Latest news with #Monasterio
New York Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Brewers set single-season franchise record with 14th straight win thanks to another comeback
CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers set a single-season franchise record with their 14th straight victory Saturday. And, in keeping with recent form, it wasn't easy. The major league-leading Brewers rallied for the second straight game and beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings. This Milwaukee club set a new benchmark — so far — for consecutive victories, surpassing the 1987 team that opened that season by winning its first 13 games. Advertisement The Brewers will look to add to their streak in the series finale against division rival Cincinnati on Sunday. Milwaukee's overall record for consecutive wins is 16 games, from 1986-87, when they won their last three games in 1986 and their first 13 in 1987. On Friday night, the Brewers' run appeared to be in jeopardy before they rallied from seven runs down through two innings by scoring nine unanswered runs in beating the Reds 10-8. Advertisement Milwaukee looked to be in trouble again Saturday, but showed its resilience — for the second time in 24 hours — with the big blow being a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 11th by Andruw Monasterio. 'It's an amazing feeling,' said Monasterio, who wears the No. 14. 'I wasn't ready for like 14 to 14. … That's amazing.' Monasterio was seemingly prepped for his showstopping and streak-extending moment. '(Manager) Pat Murphy asked me to be ready three or four times,' the 28-year-old infielder said. 'That was the fifth time he asked me to be ready during the game. He asked me in the seventh, 'Are you ready for a big moment?' I said, 'Of course, yeah.' But I didn't know it was going to happen like this.' Advertisement 3 Andruw Monasterio belts the game-winning, pinch-hit three run homer in the 11th inning of the Brewers' 6-5 win over the Reds, their 14th consecutive victory. AP Milwaukee starter Quinn Priester said his under-11-year-old team went 49-0 and called that fun. 'But not as fun as this,' he said. Priester said the Brewers have been making the most of every chance provided by opponents. Advertisement 'We've just been giving ourselves every opportunity, and then certainly when we get extra opportunities, we seem to take advantage every single time,' he said. 'You get your opportunity, it's time to go in and make a big swing, make a big pitch. When guys are getting their opportunities, we're not timid, that's for sure.' 3 Andruw Monasterio, who hit the game-winning, three run homer, is dunked with Gatorade by his teammates after the Brewers' 11-inning win over the Reds. Getty Images The Brewers jumped to an early lead when Brice Turang doubled in a run in the second inning. The Reds got solo homers from Ke'Bryan Hayes and Spencer Steer in the sixth for a 2-1 lead. As it turned out, the Reds helped Milwaukee keep its winning streak alive as the Brewers scored on a throwing error by Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz in the ninth to tie the game at 2-all. And, the Brewers went ahead in the 10th when Anthony Seigler scored on an error by left fielder Jake Fraley. 3 Andruw Monasterio (right) celebrates with Sal Frelick after belting the game-winning, three run homer in the 11th inning of the Brewers' win over the Reds. Getty Images Cincinnati battled back in the bottom of the 10th and tied it at 3-all on an RBI double by Hayes. Ultimately, the Reds provided the Brewers with too many chances to continue their winning ways as Monasterio belted a three-run shot in the 11th — just his second of the season after his first on July 3 against the New York Mets. Advertisement The Reds pushed back again in the bottom half, cutting the deficit with a sacrifice fly by Santiago Espinal and trimming their deficit to a run on Noelvi Marte's ninth homer of the year. But Milwaukee prevailed when reliever Nick Mears got Matt McLain to fly out to the warning track in right-center, ending the game and extending the streak. Milwaukee is now 34 games over .500 at 78-44 and boasts a nine-game lead in the NL Central over the Chicago Cubs. In the National League, the Brewers are eight games better than the East Division-leading Philadelphia Phillies (70-53).
Otago Daily Times
12-08-2025
- Health
- Otago Daily Times
Mental Health Services inquiry findings 'really concerning'
By Sam Sherwood of RNZ A forensic psychiatrist with nearly 30 years experience says unless an inquiry into Canterbury's Mental Health Services prompts real change there will be "more adverse incidents". The inquiry, by Director of Mental Health Dr John Crawshaw, found "significant" problems in the service's governance, care model and resourcing. Dr Crawshaw began his inquiry under section 99 of the Mental Health Act in June 2022, after Hillmorton forensic mental health patient Zakariye Mohamed Hussein murdered Laisa Waka Tunidau as she walked home from work. Hussein was on community leave at the time of the killing. The findings, released on Tuesday, included "critical staff shortages", staffing vacancies affecting admissions and discharge processes, a "siloed culture and care model", concerns about the service's governance and delayed resourcing decisions at the regional governance level. The final report, released three years after it began, has 18 recommendations aimed at addressing the key issues. Dr Erik Monasterio, a forensic psychiatrist with nearly 30 years experience, worked at the then-Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) for 25 years. He was the Clinical Director and Director of Area Mental Health Services for the Canterbury Forensic Service between 2015 and 2021. Speaking to RNZ, Dr Monasterio said his first impression of the report was how the recommendations were going to be "implemented and opreationalised" in a way that would lead to "improvement in functioning and a reassurance around patient safety and reasonable standards being met". Dr Monasterio said the inquiry's findings were "really concerning". Issues around governance identified in the report were "at the core" of difficulties that had arisen, he said. He said he wrote a letter in late 2016 which was co-signed by other clinical directors of the DHB's mental health services addressing "likely implications" of the change in leadership and governance structure that had been identified in the report. "I forewarned that this change in leadership structure was going to undermine the viability of the services and likely lead to adverse outcomes. "So it's very, very frustrating that those concerns were largely ignored. And some of the issues that have arisen, a significant component of the issues that have arisen, are as a consequence of that change in leadership and governance structure." Asked how unsafe Canterbury's Mental Health Services were in 2022, Dr Monasterio said a lot of very experienced staff had left. "The knowledge at every level of the institution was significantly watered down. "The processes had become watered down. So in the absence of good processes and good leadership, you just don't know what you don't know. But you know you're sitting in a situation which is potentially very risky." Dr Monasterio said he left his role over concerns he had about the "viability of the service". "To the extent that I felt I couldn't remain in the leadership position because I felt that there were acute risks, both to staff and patients and the community, and I could not enact a positive change from within the institution and as a Forensic Service at the highest level of seniority that I could achieve." He said Dr Crawshaw's report "paints a grim picture". "The issues that are identified therein, unless people can convincingly show that they have an initiative and a plan to change that, then I think it'll just continue to get worse," he said. "Unless you get this right there's going to be more adverse incidents. I don't think there's any doubt about that." Consultant forensic psychiatrist Associate Professor James Foulds, who worked at Hillmorton for seven years until 2023, told RNZ he felt the report was a "fair summary" of the problems in the mental health system. "I feel sad for the people who have been affected by the poor state of mental health services in Christchurch - not just the families of the two people who were murdered but also the many people with serious mental illness who haven't been able to get an acceptable level of care, and the health staff who have suffered from working in this environment." He said there needed to be "accountability" from senior mental health service management in Canterbury. "Some of the senior managers who were present at the time have already moved on, but there needs to be a change in the culture of the organisation and that starts at the top." Dr Monasterio agreed. "Unless you change that culture, nothing's going to change." 'Critical' staff shortages Dr Crawshaw said the "most significant and prevailing issue" concerned staffing in the clinical areas, especially the adult inpatient, community and forensic services. "In the inpatient areas, there were daily issues in ensuring minimum safe staffing levels." The divisional leadership team had "significant concerns" about the number of staff vacancies and the "relatively junior nature" of the clinical staff in some areas. There were "critical shortages" of staff in many areas of the service, particularly inpatient units. "Clinicians frequently used the phrase 'on numbers', referring to being deployed to an inpatient unit to bring up the numbers of staff on a roster to a perceived safe capacity. "The inspection team heard concerns that people were working overtime and double shifts, to meet the 'on numbers' expectation. While the magnitude of the issue was unclear, it was raised repeatedly by staff in interviews. Some staff stated that they no longer wished to do overtime and double shifts due to the level of personal stress and strain it caused them." Staff 'afraid to come to work' In relation to nursing staff, Canterbury, like other services across the country, had a challenge with a "missing middle" - nurses who were "competent and experienced but still have a long career in front of them". When the inspection was carried out there was a group of staff nearing retirement. They appeared "fatigued and were possibly experiencing burnout". Some of the new graduates had been placed in "unsafe situations". "For example, a newly graduated registered nurse spoke of arriving for a shift at the forensic mental health inpatient unit and being told that they would be the shift leader, a task they felt wholly unprepared for." Some nursing staff were "afraid to come to work" with an "unacceptably high rate" of assaults on nursing staff by patients. "Staff reports of experiencing the clinical environment as unsafe were particularly prevalent in forensic services. There, staff described how a number of senior staff had recently left, particularly from the acute medium secure unit. "This had left both a gap in staff numbers and a gap in expertise. Some staff appeared to be distressed by and angry at the situation; particularly those working in the acute medium secure forensic ward." 'Significant failings' Health New Zealand (HNZ) national director of mental health and addictions Phil Grady acknowledged the "significant failings" identified in the report. HNZ was "committed" to implementing the recommendations to "prevent the tragic events of 2022 and 2024 from happening again". "We recognise the loss and grief these families have and continue to experience and express our sincere condolences to them. We are deeply sorry for the failings in our systems. "We have reached out to these families to apologise and discuss Dr Crawshaw's report, and will remain in contact, if that is their choice, to update them on progress to implement actions from the report." HNZ accepted all of Dr Crawshaw's findings and had an action plan in place to implement the recommendations, which focused on the underlying issues related to governance, the care model, and resourcing. "We are focused on continuing to provide senior leadership oversight of planning for the service, building a framework, and ensuring there is sufficient staff with the right level of training and experience to safely and effectively deliver services." Grady said there had been "demonstrable progress" on key recommendations including establishing a clinical governance framework and increasing clinical staffing by 11 percent since 2022. Clinical decision making on patient leave was "consistent with policies" and there were weekly audits of compliance in place. "There are clear pathways both within the service and nationally within Health New Zealand to escalate and manage risk." 'We are taking action' Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey said in a statement Waka Tunidau's death was a "tragedy no family in New Zealand should ever have to experience". "The release of this report today is an important moment. It shines a light on the long-standing failings in Canterbury's mental health services, failings I've been assured, there is a robust plan in place to address. "I have been upfront that we must do better to improve the mental health system and improve outcomes, this has been my top priority from day one." He said the government inherited a "long-standing fragmented and underperforming mental health system". "And this report underscores the scale of the challenges we have been left with and continue to face." Doocey said public and patient safety "must always come first". "I have made it clear to Health New Zealand that the issues identified in this report must be addressed urgently, and that progress must be visible and ongoing. "We are taking action. I have prioritised committing additional funding for forensic services, strengthening regional accountability, and growing the mental health workforce. Because every New Zealander should be able to get the support they need, when and where they need it, and those around them should have faith that they will be properly looked after while in care."
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Brewers call up Monasterio and Hudson from minors, designate Capra for assignment
TAMPA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers shuffled their infield bench options by recalling Andruw Monasterio from Triple-A Nashville and designating Vinny Capra for assignment on Friday. In another move announced before their Friday night game with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Brewers recalled left-handed pitcher Bryan Hudson from Nashville. Monasterio played 92 games for the Brewers in 2023 and 59 last season but had spent all of this year in the minors. He was hitting .250 with a .346 on-base percentage, four homers, 11 RBIs and eight steals in 30 games with Nashville.
New Straits Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Derrick Monasterio: Fit body is 20 per cent workout, 80 per cent diet
MANILA: If you ever hope to get ripped, you would be better off being mindful of what you eat than what you lift, says Filipino actor Derrick Monasterio. In a recent interview with Philippine Daily Inquirer, Monasterio, 29, said: "For me, having a fit body is 20 per cent workout and 80 per cent diet. Even if I don't lift weights for two months, as long as I eat well, and do stretching and cardio, I would still feel good." He added: "Healthy food need not be austere in flavour. Monasterio however prefers his meals flavourless because he is used to such food preparation. "It's just that my body has got so used to my minimalist approach to eating, that the mere sight of fatty and indulgent dishes already make me feel full." He loves eating boiled chicken and cauliflower. "Four years ago, I got so engrossed in CrossFit and weightlifting — rigorous training under three coaches — that I entertained thoughts of becoming a professional weightlifter. "I grew so big and muscular that it made finding suitable roles for television tricky." The actor takes a pre-workout drink every morning, lifts weights and dumbbells in the morning and runs at night. "When you prioritise your fitness, it will reflect on your mood and the activities you do after. You feel more energised. That's why I get annoyed when I don't get to exercise," he said. "I'm a hard worker, when I see someone lifting heavy weights, it inspires me to go for something heavier and test how much pain I can endure." Monasterio is best known for starring in the Filipino murder-mystery series Slay — where he plays a villain for the first time.
The Star
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Having a fit body is 20% workout, 80% diet: Filipino actor Derrick Monasterio
If you ever hope to get ripped — or at least achieve a toned physique — you'd be better off being more mindful of what you eat than what you lift, said actor Derrick Monasterio. 'For me, having a fit body is 20% workout and 80% diet. Even if I don't lift weights for two months, as long as I eat well, and do stretching, cardio, and other activities to go with it, I would still feel good—batak,' the Filipino actor said. Healthy food need not be austere in flavour. But curiously enough, Monasterio actually prefers his meals flavourless. But he doesn't see this inclination as a form of sacrifice, and it's in no way meant to punish himself. It's just that his body has gotten so used to his minimalist approach to eating, he said, that the mere sight of fatty and indulgent dishes already makes him feel full. What's on his plate then? We hazarded a guess: boiled chicken? 'Correct! I also eat cauliflower rice and quinoa, which I think taste like bird feed,' Monasterio said, laughing. 'They're not delicious … they don't have much flavour. But I enjoy them" CrossFit and weightlifting Four years ago, he got so engrossed in CrossFit and weightlifting — rigorous training, three coaches tending to him, the whole works — that he entertained thoughts of becoming a professional weightlifter and, at one point, even dreamed of representing the Philippines in the Olympic Games. Thing was, he grew so big and muscular that it made finding suitable roles for television tricky. Monasterio is packaged as a hunky matinee idol who typically plays leading man roles. And for production, that meant casting villains who are of similar — if not bigger — build as the 29-year-old celebrity. Derrick Monasterio used be into CrossFit and weightlifting, until he got too bulky onscreen. Photo: Derrick Monasterio/Instagram It's not always as easy as it seems. "It wouldn't look convincing onscreen if I got picked on by a villain smaller than me. So I was the one who made the adjustment," he said. "My managers thought I looked too bulky for television." The goal is to shed some muscle mass for a leaner look. Monasterio went easy on CrossFit training, and now mostly focuses on cardio exercises and swapping heavy lifts for more controlled strength work. 'I wake up in the morning and take my preworkout drink. Bodybuilding is still part of my routine, but I use lighter weights, more on dumbbells. And then at night, I run,' he shared. He works out daily, preferably in the morning, to start his day right. 'When you prioritise your fitness, it will reflect on your mood and the activities you do after. You feel more energised. That's why (I get annoyed) when I don't get to exercise,' he said. On busy taping days with an early call time, say 7am, he wakes up at 4 or 5am, so he can squeeze in at least some minutes of exercise. After late shoot pack-ups, meanwhile, he tries to lift weights before going to bed. 'I make sure I exercise even after taping. But of course, I'm mindful not to overexert myself when my energy is low, or when I haven't had much sleep,' he said. Good thing he has all the equipment he needs at home. 'It's more convenient that way. You wake up and you're ready to go. After working out, I can just take a shower right after and then set off for work. It saves me a lot of time.' In the murder-mystery series 'Slay', Derrick Monasterio plays his first villain role, the manipulative fitness influencer Zach. Photo: Handout He still enjoys going to public gyms every so often, though, because it unwittingly rouses his competitive spirit. 'I'm a hard worker. And when I see someone lifting heavy weights, it inspires me to go for something heavier … and test how much pain I can endure,' he said. In a way, Monasterio's physique has been the boon and bane of his career: Fans get excited whenever he shows some skin; critics say that's all he's ever good for. But in the Filipino murder-mystery series Slay — where he plays his first villain role, the manipulative fitness influencer Zach — he finally gets to flex his acting muscles. And for the first time in his 15 years in showbiz, the compliments he gets are no longer limited to his good looks. 'I always get told that I can't act, that I'm a ham actor. So it feels good — and I get emotional sometimes — when people take notice of my growth as an actor.' – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network
