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15-07-2025
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Mets' top draft pick once mimicked snorting cocaine on field. 'This isn't an issue,' team says
Former Michigan player Mitch Voit was selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the MLB draft on Sunday. (John McCoy / Associated Press) Mitch Voit had plenty to celebrate on Sunday after being selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft. Chances are, that celebration did not resemble the now-infamous one the former Michigan infielder performed during a game against USC on March 16 in Ann Arbor. Advertisement With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Voit ripped a hit into center field for a three-run triple that gave the Wolverines a 5-0 lead. While still on the ground after diving into third base, Voit decided to celebrate the feat in a rather curious manner. He lowered his nose to the baseline chalk and appeared to mimic snorting cocaine. Video of the bizarre celebration went viral, and Voit issued an apology in a statement posted on social media the next day. Read more: Jacob Misiorowski is the talk of the All-Star Game. Why Dodgers are partially to thank 'I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday,' Voit wrote. 'I made an immature decision in the heat of the moment. The gesture I made does not reflect my character, the household I was raised in, or the block M that I represent in any kind of way. I take full responsibility for what I did, and I am truly sorry to all those who I have negatively impacted by doing this.' Advertisement Voit was not punished by the Wolverines. 'Mitch is a great young man and immediately apologized for his actions in the heat of the moment," Michigan Athletics spokesperson David Ablauf told The Athletic in a March 18 email. "As an athletic department, we did not feel that it was necessary to issue any discipline.' Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mets vice president of amateur scouting Kris Gross said the organization did their due diligence on the matter leading up to the draft. Read more: Shohei Ohtani has top-selling MLB jersey so far this season. Two other Dodgers rank in top four 'We spoke to him earlier in the spring and at the combine about it," Gross said. "And basically, you know, he's a young guy, it's a heat of passion, it's a big game. He made a big play for his team and made a mistake. And he's made an apology for it and owned up to it, handled it with class. Advertisement "We did a ton of research after the fact with multiple sources about his makeup. We know this isn't an issue and we feel comfortable with Mitch moving forward.' Voit was a two-way player during his first two seasons at Michigan, before undergoing internal brace surgery on his right elbow in spring 2024. As the Wolverines' starting second baseman in all 56 games this season, Voit hit .346 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI, with more walks (40) than strikeouts (34). 'He made a lot of strides, this being his first year to focus on hitting,' Gross told reporters Sunday. 'When you're scouting him, you sit there and you start to check all the boxes. He checked them all.' Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Mets' top draft pick once mimicked snorting cocaine on field. ‘This isn't an issue,' team says
Mitch Voit had plenty to celebrate on Sunday after being selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft. Chances are, that celebration did not resemble the now-infamous one the former Michigan infielder performed during a game against USC on March 16 in Ann Arbor. With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Voit ripped a hit into center field for a three-run triple that gave the Wolverines a 5-0 lead. While still on the ground after diving into third base, Voit decided to celebrate the feat in a rather curious manner. He lowered his nose to the baseline chalk and appeared to mimic snorting cocaine. Video of the bizarre celebration went viral, and Voit issued an apology in a statement posted on social media the next day. 'I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday,' Voit wrote. 'I made an immature decision in the heat of the moment. The gesture I made does not reflect my character, the household I was raised in, or the block M that I represent in any kind of way. I take full responsibility for what I did, and I am truly sorry to all those who I have negatively impacted by doing this.' Voit was not punished by the Wolverines. 'Mitch is a great young man and immediately apologized for his actions in the heat of the moment,' Michigan Athletics spokesperson David Ablauf told The Athletic in a March 18 email. 'As an athletic department, we did not feel that it was necessary to issue any discipline.' Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mets vice president of amateur scouting Kris Gross said the organization did their due diligence on the matter leading up to the draft. 'We spoke to him earlier in the spring and at the combine about it,' Gross said. 'And basically, you know, he's a young guy, it's a heat of passion, it's a big game. He made a big play for his team and made a mistake. And he's made an apology for it and owned up to it, handled it with class. 'We did a ton of research after the fact with multiple sources about his makeup. We know this isn't an issue and we feel comfortable with Mitch moving forward.' Voit was a two-way player during his first two seasons at Michigan, before undergoing internal brace surgery on his right elbow in spring 2024. As the Wolverines' starting second baseman in all 56 games this season, Voit hit .346 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI, with more walks (40) than strikeouts (34). 'He made a lot of strides, this being his first year to focus on hitting,' Gross told reporters Sunday. 'When you're scouting him, you sit there and you start to check all the boxes. He checked them all.'
New York Post
14-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Mets add Mitch Voit — with two-way potential — in first round of MLB Draft
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free ATLANTA — Charged with doing more with less, the Mets hope they will maximize their draft haul beginning with a two-way player. In a draft haul weakened by past spending aggression, the Mets opted for Mitch Voit — announced as a second baseman and righty pitcher out of the University of Michigan, although the Mets' plans for Voit were not immediately known — with their late first-rounder on Sunday. Voit had given up pitching last season in his junior season, when he slugged 14 home runs and posted a 1.140 OPS in 56 games. The Mets have drafted several collegiate two-way players the past few seasons, although none has stuck: 2023 third-round pick Nolan McLean tried doing both professionally before focusing solely on hitting midseason last year, while last year's first-round pick, Carson Benge, gave up pitching as he turned pro. The Mets drafted Mitch Voit in the first round of the MLB Draft. AP The Mets' first pick was docked 10 spots — from No. 28 to 38 — because the Mets exceeded the CBT threshold by more than $40 million last season. They did not have a second-round pick because they signed Juan Soto, who had been tagged with a qualifying offer. They were set to select just one more time on Day One, at No. 102. Mitch Voit gave up pitching as a junior. AP The Mets will have $5,465,900 to shell out to their draft picks to lure them into signing, which trails every team except the Yankees. With the exception of Kumar Rocker — who did not sign in 2021, giving the club an extra first-rounder a year later — the Mets have not used a first-round pick on a sole pitcher since 2017. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS Since then, the Mets have selected outfielder Jarred Kelenic (2018), infielder Brett Baty ('19), outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong ('20), Rocker, infielder/outfielder Jett Williams ('22), catcher Kevin Parada ('22), infielder Colin Houck ('23) and Benge ('24) in the first round. Benge has played well enough in his first full pro season that he earned a spot in Saturday's Futures Game. The lefty-swinging outfielder owns a .907 OPS in 73 games between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Criminal Minds Star Shares the Trick to Pulling Off This Week's Cool Twist
The following contains spoilers from the June 5 episode of , now streaming on Paramount+. The buzzword this week on Criminal Minds: Evolution apparently was 'threesomes' — as in the one that Emily just said no to years ago, and the secret one that JJ and Dr. Ochoa surprised us with as the episode drew to a close. More from TVLine Criminal Minds Video: As JJ Seeks Help, Aimee Garcia Previews 'Intimate' Scenes With a 'Magical' A.J. Cook Casting News: Lifetime's Lucifer Reunion, Prison Break Addition and More Doctor Who: Watch Jodie Whittaker Nerd Out Over New TARDIS During Her 'Emotional' Return to Set This week's episode saw JJ (played by A.J. Cook) sit down for an unorthodox therapy session with Dr. Julia Ochoa (Aimee Garcia), after the veteran agent stepped in front of a fellow LEO's gun at a crime scene. At the close of their episode-long series of talks — which took place in a conference room at Voit's hospital — it was agreed that if JJ at this early point after Will's death is unable to help herself, maybe she can instead help 'someone else.' '…like you,' JJ said, addressing an unseen figure seated at a table to her right. 'What do you think?' It was then revealed to viewers that Voit had been observing their sessions the entire time. (And if you go back and rewatch the episode, you'll now clock both JJ and Julia at times glancing at the nearby Voit.) 'I think you might be right,' Voit said. 'From what I can remember, everything I did was selfish. Even trying to take my own life is all about me, me trying to solve my problems. I never even considered I should do something to ease someone else's suffering. Suffering that I caused.' On that note, Voit agreed to be taken to the BAU to confront one of his disciples, with the hope that, among other things, the 'reunion' might help restore the Artist Formerly Known as Sicarius' missing memories. The Voit reveal, as Aimee Garcia put it during her Wednesday afternoon chat with TVLine, was a 'great twist.' 'What was so fun about those scenes is we would ask our incredible director, 'How often do we look over at Voit without giving it away?'' recalled Garcia. 'Because this guy' — she jabbed her thumbs toward herself — 'will be going back and looking at it a second time. 'It was really fun to be a character that's 'gazing off, collecting her thoughts' when you watch it the first time,' she added, 'but when you watch it a second, [you realize JJ is] actually looking at someone that you hate but is the key to unpacking the [serial killer] network.' Garcia said that Zach Gilford was only seated on-set with her and A.J. Cook for the eventual reveal. But for every scene before that, 'We printed out a face of Zach and taped it to a stand, and carved out hollows for his eyes… A.J. and I were taking pictures with it!' On a more practical level, by using that cut-out, 'We literally had an eyeline that was Zach Gilford's face that we would reference and look at,' Garcia noted. 'That's what the show does so well,' she remarked. 'You think it's blue and it's red, you think it's two people in the scene but it's three… How often would we think that someone who has caused such mass destruction, as Voit has, that we would want to hug him?' — as JJ found herself barely doing, moments later. 'What does that say about us?' asked Garcia. 'Are bad guys all bad? Are good guys all good? Can bad guys turn good, can good guys turn bad?' On the 'bad guys turn good' front, will Voit now prove to be a useful asset for the BAU, loathe as the Special Agents are to see him navigating their work space? 'Possibly,' Garcia teased. But the lingering question will be: If a brain, like a computer hard drive, has been 'wiped clean,' do any of Voit's killer memories and 'DNA' remain embedded somewhere? 'In Voit's case, his memories are starting to come back,' Garcia previewed, 'but it's that fine balance of, 'Do you awaken a monster? Or do you, like Dr. Lewis says, let sleeping dogs lie? That's the moral quandary. We needed this serial killer to wake from a coma, and quickly before more people die, but Dr. Ochoa sees a patient that could regress if we go too hard.' Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine Mrs. Maisel Flash-Forward List: All of Season 5's Futuristic Easter Eggs Yellowjackets Recap: The Morning After Yellowjackets Recap: The First Supper
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03-06-2025
- Business
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Former Yankees Home Run Leader Makes Big Career Move
Former Yankees Home Run Leader Makes Big Career Move originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Unsurprisingly, Aaron Judge has led the New York Yankees in home runs each of the last five years. What about 2020, though? Judge missed part of the shortened 2020 season with a calf injury, but it wasn't Giancarlo Stanton or Gleyber Torres who topped the Yankees' homer chart that summer. Advertisement Instead, it was first baseman Luke Voit, whose 22 homers led the entire sport. Five years later, the only way Yankees fans will enjoy Voit's homers is if they plan on streaming Japanese baseball. Voit, who last played in the majors in 2023, signed with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles this week. Voit spent the last two seasons in Mexico after a failed Milwaukee Brewers stint. The 6-foot-2, 258-pound slugger mashed .324 with 11 homers and a 1.050 OPS for Tigres de Quintana Roo this year. New York Yankees first baseman Luke VoitDale Zanine-Imagn Images Contract details were not available at the time of publication. Voit joins a Rakuten club featuring ex-Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco and journeyman pitcher Spencer Howard among its ex-MLBers. Additionally, ex-Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is one of the team's assistant coaches. Advertisement Although Voit played for five MLB teams, he's best known for his four-plus seasons with the Yankees. Voit hit .271 with 68 homers and a .883 OPS over 281 games in pinstripes, helping the Yankees to four consecutive playoff berths. If we've seen the last of Voit in the majors, he'll eventually retire with a .253 average, 95 homers, and a 5.5 bWAR. That's not bad for a 22nd-round pick who didn't make his MLB debut until his age-26 season. Related: Yankees Facing Backlash After Luke Weaver Injury Announcement Related: Yankees Trade Idea Reunites Aaron Judge With Former Outfielder This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
