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New York Times
01-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Reds demote former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz, call up Luis Mey
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds optioned closer Alexis Díaz to Triple-A Louisville following Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team called up right-hander Luis Mey to take his roster spot. Díaz, an All-Star in 2023, allowed three consecutive home runs in the first game of the doubleheader loss, part of a five-run ninth for the Cardinals. Advertisement After starting the season on the injured list, Díaz has appeared in six games since his return on April 15, allowing eight runs over six innings. '(We wanted) to let him try to figure it out in Triple A,' manager Terry Francona said before Thursday's game against the Cardinals. 'After a doubleheader and the innings we spent, it's not just because of that, but we also need innings. The consistency isn't there. We told him, 'Hey man, we're not giving up on you. We just want you to be more consistent.''' Before Thursday's game, the Reds also optioned right-hander Lyon Richardson to Triple-A and recalled right-hander Yosver Zulueta. Richardson threw three perfect innings in the team's 9-1 loss in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader. '(Brent) Suter and Lyon really clutched up,' Francona said Wednesday. 'If we have a chance to win (Thursday), those two guys will be a big part of giving us a chance.' Mey, 23, is the team's No. 19 prospect, according to The Athletic's Keith Law. A 6-foot-5, 235-pound flamethrower, Mey was named the top reliever in last year's Arizona Fall League and earned a spot on the team's 40-man roster. Mey threw a 103-mph fastball earlier this month while with Louisville, where he was 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances. He has 10 strikeouts and seven walks. Control has been a concern with Mey, but he had just two walks with eight strikeouts and one hit in eight appearances in the Arizona Fall League. He appeared in five games during Cactus League play this spring, striking out eight and walking 5 in 4 2/3 innings. 'He's got the arsenal,' Francona said. 'He's not the finished product, but we know that.' Francona, who lives in Arizona in the offseason, caught a couple of Mey's performances in the AFL. 'I think I saw the best inning he's ever had,' Francona said. 'It was just a wipeout inning.' Advertisement Díaz struggled this spring after suffering a knee injury before the start of Cactus League play. He was inconsistent in spring training and started the season on the IL as the team worked on his mechanics. Dominant at the start of the 2023 season, Díaz hasn't lived up to that level of play since. In 2024, he was 2-5 with a 3.99 ERA with 28 saves, but saw his walk rate increase while his strikeout rate increased. The younger brother of New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz, Alexis debuted in 2022 and earned 10 saves. He became the team's primary closer the following year. In Díaz's absence at the start of the season, the Reds turned to veteran Emilio Pagán to finish games. Pagán, 33, has eight saves and a 2.51 ERA in 15 appearances for the Reds this season.
BreakingNews.ie
29-04-2025
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Bosnian centre trains dogs for Ukrainian demining efforts
Mey, a Belgian shepherd, and her trainer Kenan Muftic learned how to effectively detect mines and unexploded ordnance last week, negotiating various obstacles and scenarios in a grass field in Sarajevo's suburb of Butmir. Since its establishment in 2004, the Norwegian People's Aid Global Training Centre for Mine and Explosive Detection Dogs in Sarajevo has trained more than 500 dogs. The trained dogs have been deployed to conflict zones across the globe, including Cambodia, Zimbabwe and Iraq. Advertisement The centre has also sent 26 dogs to Ukraine, the world's most densely mined country according to a 2024 estimate by the United Nations and Ukrainian government. Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norwegian People's Aid sent dogs to assist in the effort to clear millions of mines and unexploded ordnance devices, Muftic said. In Ukraine, dogs from Butmir assist deminers in clearing fields in heavily affected regions such as Kharkiv in the northeast and Mykolaiv in the south. 'In some places, they are close to the front lines,' Mr Muftic said. Advertisement Landmines laid since Russia's 2022 invasion cost Ukraine over $11 billion in annual GDP, according to a 2024 report by Ukraine's Economy Ministry and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Minefields and unexploded ordnance render vast agricultural areas inaccessible, slashing Ukraine's exports and tax revenue. Bosnia, still grappling with the legacy of its 1990s war, faces similar challenges. Data from Bosnia's Mine Action Centre in 2023 shows landmines planted across the country by Serb, Bosniac and Croat troops still affect around 15 per cent of the population. Specialised dogs are sometimes indispensable in clearing minefields. 'In demining, we say: one mine found, one family saved,' said Mr Muftic, who over the past 27 years has helped to clear thousands of mines and unexploded ordnance devices.
NDTV
29-04-2025
- General
- NDTV
How Dogs From Bosnia Are Helping Ukraine Clear Minefields
Sarajevo: Mey, a Belgian shepherd, and her trainer Kenan Muftic learned how to effectively detect mines and unexploded ordnance last week, negotiating various obstacles and scenarios in a grass field in Sarajevo's suburb of Butmir. Since its establishment in 2004, the Norwegian People's Aid Global Training Centre for Mine and Explosive Detection Dogs in Sarajevo has trained more than 500 dogs. The trained dogs have been deployed to conflict zones across the globe, including Cambodia, Zimbabwe and Iraq. The centre has also sent 26 dogs to Ukraine, the world's most densely mined country, according to a 2024 estimate by the United Nations and the Ukrainian government. Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norwegian People's Aid sent dogs to assist in the effort to clear millions of mines and unexploded ordnance devices, Muftic said. In Ukraine, dogs from Butmir assist deminers in clearing fields in heavily affected regions such as Kharkiv in the northeast and Mykolaiv in the south. "In some places, they are close to the front lines," Muftic said. Landmines laid since Russia's 2022 invasion cost Ukraine over $11 billion in annual GDP, according to a 2024 report by Ukraine's Economy Ministry and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Minefields and unexploded ordnance render vast agricultural areas inaccessible, slashing Ukraine's exports and tax revenue. Bosnia, still grappling with the legacy of its 1990s war, faces similar challenges. Data from Bosnia's Mine Action Centre in 2023 shows landmines planted across the country by Serb, Bosniac and Croat troops still affect around 15% of the population. Specialised dogs are sometimes indispensable in clearing minefields. "In demining, we say: one mine found, one family saved," said Muftic, who over the past 27 years has helped to clear thousands of mines and unexploded ordnance devices.
Reuters
29-04-2025
- General
- Reuters
Bosnian centre trains dogs for Ukrainian demining efforts
SARAJEVO, April 29 (Reuters) - Mey, a Belgian shepherd, and her trainer Kenan Muftic learned how to effectively detect mines and unexploded ordnance last week, negotiating various obstacles and scenarios in a grass field in Sarajevo's suburb of Butmir. Since its establishment in 2004, the Norwegian People's Aid Global Training Centre for Mine and Explosive Detection Dogs in Sarajevo has trained more than 500 dogs. The trained dogs have been deployed to conflict zones across the globe, including Cambodia, Zimbabwe and Iraq. The centre has also sent 26 dogs to Ukraine, the world's most densely mined country according to a 2024 estimate by the United Nations and Ukrainian government. Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norwegian People's Aid sent dogs to assist in the effort to clear millions of mines and unexploded ordnance devices, Muftic said. In Ukraine, dogs from Butmir assist deminers in clearing fields in heavily affected regions such as Kharkiv in the northeast and Mykolaiv in the south. 'In some places, they are close to the front lines,' Muftic said. Landmines laid since Russia's 2022 invasion cost Ukraine over $11 billion in annual GDP, according to a 2024 report by Ukraine's Economy Ministry and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Minefields and unexploded ordnance render vast agricultural areas inaccessible, slashing Ukraine's exports and tax revenue. Bosnia, still grappling with the legacy of its 1990s war, faces similar challenges. Data from Bosnia's Mine Action Centre in 2023 shows landmines planted across the country by Serb, Bosniac and Croat troops still affect around 15% of the population. Specialised dogs are sometimes indispensable in clearing minefields. 'In demining, we say: one mine found, one family saved,' said Muftic, who over the past 27 years has helped to clear thousands of mines and unexploded ordnance devices.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Bosnian centre trains dogs for Ukrainian demining efforts
SARAJEVO, - Mey, a Belgian shepherd, and her trainer Kenan Muftic learned how to effectively detect mines and unexploded ordnance last week, negotiating various obstacles and scenarios in a grass field in Sarajevo's suburb of Butmir. Since its establishment in 2004, the Norwegian People's Aid Global Training Centre for Mine and Explosive Detection Dogs in Sarajevo has trained more than 500 dogs. The trained dogs have been deployed to conflict zones across the globe, including Cambodia, Zimbabwe and Iraq. The centre has also sent 26 dogs to Ukraine, the world's most densely mined country according to a 2024 estimate by the United Nations and Ukrainian government. Soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norwegian People's Aid sent dogs to assist in the effort to clear millions of mines and unexploded ordnance devices, Muftic said. In Ukraine, dogs from Butmir assist deminers in clearing fields in heavily affected regions such as Kharkiv in the northeast and Mykolaiv in the south. 'In some places, they are close to the front lines,' Muftic said. Landmines laid since Russia's 2022 invasion cost Ukraine over $11 billion in annual GDP, according to a 2024 report by Ukraine's Economy Ministry and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Minefields and unexploded ordnance render vast agricultural areas inaccessible, slashing Ukraine's exports and tax revenue. Bosnia, still grappling with the legacy of its 1990s war, faces similar challenges. Data from Bosnia's Mine Action Centre in 2023 shows landmines planted across the country by Serb, Bosniac and Croat troops still affect around 15% of the population. Specialised dogs are sometimes indispensable in clearing minefields. 'In demining, we say: one mine found, one family saved,' said Muftic, who over the past 27 years has helped to clear thousands of mines and unexploded ordnance devices.
