Share this: Mookie Betts keeps making his case for American League MVP stronger. The Boston Red Sox right fielder has been having a great season at the plate, and he emphasized that by collecting his 99th and 100th RBIs with a first-inning double against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. The milestone means Betts hit the 30 home run, 100 RBI mark this season — he had exactly 30 homers going into Saturday’s game — and he’s only 23 years old. Betts is the third Red Sox player to get 30 home runs and 100 RBIs before the age of 25, joining Jim Rice and Ted Williams (who did it three times). He’s also the second Boston player to do it this season after David
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Yoan Moncada Hopes To Have Same Impact As 10 Best MLB September Call-Ups
Share this: The best prospect in baseball is about to make his major league debut. Infielder Yoan Moncada was recalled by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and will officially join the team Friday when they play the Oakland A’s. He’s been the center of an endless hype machine since he signed with the organization in March of 2015. Since then, he’s shown off terrific offensive skills: In 187 minor league games, Moncada posted a .287/.395/.480 slash line with 23 home runs, 50 doubles, 100 RBIs and 94 stolen bases. He’s being called up straight from the Double-A level, joining fellow top prospect Andrew Benintendi in Boston as players to do so this season. He’ll hope to provide a September spark at the hot
Podcast: Champions League season preview
Hear from Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann in our group stage preview for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League. Host Rob Daly is joined by European football journalist Andy Brassell and commentator Richard Kaufman to discuss Pep Guardiola's return to Camp Nou, Real Madrid's chances of defending their title plus the major new signings made by all 32 teams.You can listen in the player above, download the podcast from iTunes or listen in the official competition app. Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on every night of the UEFA Champions League starting on 19:30CEST on 13 September. ... UEFA.com - News
College Football Picks 2016: Predicting Heisman Trophy Finalists, Winner
Share this: Week 1 of the college football season kicks off this weekend, and the best players in the nation will begin building their Heisman Trophy cases. Finishing the seasons strong often makes a huge difference with Heisman voters — recency bias is a real thing. That said, getting off to a good start is important as well, especially against ranked non-conference opponents on national television. Here are our predictions for the 2016 Heisman Trophy finalists. 1. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (Winner)Watson was incredible last season in leading the Tigers to within five points of a national title. He threw for 4,104 yards, 35 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. That’s amazing in its own right, but he also ran for 1,105 yards with 12 rushing touchdowns. If
David Ortiz Visits Corn Maze Shaped In His Likeness In Honor Of Retirement
Share this: In each and every visiting ballpark the Boston Red Sox have traveled to this season, opposing teams have done something to honor David Ortiz, who is retiring at the end of the season following 20 seasons in the big leagues. But Big Papi’s never gotten a gift quite like this. The Davis Mega Maze in Sterling, Mass. partnered with ’47 Brand to carve out a corn maze in the shape of Ortiz’s likeness and with the words “Thanks Big Papi” written in corn as well. Ortiz was on hand for the grand opening Tuesday, and NESN’s cameras were there to capture the exciting scene. “I couldn’t believe it,” Ortiz said after seeing the maze for the first time. “It was something that seemed
Patriots Lose In Wild Card Round, Tom Brady Retires In CBS ‘Madden NFL 17’ Sim
Share this: Video games are weird sometimes, and going through a franchise or season mode in a sports video game often produces wacky results. CBS Sports ran a simulation of the upcoming 2016 season in the new “Madden NFL 17” video game from EA Sports, and the Atlanta Falcons won the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots won the AFC East division — some things in life are guaranteed, even in Madden — but they had a mediocre 10-6 record and lost in the wild-card round. That playoff loss was to the Steelers, which is totally believable because Pittsburgh is very good and Ben Roethlisberger is one of the league’s top five quarterbacks. What’s stranger is Tom Brady retired after the season, which makes little
Mookie Betts Crushes 30th Homer, Joins Ted Williams In Elite Red Sox Company
Share this: BOSTON — Mookie Betts is in the midst of a dream season, and he doesn’t plan on waking up anytime soon. The Red Sox outfielder reached another milestone Monday night at Fenway Park in his very first at-bat against the Tampa Bay Rays. Betts hammered an 0-2 fastball from Rays starter Matt Andriese that deflected high off a sign atop the Green Monster in left field for a solo home run. It was the MVP candidate’s 30th long ball of the season, a remarkable feat for a 5-foot-9, 180-pound converted outfielder who entered 2016 with 23 homers over one and a half seasons. The blast, which traveled an estimated 402 feet, also put Betts in some pretty rare air. Mookie Betts has joined Ted