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New York Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Dodgers' Mookie Betts misses Yankees opener after he stubs toe, needs X-rays
Toe injuries can be way worse than they sound. Dodgers star Mookie Betts was reminded of this the hard way. The eight-time All-Star and three-time World Series Champion was a late scratch from the lineup for Friday night's series opener against the Yankees after injuring his left toe. 4 Mookie Betts isn't starting for the Dodgers on Friday due to a toe injury. Getty Images Manager Dave Roberts confirmed that Betts stubbed his toe at home on Wednesday night and is currently considered day-to-day. 'It's day-to-day right now,' Roberts told reporters. 'So, that's where we're at.' It is still unclear exactly how much time Betts, 32, will miss as the Dodgers continue to gather information regarding the injury. 4 Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stands in the dugout in the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. David Richard-Imagn Images 'I really don't know,' Roberts said after being asked how the injury happened in the first place. 'I think it was at home. It's probably a dresser, nightstand, something like that. It's just kind of an accident. I think that Mookie will be able to give more context, but that's kind of from the training staff what I heard. 'So hopefully it's benign, it's negative. Not sure, but I feel confident saying it's day-to-day … but putting on a shoe today was difficult for him.' Despite the injury, Betts is available to pinch-hit if necessary, though Roberts noted that 'putting on a shoe today was difficult for him.' Miguel Rojas started at shortstop in Betts' absence. 4 Mookie Betts is available to pinch hit, but is listed as 'day-to-day.' Getty Images So far this season, Betts has appeared in 53 games and has posted a .254 batting average with eight home runs, 31 RBIs and 42 runs scored. His on-base percentage stands at .338 while he holds a slugging percentage of .405. Although they are currently leading the National League West with a 34-22 record, the Dodgers are navigating a series of injuries to key players aside from Betts. 4 Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy and shortstop Mookie Betts celebrate a win over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. David Richard-Imagn Images Despite these challenges, the team maintains a two-game lead in the NL West, thanks in part to contributions from Shohei Ohtani, who leads the team with 20 home runs, and Freddie Freeman, who boasts a .359 batting average. The series against the Yankees marks the first meeting between the two teams since the Dodgers' victory in the 2024 World Series. With both teams leading their respective divisions, the World Series rematch is among the more highly anticipated series thus far in the 2025 MLB campaign.
Newsweek
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Former Red Sox Pitcher's Cause of Death Revealed: Report
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The sudden passing of former major league pitcher Scott Sauerbeck in February came as a shock to many. The former Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland A's and Cleveland Indians pitcher was only 53 at the time of his death. A new report from which obtained the autopsy from the District 12 Medical Examiner's Office in Florida, revealed his cause of death. More news: Two-Time American League All-Star Infielder Passes Away Sauerbeck was determined to have died from "sequela of acute influenza A, including streptococcal pharyngitis," with hypertensive heart disease as a contributory factor. His manner of death was natural, and a toxicology report came back clean of any substances. Scott Sauerbeck of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Detroit Tigers at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 5, 2006. Scott Sauerbeck of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Detroit Tigers at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 5, 2006. Michael Zagaris/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sauerbeck still holds the Pirates' single-season record for most games pitched by a left-hander in franchise history. The Pirates family mourns the passing of Scott Sauerbeck. Scott played for the Bucs from 1999-2003 and shares the club record for most games pitched by a LHP in one season. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 20, 2025 Before reaching the major leagues, Sauerbeck attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was a standout pitcher for the RedHawks, earning him a 23rd-round selection in the 1994 draft by the New York Mets. More news: MLB Reinstates 17 Players From Permanently Ineligible List Pittsburgh took Sauerbeck in the Dec. 1998 Rule 5 draft, paving the way for him to make his major league debut the following year. As a rookie in 1999, Sauerbeck went 4-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 65 games out of the Pirates' bullpen and recorded two saves. Over the next three seasons, Sauerbeck established himself as one of the more prolific southpaws in the National League as a left-handed relief specialist. The Cincinnati native was 3-4 with a 4.05 ERA (109 ERA+) in July 2003 when the Pirates traded him to the Red Sox along with Mike Gonzalez for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez. More news: Three-Time American League All-Star, World Series Champion, Passes Away Sauerbeck made 26 appearances while pitching to a 6.48 ERA for Boston, which won 95 games and lost to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series — their first postseason appearance since 1999. In the only playoff game of his career, Sauerbeck faced three batters for the Red Sox in Game 2 of the ALCS. It did not go well: he faced three batters, retired one, and allowed a two-run double to Jorge Posada in the Yankees' 6-2 victory. More news: Hall of Fame Coach, Influential Mentor to Two MLB General Managers, Dies Sauerbeck missed all of the 2004 season recovering from surgery for a torn labrum and punctured rotator cuff. He bounced around in free agency over the next few seasons, making 82 major league appearances with Cleveland (2005-06) and Oakland (2006), which proved to be the last of his career. For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE He was a professional athlete in peak fitness... then a routine blood test revealed he was suffering from silent killer
At 27, Trey Mancini was at the peak of his career. In March 2020, the six-foot-four baseball star had just started spring training for his fifth season with the Baltimore Orioles when he underwent a round of routine bloodwork. When the results came back showing 'extremely low' hemoglobin - a protein that helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body - team doctors were concerned. Mancini's father had beat colon cancer nearly a decade earlier at 58, so the Orioles medical team 'took the initiative' and pushed for a colonoscopy. Just days later, on his 28th birthday, the results blindsided him: the professional athlete in the prime of his life had stage three colon cancer. Even more shocking, despite his late-stage diagnosis he had no symptoms. Mancini, now 33, told 'If I wasn't playing baseball, I never would have known until it was too late.' Now, back on the field as a World Series champion and father-to-be, Mancini is warning other young people that colon cancer can strike anyone - even elite athletes - without warning. Doctors have grown increasingly alarmed by a mysterious rise in aggressive colorectal cancers in younger, otherwise healthy adults. From 1999 to 2018, the rate of colorectal cancer in the under-50 population rose from 8.6 cases per 100,000 people to 13 cases per 100,000 people. Colorectal cancer diagnoses in 20- to 34-year-olds is set to increase by 90 percent between 2010 and 2030, and rates for teenagers have surged 500 percent since the early 2000s. Lifestyle factors like diet, lack of exercise and sedentary lifestyle have all been blamed, though these causes fail to explain why physically fit people like Mancini have increasingly been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The latest evidence, published in April, also suggests childhood exposure to a toxin released by E. coli bacteria could increase the risk of colorectal cancer by triggering inflammation and altering the balance of the gut microbiome. Marijuana was also linked to colorectal cancer in a recent study, as it is thought to block tumor-suppressing cells. Mancini has a family history of the disease, as his father, Tony, had been diagnosed with stage two colorectal cancer in 2011 at age 58. However, testing shows the younger Mancini has no specific genes thought to increase the risk of cancer. Due to his family history, Mancini was due to receive his first colonoscopy at 35 years old, 10 years earlier than the recommended age. He told this website: 'It was just family history and bad luck.' Stage three colon cancer has a 73 percent five-year survival rate. Mancini, pictured here after (left) and during (right) treatment, was diagnosed with 'aggressive' stage three colon cancer. He told if he had not had routine bloodwork done for baseball, he may not have been diagnosed 'until it was too late' A few days after his colonoscopy, Mancini underwent surgery in March 2020 to remove a portion of the tumor in his colon and he started chemotherapy about a month later. Every two weeks for six months he traveled from Washington DC to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, for 4.5-hour chemotherapy infusions. He said: 'I'd have three or four days of really feeling sick and unideal, and then I'd have nine days to kind of recover and feel like myself. I got used to the routine of it. 'It obviously was something I never imagined going through, never thought I was going to go through, but you have to take it day by day and really appreciate the days that you feel healthy and try to live a normal life when you can in between.' Mancini's cancer meant he had to sit out the 2020-2021 season with the Orioles, though his teammates would hold Zoom meetings so he could stay involved with the team. At the end of his six-month treatment regimen, his teammates gifted him a signed team picture frame with an image of them all wearing '#F16HT' t-shirts, a reference to his uniform number of 16. He said: 'It was really helpful to have some semblance of still being on a team throughout all of this. 'Having that strong support system and people that care about you really helps you get through it a lot. Being vulnerable and letting others help you out is paramount to getting through and in your recovery.' Mancini completed cancer treatment in September 2020 and was declared disease-free. And by the time the 2021-2022 season began, he was back on the field with the Orioles and then the Houston Astros. He even helped the Astros win the World Series in 2022. After taking a year off from baseball, he now plays for Reno Aces, a minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, with hopes of making it back to the major leagues. 'I feel great physically,' he told While working on his physical health, he has cut processed foods and seed oils out of his diet, as recent research suggests they could raise the risk of colon cancer. Now five years cancer free, Mancini undergoes scans every six months and bloodwork every three months to check for recurrence. Though he's back in prime shape, he admits the fear of his cancer returning takes a toll. Mancini told this website: 'It's something that never truly leaves you. 'Whenever you're going through it, you're in fight or flight mode, and it's great to finish chemotherapy, but the journey is not really over. 'It's a years-long process. It's not just a six month thing that you go through.' Mancini also mentors other colon cancer patients, much like others did for him during his treatments. Most of those who reach out, he said, are under 50. His nonprofit, the Trey Mancini Foundation, also provides resources for detecting colon cancer symptoms, which typically include blood in the stool, abdominal pain and sudden weight loss. He said: 'I took it as a responsibility to help others and spread awareness and be there, because that's what helped me. When I was going through it was talking to former survivors that really gave me hope. 'So if I can do that for others, it's the least I can do.' But his most important milestone is coming this fall: his first child, a baby girl. Nothing else compares to that, he said, including winning the World Series. Mancini told this website: 'I can't wait to be a father. Five years ago, I wasn't sure how long I was going to live. So to be here now and to have a baby girl on the way, I just wake up every day, and I'm so appreciative, and can't wait to meet her this fall.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clayton Kershaw to make 1st rehab start Wednesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, signs autographs for fans before an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game against the Hanshin Tigers, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and Will Smith show each other their rings during a World Series Champion ring ceremony prior to a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and Will Smith show each other their rings during a World Series Champion ring ceremony prior to a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, signs autographs for fans before an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game against the Hanshin Tigers, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and Will Smith show each other their rings during a World Series Champion ring ceremony prior to a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will make his first rehab start of the season Wednesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 37-year-old left-hander has been on the 60-day injured list while rehabbing from offseason surgeries on his toe and knee. He's eligible to come off the IL in mid-May. Advertisement The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been dealing with a variety of health issues in recent years and hasn't thrown more than 132 innings in a season since 2019. He pitched 30 innings last year after starting 2024 on the IL while recovering from shoulder surgery. His season ended early with the toe and knee injuries that kept him out of the rotation during the Dodgers' run to a World Series championship. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jackie Robinson's Department of Defense profile erasure, explained
Jackie Robinson is an American hero. But he was not treated like one in a confounding move by the United States Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense temporarily removed a section on its website dedicated to Robinson's military service as part of the "Sports Heroes Who Serves" series. The URL originally included the terms "sports-heroes" in the link before "DEI" was added before it. The page was eventually restored to its original form. Robinson, a former NL MVP and World Series Champion, famously broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he signed a contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Before that, Robinson was also a standout athlete at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA. After his collegiate athletics career, he was drafted for service during World War II. This was reportedly a directive from the Pentagon and President Donald Trump to remove DEI from the federal government (via ESPN):While the story about Robinson was eventually restored, other stories (e.g. one about Pee-Wee Reese's embrace of Robinson) were never deleted. Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot issued a statement to ESPN's Jeff Passan:DEl - Discriminatory Equity Ideology does the opposite. It Divides the force, Erodes unit cohesion and Interferes with the services' core warfighting mission. Robinson was drafted and reported to serve in the military in 1942. He eventually served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He joined the 761st Tank Battalion, sometimes known as the Black Panthers. In 1943, Robinson refused an order to move to the back of an Army bus. He then coached for Army athletics teams and was later acquitted before he was honorably discharged in 1944. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Jackie Robinson's Department of Defense profile erasure, explained
