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USA Today
14 hours ago
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- USA Today
MLB fans were in awe of Denzel Clarke's unreal HR robbery
Denzel Clarke is making a habit of home run robberies this season. In early June, Clarke earned MLB's honor of Play of the Week for his thrilling outfield catch that robbed the Toronto Blue Jays of a home run. And on Monday, Clarke did it again, but this time against the Los Angeles Angels! With Monday night's game having just gotten underway, Nolan Schanuel drove a ball into deep center field that looked like it had the distance to give the Angels the early lead. However, Clarke used the outfield fence to get enough height to jump up and snag the ball out of the air, robbing Schanuel and the Angels of a home run in an incredible feat of athleticism. Here's how the play unfolded in real time on Monday night. That has to be the best catch we've seen in MLB this year, right? The way Clarke was able to get enough height to reach the ball then secure it before coming back inside the wall to ensure he didn't drop it was absolutely incredible. Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY Other MLB fans thought so as well, as they proclaimed Clarke's catch one of the best in baseball history. MLB fans were so in awe of Denzel Clarke's unreal home run robbery
Yahoo
14 hours ago
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MLB fans were in awe of Denzel Clarke's unreal HR robbery
Denzel Clarke is making a habit of home run robberies this season. In early June, Clarke earned MLB's honor of Play of the Week for his thrilling outfield catch that robbed the Toronto Blue Jays of a home run. And on Monday, Clarke did it again, but this time against the Los Angeles Angels! Advertisement With Monday night's game having just gotten underway, Nolan Schanuel drove a ball into deep center field that looked like it had the distance to give the Angels the early lead. However, Clarke used the outfield fence to get enough height to jump up and snag the ball out of the air, robbing Schanuel and the Angels of a home run in an incredible feat of athleticism. Here's how the play unfolded in real time on Monday night. That has to be the best catch we've seen in MLB this year, right? The way Clarke was able to get enough height to reach the ball then secure it before coming back inside the wall to ensure he didn't drop it was absolutely incredible. Advertisement Other MLB fans thought so as well, as they proclaimed Clarke's catch one of the best in baseball history. MLB fans were so in awe of Denzel Clarke's unreal home run robbery This article originally appeared on For The Win: MLB fans were in awe of Denzel Clarke's unreal HR robbery
Boston Globe
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Nick Sogard has settled into his role with the Red Sox
He was traded to the Red Sox before the 2021 season and they developed him as a utility player, introducing him to third base then eventually all three outfield positions and first base last season. 'To be completely honest I didn't love it,' Sogard said Monday before the Sox played the Tigers. 'But as I grew to understand, there's a lot of value in players like Kiké Hernández or Brock Holt . He was somebody I Iooked up to. 'I've come to accept it. I've actually grown to like it a lot. It keeps it fresh.' Advertisement Sogard joined the Red Sox on Saturday having played only 45 innings over six games at first base in the minors. But he started two games at Kansas City and emerged unscathed. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up He even turned a double play to end the fifth inning in what was a 1-1 game on Sunday. Sox went on to a 3-1 victory. 'It's fairly new to me but I feel comfortable with a glove on,' Sogard said. 'But there are definitely some little intricacies here and there.' The Sox kept Sogard on the spring training roster right up until the day before the season started because they wanted him to get work at first base. He played 31 innings there and that's coming in handy now. Advertisement 'The footwork is better and I feel like it's pretty solid,' Sogard said. 'It's the kind of thing that will only come over time as it gets more instinctual and I see different kind of plays.' For now, the Sox are comfortable using Sogard and Abraham Toro in a platoon. '[Sogard] is going great,' manager Alex Cora said. 'Good decisions. He's a good player. He's a utility player on a championship-caliber club. The only thing he doesn't have is [major league] time. 'He puts good at-bats, we're happy with that. The moment is not too big for him.' Award winners In an amusing sidenote to all the drama of late, Rafael Devers was named the American League Player of the Week for the third time in his career. Devers was 10 for 21 (.476) with two home runs, eight RBIs, five walks, three runs, and a stolen base. He had a 1.387 OPS. Devers had four hits and three RBIs against Kansas City on Saturday. It was the 10th time in his career he had at least four hits and drove in at least three runs since making his debut in 2017. Only Mookie Betts , with 13, has more such games in that span. Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers was the National League Player of the Week. He was 14 of 28 with seven extra-base hits and 12 RBIs. Ceddanne Rafaela won the Play of the Week award for his catch against Texas on Thursday when he went into the center-field triangle at Fenway Park to steal an extra-base hit away from J osh Jung of the Rangers. Through Sunday, Rafaela had eight Defensive Runs Saved in center field, tied with Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs for the most in the majors. Advertisement Buehler progressing Walker Buehler , who is on the injured list with shoulder bursitis, has bullpen sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday that would line him up to face the Mets during the series that starts next Monday … Brayan Bello , who faces the Tigers on Tuesday, will be pitching at Comerica Park for the first time. He's faced them twice at Fenway and allowed eight earned runs over 11 innings … Cora met his brother Joey for breakfast on Monday. The elder Cora is Detroit's third base coach. He played in the majors from 1987-98 and has coached since 2004 … Monday also is the anniversary of Cora's 18-pitch at-bat against Matt Clement in 2004 when he was playing for the Dodgers. It ended with a home run to the delight of the late Vin Scully . 'What a moment,' he said. Cora joked that what he remembers is fouling off too many pitches that were right down the middle. Peter Abraham can be reached at
Yahoo
18-02-2025
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- Yahoo
ABC22/FOX44 Top Plays of the Week Noms
COLCHESTER, VT – The ABC22/FOX44 Top Plays of the Week Nominees are here Rice Memorial's Dallas St. Peter Steal & Score Beekmantown's, Amaya Abellard, Reverses Direction Plattsburgh State's, Molly Riggi, Slips & Scores Saranac Lake's, Liam Nobles, Jumps to Record VOTE HERE for the Play of the Week Ken Drake will have results on Thursday night on FOX at 10pm & 11pm on ABC Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
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No. 15 Kentucky falls to Texas, 82-78
AUSTIN, Texas. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky men's basketball team dropped its fifth road game on Saturday in an 82-78 loss against Texas. UK took a four-point advantage into the half and was in control of the game late until UT went on a 14-1 run in the final few minutes to take a 78-70 lead. No. 15 Kentucky falls to Texas, 82-78 Central Kentucky high school basketball highlights, scores: Feb. 14 Lafayette, South Laurel and West Jessamine compete for Play of the Week: Feb. 14 'I thought our guys fought really hard; I thought we really fought; I thought we really competed,' UK Head Coach Mark Pope said. 'I thought we did not execute the way you need to down the stretch to win a game.' Otega Oweh led the way for the Wildcats with 20 points, while Amari Williams recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. But the Longhorns have a dynamic duo in Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark; the former currently leads the SEC in scoring as just a freshman. The pair scored 58 points against Kentucky, accounting for over 70% of Texas's total scoring. Injuries continue to be the story of Head Coach Mark Pope's first season at Kentucky. UK has only played seven games this season at full strength. Lamont Butler, Jaxson Robinson, and Kerr Kriisa missed Saturday's game due to shoulder, wrist, and foot injuries, respectively. Gov. Beshear confirms 8 deaths caused by torrential southern, eastern Ky. storm Gov. Beshear to address public during severe weather emergency Knox County community rattled by flooding with emergency personnel responding to calls for help 'I have a good team, like the guys on the court are good players and we're good enough to win,' Pope said. 'We just didn't do it in the last 3:45 seconds tonight, that's just it.' Kentucky is now 17-8 overall and 6-6 in conference play, with a home game against Vanderbilt on Tuesday up next on the schedule. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
