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Newsweek
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Longtime Cardinals Pitcher Announces Sudden Retirement From MLB
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Mike Mayers, a relief pitcher who appeared in parts of eight seasons (2016-23) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals, announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday in a post to his LinkedIn account. "After 12 incredible years in professional baseball, including parts of 8 seasons in the big leagues with the Cardinals, Angels, and Royals, I'm officially hanging up the cleats," Mayers wrote. More news: Former Phillies, Mets, Red Sox Pitcher Announces Retirement Mayers had spent the 2024 season with the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate. He made 31 appearances for the Buffalo Bisons, including three starts, going 2-5 with a 6.10 ERA. Mike Mayers #59 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after Bryan Reynolds #10 of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kevin Newman #27 came around to score on an RBI single by Starling Marte #6 in the... Mike Mayers #59 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after Bryan Reynolds #10 of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kevin Newman #27 came around to score on an RBI single by Starling Marte #6 in the eighth inning during the game at PNC Park on September 6, 2019 in Pittsburgh. MoreMayers was released from his minor league contract by the Blue Jays on Aug. 2, 2024, and did not land a contract for the 2025 season with an affiliated team. More news: Shohei Ohtani/Ippei Mizuhara Scandal Closer to Becoming Scripted Series In his last big-league season, Mayers made six appearances for the Kansas City Royals in 2023, going 1-2 with a 6.15 ERA. He allowed 19 runs (18 earned) and 34 hits in 26.1 innings. Mayers was designated for assignment by the Royals in June 2023, and traded to the Chicago White Sox a month later. He finished the season with Chicago's Triple-A affiliate. More news: MLB News: Former First-Round Pick to Retire With Team That Drafted Him Mayers' return to Missouri came 10 years after he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 2013 draft out of the University of Mississippi. From 2016-19, Mayers shuttled back and forth between the majors and the minors. He appeared in 73 MLB games with the Cardinals — 72 in relief. Mayers went 3-3 with a 7.03 ERA as a Cardinal, then was placed on waivers in November 2019 and claimed by the Los Angeles Angels. More news: Baseball Team Sues Disney For Trademark Infringement Mayers was the Angels' most reliable relief pitcher during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He made 29 appearances across 30 innings out of the bullpen, both team-highs, and posted a sterling 2.10 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 30 innings. The 2021 season saw Mayers make a career-best 72 appearances, posting a solid 3.84 ERA (117 ERA+) and striking out 90 batters in 75 innings. More news: Viral Clip Shows Pope Leo XIV On Camera During the 2005 World Series But Mayers struggled to follow up that performance in 2022. He went 1-1 with a 5.68 ERA in 24 games, including three starts. His strikeout rate dipped below one per inning, and the Angels designated him for assignment twice during the season. Mayers elected free agency after the 2023 season and signed with the Royals in December. He retires with a career record of 12-11 with a 5.21 ERA. For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Recap: LSU baseball falls as Little Rock forces a winner-take-all game on Monday
LSU entered Sunday night's game against the Little Rock Trojans with one goal in mind: a trip to the Super Regionals. All they had to do was beat a team that they defeated 7-0 in the first game of the regional on Friday. The Trojans put up six runs in the first three innings, and LSU could not rally, and the Tigers lost 10-4. LSU was the visiting team in this game (that is a rant for another day). In the top of the first inning, LSU got out to a 3-0 lead as Danny Dickinson hit an RBI single and Steven Milam hit a two-RBI single. Jaden Noot got the start on the mound for the Tigers. In the first two games of the Regional, LSU did not give up any runs. That all changed at the bottom of the second inning when Little Rock hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the top of the third inning, LSU loaded the bases for Michael Braswell, but he flew out to Center Field to end the inning. Chase Shores entered the game to pitch in the bottom of the third inning. Advertisement After recording a groundout, he walked the bases loaded, and then a double cleared the bases and gave Little Rock a 6-3 lead. Cooper Williams would then enter to pitch. In the top of the fourth inning, LSU once again loaded the bases. This time, Ethan Frey was the one up to bat. Frey popped out to the shortstop to end the inning, and the Tigers left the runners stranded for the second inning in a row. In the top of the fifth inning, LSU cut into the lead as a wild pitch scored Luis Hernandez to make it 6-4 Little Rock. Both teams were retired three up, three down in the sixth and seventh innings. Jacob Mayers entered to pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning. He retired all three batters he faced, and we headed to the top of the eighth inning with LSU still trailing by two runs. Once again, LSU was retired without getting anyone on base, and the Tigers were down to their final three outs. Mayers trotted back out onto the mound in the eighth inning and walked the first three batters to load the bases with no outs. A sacrifice fly got the first out, but it increased the Trojans' lead to 7-4. Mayers walked another hitter, and the bases were loaded once again. Advertisement Mavrick Rizy was then brought in to pitch. An RBI groundout scored another run to make it 8-4. A wild pitch scored another run to make it 9-4. An RBI single would increase the lead to 10-4. Tonight's loss marked the first time in LSU history that the Tigers lost to a No. 4 seed in a Baton Rouge Regional. It sets up a winner-take-all game against Little Rock tomorrow. I do not know who the Trojans will have pitching, but I have a really good idea of who we will see from LSU. We are going to see some combination of Casan Evans and Zac Cowan. We have not seen either of those guys in this regional, and now is the time for those guys to slam the door on Little Rock and send us to a Super Regional against West Virginia. Tomorrow's game will be played at a time to be announced. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Recap: LSU falls, Little Rock forces a winner-take-all game on Monday
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Recap: LSU baseball falls as Little Rock forces a winner-take-all game on Monday
Recap: LSU baseball falls as Little Rock forces a winner-take-all game on Monday LSU entered Sunday night's game against the Little Rock Trojans with one goal in mind: a trip to the Super Regionals. All they had to do was beat a team that they defeated 7-0 in the first game of the regional on Friday. The Trojans put up six runs in the first three innings, and LSU could not rally, and the Tigers lost 10-4. LSU was the visiting team in this game (that is a rant for another day). In the top of the first inning, LSU got out to a 3-0 lead as Danny Dickinson hit an RBI single and Steven Milam hit a two-RBI single. Jaden Noot got the start on the mound for the Tigers. In the first two games of the Regional, LSU did not give up any runs. That all changed at the bottom of the second inning when Little Rock hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the top of the third inning, LSU loaded the bases for Michael Braswell, but he flew out to Center Field to end the inning. Chase Shores entered the game to pitch in the bottom of the third inning. After recording a groundout, he walked the bases loaded, and then a double cleared the bases and gave Little Rock a 6-3 lead. Cooper Williams would then enter to pitch. In the top of the fourth inning, LSU once again loaded the bases. This time, Ethan Frey was the one up to bat. Frey popped out to the shortstop to end the inning, and the Tigers left the runners stranded for the second inning in a row. In the top of the fifth inning, LSU cut into the lead as a wild pitch scored Luis Hernandez to make it 6-4 Little Rock. Both teams were retired three up, three down in the sixth and seventh innings. Jacob Mayers entered to pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning. He retired all three batters he faced, and we headed to the top of the eighth inning with LSU still trailing by two runs. Once again, LSU was retired without getting anyone on base, and the Tigers were down to their final three outs. Mayers trotted back out onto the mound in the eighth inning and walked the first three batters to load the bases with no outs. A sacrifice fly got the first out, but it increased the Trojans' lead to 7-4. Mayers walked another hitter, and the bases were loaded once again. Mavrick Rizy was then brought in to pitch. An RBI groundout scored another run to make it 8-4. A wild pitch scored another run to make it 9-4. An RBI single would increase the lead to 10-4. Tonight's loss marked the first time in LSU history that the Tigers lost to a No. 4 seed in a Baton Rouge Regional. It sets up a winner-take-all game against Little Rock tomorrow. I do not know who the Trojans will have pitching, but I have a really good idea of who we will see from LSU. We are going to see some combination of Casan Evans and Zac Cowan. We have not seen either of those guys in this regional, and now is the time for those guys to slam the door on Little Rock and send us to a Super Regional against West Virginia. Tomorrow's game will be played at a time to be announced.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A$AP Rocky Gets Criminal Case Record Sealed After Acquittal
A$AP Rocky has lots to celebrate. He was a co-chair of the Met Gala in Manhattan Monday night, where he and Rihanna announced they're expecting their third child together. He's also starring in the new Spike Lee movie Highest 2 Lowest opposite Denzel Washington. And in a courtroom in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, a judge granted his petition to seal his criminal case records after he was found not guilty of charges he brandished and fired a semiautomatic pistol at a former friend. Rocky's high-powered lawyer Joe Tacopina confirms to Rolling Stone that the criminal case was sealed in response to a petition from the defense filed shortly after the Feb. 18, acquittal. 'Suffice it to say that yesterday was a very good day for the family as the sealing came on a day in which other great news was announced,' Tacopina says, referring to both the new ruling and the pregnancy reveal. More from Rolling Stone Jay-Z Claims Jane Doe Rape Accuser Is Still Making 'Malicious' Statements Smokey Robinson Sued for Sexual Assault by 4 Former Housekeepers Sean Combs Prosecutors Ask to Restrain Celeb Lawyer During Trial The sealing means Rocky's criminal case is no longer searchable on the court's public website. Rocky's April 2022 arrest is also no longer visible on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department website. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, has a separate 'motion for DNA expungement' set for October, according to a court scheduling service. Mayers, 36, was acquitted after a three-week trial during which his accuser, former friend Terell 'A$AP Relli' Ephron, testified. Ephron claimed Mayers threatened him with a Glock 43 near a parking garage outside the W Hollywood hotel on Nov. 6, 2021 and then opened fire on him at a nearby street corner, grazing his left hand amid a verbal dispute. Throughout the trial, Tacopina attacked Ephron's credibility and said Mayers was only carrying a prop gun that night, as a deterrent. He said the prop gun was procured from the set of the 'D.M.B' music video Mayers shot with Rihanna in July 2021. As soon as the first of two 'not guilty' verdicts was announced on Feb. 18, Rocky dove over a short gallery wall, directly into Rihanna's lap. He hugged her as she embraced him with her eyes closed. About a dozen supporters erupted in loud cheers. The rapper then hugged his lawyers and addressed the jurors as they departed, telling them, 'Thank you all for saving my life. Thank you. Thank you for making the right decision.' A juror who spoke with Rolling Stone after the acquittal said not all jurors were on the same page when they took their first vote in the deliberating room that morning. But it didn't take long once they focused on issues with the evidence, she said. 'We spent a lot of time discussing the concept of reasonable doubt, and the chain of evidence that was provided to us, setting aside personalities,' the juror, who asked to remain anonymous, told Rolling Stone. 'It was fundamentally about reasonable doubt.' Ephron is still pursuing an assault and battery lawsuit against Mayers involving the same incident. The next hearing in the civil case is set for May 22. A non-jury trial is set for Jan. 12, 2026. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect accused of hitting man with SUV at The Bird in Dunwoody turns himself in
A man accused of hitting another man with his car outside of The Bird restaurant and bar in Dunwoody turned himself in at the DeKalb County Jail. The Dunwoody Police Department said Monday morning that Sheldon Mayers turned himself in at the jail on Wednesday evening. He is accused of hitting Terry Crosby on April 25 after getting into an altercation with Mayers over his girlfriend. Channel 2 Action News previously reported that 'a man and his girlfriend were sitting at the bar when another man walked up to them. The second man touched the woman to get her attention, which led to a fight inside the restaurant,' according to investigators. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Coweta County Schools targeted by 'apparent cyberattack,' incident under investigation Young sperm whale washes ashore Hilton Head Island, euthanized Cobb County customer disputes spa's late arrival policy not listed in membership contract After The Bird staff broke up the fight, management told them all to leave, according to police. In the parking lot, Mayers is accused of intentionally hitting Crosby with his car, putting him in the hospital. Police said Crosby remains in the hospital in stable condition. Having turned himself in, Mayers faces three felony charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and hit and run resulting in serious injury or death. Jail records show Mayers has been released on bond from the DeKalb County Jail. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
