much more after this conversation about the 26 games.' There are, at present, 14 pitchers on Los Angeles' injured list, seven of which are starters. Notably, that includes Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki, all of whom were in the club's Opening Day rotation. Four high-leverage relief arms — Evan Phillips, Michael Kopech, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates — are also on the shelf. This reality has pushed multiple hurlers into positions and situations that would have seemed inconceivable back in spring training. Matt Sauer, who had a 7.71 ERA for the Kansas City Royals last season, hurled three solid innings in relief against the Mets. He is currently 11th on the team in innings. Jack Dreyer, a 26-year-old rookie who ranked 18th on FanGraphs Dodgers prospect list, is fifth. García, a 38-year-old journeyman, is tied for second on the team in appearances. 'We have to have confidence in those guys.' Roberts said pregame on Friday. 'There's some guys that I certainly didn't expect on our roster right now pitching, but I'm throwing them out there and leverage and giving them an opportunity.' There aren't any obvious reinforcements coming any time soon. Glasnow threw a bullpen in Los Angeles on Saturday, but there still isn't a timetable on his return. For Snell and Sasaki, things are even cloudier. And then of course, there's Shohei Ohtani. Saturday was supposed to be a big day for the reigning NL MVP. He was set to face live hitters for the first time since his September 2023 Tommy John surgery. But the never-ending contest Friday night pushed Ohtani to move his simulated game to Sunday. The session will be fascinating, though how it goes likely won't move the needle on his return date. The overwhelming expectation is that the two-way dynamo won't be back on a big league mound before the All-Star break. The rationale: L.A. could use his arm, but they absolutely cannot afford to lose his bat. And so, this rickety golden colossus will trudge forward with what it has. So far, that's been enough. But considering what's ahead of the Dodgers, we'll know a lot more about them in a month's time.
