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New York Post
30-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Marlins DFA infielder Ronny Simon days after three-error game
Ronny Simon's tough week just got worse. The Marlins designated the 25-year-old rookie utility player for assignment Friday afternoon. Simon made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week after he tallied three fielding errors in just four innings against the Padres on Tuesday and was spared of a fourth by the scorekeeper. 3 Simon was in tears during his tough game. @js9inningsmedia/X Simon was brought to tears in the middle of the game over his performance and wound up being replaced after the fourth inning — running off the diamond and into the clubhouse. With his emotions clearly running high, Simon received plenty of support — particularly from the Padres players. 'It happens, it's baseball,' San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. said after the game. 'Everyone that has won a Platinum or Gold Glove has had one of those nights. I definitely know he's a great player, he has won MVP from Winter League over there in the Dominican and I've seen him play really good baseball. I have no doubt he's going to be a really good baseball player.' Simon also said he received positive messages from Padres stars Manny Machado and Luiz Arraez, as well as Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and former MLB star Robinson Cano. 'A lot of emotions yesterday,' Simon said the next day. 'I feel bad and sad for that one. Try to keep working hard every day, I try to go to the field and be better every day.' Miami held a 6-0 lead after just an inning against San Diego but the lead quickly dissipated, with Simon's errors majorly contributing. His first error was a throwing error to the plate which allowed a run to score. He then had a chopper go past him to score a run — it was initially ruled an error but was later changed to a hit. 3 Ronny Simon doesn't make the play on a ball hit by the Padres. Denis Poroy-Imagn Images In the fourth inning, he made back-to-back errors with a fielding error and then a throwing error. One batter later, the game was tied. The Marlins would lose the game, 8-6. Simon was just added to Miami's 40-man roster last month after signing a minor-league deal with the team in the offseason. He hit .354/.441/.521 in 15 Triple-A games, which led to his promotion to the majors. 3 Ronny Simon batted 1-for-2 in Tuesday's game with an RBI. Denis Poroy-Imagn Images In 56 plate appearances in the bigs, he slashed .234/.327/.277. He made just one fielding error in 18 games prior to his brutal outing Tuesday. Upon being designated for assignment, Simon can be claimed and added to another team's 40-man roster or he could land back in Miami's minor-league system.
New York Post
28-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Marlins infielder Ronny Simon bolts off field after three-error game — and never returns
As Ronny Simon walked to be with his teammates at the mound, he grabbed his jersey to wipe away the tears from his eyes. Disaster unfolded Tuesday in just his 19th career game, with the 25-year-old utility player committing three errors and being spared a fourth in the first four innings of an 8-6 loss to the Padres. Simon's mistakes played a large role in why San Diego (31-22) rallied from a six-run, first-inning deficit, and the magnitude of it all seemingly resulted in him being pulled after just four innings. Advertisement 4 Simon wiping away the tears. @js9inningsmedia/X 4 Simon had tears during his right night. @js9inningsmedia/X 'It happens, it's baseball,' Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. said after the game. 'Everyone that has won a Platinum or Gold Glove has had one of those nights. I definitely know he's a great player, he has won MVP from Winter League over there in the Dominican and I've seen him play really good baseball. I have no doubt he's going to be a really good baseball player.' Advertisement Young teams like the Marlins are going to go through growing pains, and Simon had one of those nights that almost every big leaguer will have to endure and then forget. The ball, it seemed, just kept finding Simon, and the errors kept piling up. His first blunder came in the second inning after he could not field an RBI single to his left from Tyler Wade, with the ball careening off his glove. Advertisement 4 Simon runs off the field Tuesday night. @js9inningsmedia/X Simon then fired wildly to the plate, which allowed another run to score and cut the lead to 6-3. The home scorer saved Simon from an error in the next inning when a chopper that the infielder should have fielded instead went by him, allowing a run to score and moved a runner to third with one out. The play initially had been ruled an error before being switched to a hit, per the Associated Press. Advertisement Not making the play also helped the Padres tack on another run to make it a 6-5 game. 4 Simon made an error on this play. Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Simon then endured his worst frame in the fourth when he made an error on back-to-back plays to start the frame, the first a fielding error and then a throwing error. Misplaying those two balls allowed the Padres to tie the game one batter later when Luis Arraez singled. Simon later exited the field with the team in the fourth inning before being replaced for the bottom of the fifth. He finished 1-for-2 with an RBI. The Marlins (21-32) aim to avoid the three-game sweep in Wednesday's series finale.
New York Times
02-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Albert Pujols will manage Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic, sees path to MLB
TEMPE, Ariz. — In past years, when Albert Pujols came as a guest instructor to Angels camp, he was in the more immediate aftermath of his playing career. One of the greatest all-time players, he was still a novice to the game's teaching element. This time, however, he arrived as his coaching career has taken off, and he's hoping to take the next steps of leveraging his legendary playing career into the role of a big league skipper. Advertisement More immediately, Pujols confirmed reports that he will manage the Dominican Republic, his home country, in the World Baseball Classic next year. The move comes after Pujols won a Dominican Winter League championship this year, leading Escogido to a title over Licey. 'I feel really proud, not just to be able to represent my country as a player, when I did it,' Pujols said of his WBC duties. 'But now to be able to lead a great group of guys, I'm really excited. I'm really pumped up.' Pujols, 45, has said he views these managerial opportunities as a chance to grow, with the ultimate goal of becoming a big league manager some time in the not-too-distant future. He left open the possibility of taking over the reins as a skipper somewhere, as soon as 2026. He already has a host of responsibilities, in addition to his winter ball and WBC gigs. He's also a special assistant to Commissioner Rob Manfred, an MLB Network analyst, and is paid $1 million annually by the Angels as part of his 10-year personal services contract. A big league managerial role would likely supersede all of that for Pujols. 'If the opportunity is right and they open the door for me, I always say openly that I want an opportunity here in the big leagues,' he said. 'I think being in Winter League and doing it this year, it gave me the experience that I needed. I think it prepared me for the big job.' Pujols retired from playing after the 2022 season, which he spent back with the Cardinals. He hit 703 home runs and won two World Series rings during his 22-year legendary run. He'll be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2028, but clearly hopes to be leading a club well before that. Angels manager Ron Washington lauded Pujols as a great presence in camp, given his experience and accomplishments. 'It won't be long before he has a managing job, that's for sure.' Advertisement 'Time will tell, whenever the opportunity comes,' Pujols said. 'If there is some team knocking this year or next year, then why not? Right now, I have a job, which is focusing on the World Baseball Classic. But if there is any club knocking on the door, I would be open to hear that.' Pujols arrived in Tempe on Sunday to spend several days at Angels big league camp before going to work with the organization's minor leaguers in Scottsdale. He said he also spends some time every year at their complex in the Dominican. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer spent 10 seasons with the Angels, where he made the playoffs just once and did not win a postseason game. When asked how close he felt the organization was to putting a winning product on the field, Pujols lauded his former club. 'I think they put a winning product (on the field) every year,' he said. 'I think the problem is injuries. When you've got the guys that you're counting on getting hurt, it's hard to replace those guys. The biggest things is that, I think if the organization is able to keep guys healthy, guys being on the field and produce, I think we have a pretty good chance to win a championship.'
