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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
White Sox Sign Syndergaard to Minor-League Deal
White Sox Sign Syndergaard to Minor-League Deal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Thor's hammer looks to be coming back. The Chicago White Sox signed former All-Star right-hander Noah Syndergaard to a minor-league deal on Tuesday. Syndergaard, 32, is hoping to recapture some of the magic that led him to consideration as one of the game's best young pitchers in the late 2010s. Advertisement But Tommy John surgery knocked him from the path in 2020 and he struggled the last time he pitched in the majors in 2023 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians. That season, Syndergaard carried a 6.50 ERA and 1.367 WHIP over 18 starts between the two teams. He hasn't pitched organized ball since. Nicknamed "Thor" because of his Scandanavian last name and, at the time, long, blond hair, Syndergaard rated as high as the No. 9 prospect in baseball in 2015. He finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting that season and finished eighth in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2016 by pitching to a 2.60 ERA with 218 strikeouts in 183 2/3 innings. Even after that, Syndergaard finished the 2018 and 2019 seasons with a 3.7 bWAR and a 2.1 bWAR before requiring Tommy John surgery in March 2020. Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Syndergaard still may not return to the big leagues. He is set to report to Chicago's spring training facility in Arizona to get back up to physical strength and stamina before resuming his career in the minor leagues. Advertisement Chicago's hope is that Syndergaard could provide a stabilizing force for a young team in a rebuild. Three of their five starting pitchers are 25 or younger and the White Sox staff carries a surprisingly good 4.23 ERA in 2025, good for 22nd in baseball, just one spot behind the Dodgers. The White Sox enter Tuesday with the worst record in the American League, 24 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Related: Red Sox Fans Unhappy After Walker Buehler, Alex Cora Comments Related: Twins Provide Update on Manager Rocco Baldelli's Job Status Amid Season Slump This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
STV News
30-04-2025
- Politics
- STV News
Wind farms and subsea cables 'undefended' against spies, sabotage and cyber attacks
Parts of Scotland's key energy infrastructure is effectively undefended and at threat from growing physical and cyber-attacks, according to industry experts. In recent years, there have been a number of cases of possible sabotage and spying, especially on offshore wind farms and subsea cables. Spying, sabotage and cyber attacks are not necessarily things you would associate with offshore wind farms. In 2023, a Russian ship was accused of spying on windfarms and subsea cables, including off the coast of Scotland. It was, according to a group of Scandanavian broadcasters, part of a programme of sabotage on key energy sites. Russia denied the accusations. It was one of a growing number of cases of alleged threats both physical and cyber to the UK energy system. On Wednesday, energy industry and security experts gathered in Aberdeen to discuss how to tackle threats posed to the country's energy network. The war in Ukraine has put energy security into the spotlight, and governments around the world are becoming more acutely aware of the possible threats posed to energy infrastructure, including subsea cables. And as we shift towards renewables, those threats are only likely to grow in the coming years. Both historic energy such as oil and gas and newer renewables use subsea pipelines and cables to transport power – making them vulnerable to attacks. Along with offshore wind farms, their location makes them harder to protect. In particular, there is a growing threat from cyber attacks – something experts say that businesses and the energy sector is becoming more aware of. The war in Ukraine showed the threat to energy, not just its supply, but its vulnerability and ability to be used as a weapon of war. That will likely continue in what sometimes seems an increasingly hostile world. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EU should not retaliate in kind for US tariffs, French finance minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union should not respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs with exactly the same counter-measures as it would impact EU consumers, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday. Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries with a baseline rate of 10% on all imports to the United States. His move prompted global stock markets to plunge amid fears of price hikes, while countries around the world prepare retaliatory measures against the United States. "We are working on a package of responses that can go well beyond tariffs, in order, once again, to bring the U.S. to the negotiating table and reach a fair agreement," Lombard said in an interview with broadcaster BFM TV. The EU is divided on how best to respond to Trump's tariffs, including on use of its 'Anti-Coercion Instrument', which allows the bloc to retaliate against third countries that put economic pressure on EU members to change their policies. Countries that are cautious about retaliating and thereby raising the stakes in the standoff with the U.S. include Ireland, Italy, Poland and the Scandanavian nations. Trump hit EU imports into the U.S. with an across-the-board 20% duty. "If we do like the United States, if we apply tariffs to all American imports, we will also have a negative effect in Europe, meaning that we too will experience increasing inflation and decline," Lombard said. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday suggested European companies should suspend invesments with the United States until "things are clarified" with Washington. Lombard said that companies are free to decide whether they will suspend investments in the United States. "We are appealing to patriotism because we are in a moment of confrontation between the major (trade) blocs on the planet. Europe has all the means to be at their level, but it requires effort," Lombard added.
Reuters
04-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
EU should not retaliate in kind for US tariffs, French finance minister says
PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - The European Union should not respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs with exactly the same counter-measures as it would impact EU consumers, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday. Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries with a baseline rate of 10% on all imports to the United States. His move prompted global stock markets to plunge amid fears of price hikes, while countries around the world prepare retaliatory measures against the United States. "We are working on a package of responses that can go well beyond tariffs, in order, once again, to bring the U.S. to the negotiating table and reach a fair agreement," Lombard said in an interview with broadcaster BFM TV. The EU is divided on how best to respond to Trump's tariffs, including on use of its 'Anti-Coercion Instrument', which allows the bloc to retaliate against third countries that put economic pressure on EU members to change their policies. Countries that are cautious about retaliating and thereby raising the stakes in the standoff with the U.S. include Ireland, Italy, Poland and the Scandanavian nations. Trump hit EU imports into the U.S. with an across-the-board 20% duty. "If we do like the United States, if we apply tariffs to all American imports, we will also have a negative effect in Europe, meaning that we too will experience increasing inflation and decline," Lombard said. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday suggested European companies should suspend invesments with the United States until "things are clarified" with Washington. Lombard said that companies are free to decide whether they will suspend investments in the United States. "We are appealing to patriotism because we are in a moment of confrontation between the major (trade) blocs on the planet. Europe has all the means to be at their level, but it requires effort," Lombard added.
