PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 09: Davis Schneider #36 of the Toronto Blue Jays at bat during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 9, 2026 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Happy Monday.
There was a roster move today, Jesús Sánchez was claimed off waivers the the Diamondbacks. Not really surprise that someone picked him up. There is power there, we just didn’t get it to come out.
And some real roster moves:
Rudy Martin Jr. has been put on the IL with a left hamstring strain.
Brendan Cellucci LHP has been called up. He has a 3.06 ERA in 46 appearances, mostly with the Bisons. In 53 innings he allowed 44 hits, 26 walks and 59 strikeouts.
Davis Schneider has been called up. In August, for the Bisons, he hit .250/.421/.607 with 3 home runs, 8 walks and 8 strikeouts. I feel a little better about him coming up considering he was actually hitting the ball some, and not just taking walks.
And Ricky Tiedemann has been optioned to Buffalo.
And there are some injury notes:
Trey Yesavage will throw three innings tomorrow (well, hopefully throw three innings) for the Bisons. If all goes well, he may be up soon after that.
Anthony Santander will play with the Bisons ‘through this week’. We knew he wasn’t likely to be coming up right away. He’s going to have to show he can hit some.
Apr 30, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) scores a run on New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (not pictured) sacrifice fly ball during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
Mets lineup
Francisco Lindor – SS Juan Soto – LF Bo Bichette – 3B Carson Benge – RF Jared Young – DH Marcus Semien – 2B A.J. Ewing – CF Brett Baty – 1B Francisco Alvarez – C
SP: Jonah Tong – RHP
Orioles lineup
Dylan Beavers – LF Pete Alonso – 1B Gunnar Henderson – SS Coby Mayo – 3B Jackson Holliday – 2B Christian Encarnacion-Strand – DH Heston Kjerstad – RF Colton Cowser – CF Carlos Narvaez – C
SP: Brandon Young – RHP
First pitch: 7:10 PM EDT TV: SNY Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
Inter and Roma lead Serie A, Como move up to third
Real Betis beat struggling Villarreal in La Liga
Inter fought back from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3 on Monday, maintaining their perfect Serie A start alongside Roma, who won 2-0 at Torino before Saturday’s match between the joint leaders. Both sides have 12 points from four matches and share top spot before their encounter at the Stadio Olimpico, while Como are third on 10 points after beating Parma 2-1.
Udinese stunned Inter with two goals in the opening 16 minutes, as James Abankwah headed home unmarked after nine minutes before Jurgen Ekkelenkamp doubled the visitors’ lead with a close-range finish seven minutes later. Inter hit back through Carlos Augusto, whose long-range effort flew into the bottom corner, before Nicolò Barella levelled 10 minutes before half-time.
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning during the game between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Urakami/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
There are no poop emojis to be found on this meter. There aren’t even any down arrows to be found on this meter. I think that might be a first? It’s a shame it took until [checks notes] September 2026 when the team is already well out of the playoff race to achieve this feat. But scoring double-digit runs four times in the past two weeks and having three contests in which the team hit three or more home runs over that same span will do it. The Mets are fifth in baseball in position player fWAR and tied for third in baseball in wRC+ in this 12-game span, despite yesterday’s shutout loss. Juan Soto, still ramping up slowly from injury, isn’t even at the peak of his powers right now and they’re still doing this. What a weird baseball team.
Player
Last week
This week
Francisco Alvarez, C
Brett Baty, UTIL
Carson Benge, OF
Bo Bichette, 3B
A.J. Ewing, OF
Francisco Lindor, SS
Nick Morabito, OF
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Christopher Morel, 1B/DH
Cristian Pache, OF
Marcus Semien, 2B
Juan Soto, OF
Luis Torrens, C
Mark Vientos, 1B/3B
Jared Young, 1B/DH
We’ll start with A.J. Ewing, who has probably had the starkest turnaround of anyone on the roster from the last meter to this one. Ewing was mired in a months long slump and he has finally broken out of it to the tune of a fantastic 174 wRC+ in his last 45 plate appearances. He’s already hit two home runs in the month of September after not hitting any at all in the month of August. In the Marlins series, Ewing had two three-hit games, driving in five in those two games alone. Overall, he leads the team in hits with 15. He has driven in nine runs in total, scored eight runs, walked four times, and stolen a base. He has continued to hit the ball decently hard this whole time, and the hits are finally starting to come in bunches for him in the season’s final month.
Meanwhile, Carson Benge has cooled off some as he tries to make his final push for the NL Rookie of the Year title. Though Benge is one of many Mets with double digit hits, he has just a .213 batting average in his last 54 plate appearances with six walks and only two extra-base hits—good for a 79 wRC+. He has scored seven runs, but driven in just three and struck out a whopping 16 times to lead the team. He was right on the cusp of red arrow territory, but he does lead the team in stolen bases with three and continues to make Superman style catches in the outfield.
But the third—perhaps less heralded—rookie on the team Nick Morabito is hitting extremely well, putting up a 121 wRC+ in 22 plate appearances. Morabito was called up when rosters expanded and has comported himself well in the big leagues with his big highlight being a bases-clearing double that gave the Mets some key insurance in the victory in the final game of the Rays series. That was the only one of his five hits that went for extra bases, but he also walked three times and scored three runs.
But despite also only having 22 plate appearances over the past 12 games, one could argue that Brett Baty is the hottest hitter on the team with his 236 wRC+ in that span. In the same game as Morabito’s big RBI extra-base hit, Baty also hit a bases-clearing double in the third that gave the Mets a 6-0 lead at the time. In fact, despite having less than half of the plate appearances as the everyday players, Baty is second on the team in RBIs over this two-week span with ten. That’s because of his seven hits, all but one of them went for extra bases: four doubles and two home runs. Baty has been making contact with the ball; he has struck out just twice in those 22 plate appearances.
Since returning from the injured list, Mark Vientos has also been reduced to a part-time role, but has performed well. He has four hits, including two home runs, and two walks in 16 plate appearances. He has also scored three times and driven in four runs. Jared Young continues to see the lion’s share of the at-bats at first base and he has earned it by continuing to hit. Young put up a 110 wRC+ in 42 plate appearances over the past two weeks, leading the team in runs scored with 12. He also walked five times and drove in three runs. Of his ten hits, two went for extra bases, including the final home run of Saturday’s dinger bonanza against the Yankees.
Speaking of that dinger bonanza, it is no surprise that Francisco Lindor leads the team in RBIs with thirteen. That includes two home runs on Saturday—a grand slam and a solo shot. In fact, all 12 of Lindor’s hits are either singles or home runs. He also leads the team in long balls with six and is second only to Young for the team lead in runs scored with ten. With a 129 wRC+ in his last 59 plate appearances, the Mets’ shortstop is in his usual second half groove.
Nestled right between Ewing’s team-leading 15 hits and Lindor’s 12 hits is Bo Bichette’s 13 hits—the second-highest mark on the team. Four of those 13 hits went for extra bases, including two home runs. Bichette scored eight runs and drove in seven runs. Bichette is also tied with Benge for the team lead in walks with six. All told, Bichette put up a 118 wRC+ in 55 plate appearances as he continues to have a solid second half.
Of the Mets’ big hitters, Juan Soto has ironically put up the worst numbers over the past two weeks with a 90 wRC+ in 54 plate appearances. He hasn’t been quite 100% since coming off the injured list, but he is still Juan Soto, as evidenced by his moonshot that was one of the Mets’ six home runs on Saturday. That home run was one of three home runs for Soto—the only Met besides Lindor to go deep more than twice over the past two weeks. Soto also hit two doubles, making half of his ten total hits extra-base hits. Soto scored nine runs and drove in six runs. He also reached base via the walk six times to match Benge and Bichette’s total, but one of those walks was intentional. Unfortunately Soto leads the team with three double plays grounded into, but he did steal a base, which is a good sign that his calf is feeling good.
Francisco Alvarez bounced back from his poop emoji mark from the last meter with an unremarkable but solid 84 wRC+ in 31 plate appearances. His six hits include four singles and two home runs. He scored three runs and drove in four. Unfortunately, he is also back to striking out a lot. He struck out 12 times against just two walks. Meanwhile, Luis Torrens has stayed hot with five hits and a walk in just 17 plate appearances. Three of those five hits went for extra bases—two doubles and a home run. Torrens drove in a whopping seven runs in just six games and all seven of those RBIs came in two of those games. He drove in four runs in the Mets’ wild victory in the series finale in Miami and then followed that up with a three-RBI performance at Yankee Stadium on Saturday in which he was responsible for one of the Mets’ six home runs.
Christopher Morel had just 11 plate appearances and appeared in only five of the Mets’ 12 games covered by this meter, but he had the game of his life in the insane series finale in Miami in which the Mets and Marlins combined for 39 hits. Morel had three of those hits, including a home run in the third inning and a crucial RBI single in the seventh that helped see the Mets go back in front (ultimately for good, but just barely). Morel had just one other hit in the four other games he played in combined.
Marcus Semien continues to putter along playing mostly every day and putting up okay-but-not-great offensive numbers. In 45 plate appearances, he posted an 87 wRC+. He racked up nine hits—six singles and three doubles—driving in three runs and scoring eight runs. He also walked five times while striking out only three times.
Cristian Pache is batting 1.000 for this meter; he hit a single in his only plate appearance over this two-week span and scored a run. He appeared in four games in total.
With Clippers owner/chairman Steve Ballmer (left) and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank (right) suspended, the franchise needed new leadership to step up.
Since the NBA officially announced the Clippers’ punishments for circumventing the league’s salary cap rules for star forward Kawhi Leonard, a question came to the forefront of conversations around the league: Who’s going to be running the Clippers’ basketball operations?
With Clippers owner/chairman Steve Ballmer (left) and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank (right) suspended, the franchise needed new leadership to step up.
Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round draft picks (2031 and 2033), one first-round draft pick swap (2027) and two second-round picks are coming back to the Clippers for Leonard.
The details of the trade were agreed to in late June, but put on hold on July 9 amidst the NBA’s investigation of the Clippers-Leonard scandal, with the Raptors stating it was going to wait until the league’s investigation was complete since they would’ve assumed the risk for any potential outcome of the investigation impacting Leonard.
But the Clippers still needed leadership to complete the deal and make the calls to get it across the finish line.
That new leadership has emerged in the form of general manager Trent Redden, a longtime Clippers executive who’s moving to the forefront of the Clippers’ front office.
Clippers president Lawrence Frank referred to Trent Redden as an “integral advisor on every major decision and acquisition we’ve made” when Redden was promoted to general manager in 2023. NBAE via Getty Images
The Clippers have yet to name Redden, or anyone else, their interim leader of basketball operations in light of their punishments.
But Redden, who led the Clippers’ communication with the Raptors, as first reported by NBA reporter Jake Fischer, appears to be poised to step into that role for the foreseeable future.
Redden’s route to this opportunity started long before the Clippers’ punishments moved him to the forefront of the franchise’s basketball operations.
A Sacramento native who graduated from Sheldon High School, Redden played for the SMU Mustangs men’s college basketball team during the 2003-04 season and graduated from SMU magna cum laude in 2006.
He started his career as an NBA front office executive with the Cavaliers as an intern before becoming a basketball operations manager and scout for the franchise in 2007.
The Clippers got clarity on their future on Monday by trading Kawhi Leonard back to the Raptors. AP
Redden worked his way up through the organizational hierarchy, being promoted to the director of college player personnel, assistant general manager and eventually being the vice president of basketball operations.
He joined the Clippers as an assistant general manager ahead of the 2018–2019 season before being promoted to general manager in 2023, overseeing scouting, strategy, team operations and building operations.
Mark Hughes, the Clippers senior vice president/assistant general manager, was promoted to his current position at the same time as Redden.
Hughes also moves up the organzational hierarchy in light of the Clippers’ punishments.
“For the past six years, Trent and Mark have been trusted evaluators, dependable leaders, and for me, close confidantes,” Frank said in a statement in June 2023. “A lot of executives have backgrounds in strategy or evaluation. Trent brings expertise and agility in both. Since he joined us, Trent has scoured the globe in search of amateur and pro talent while serving as an integral advisor on every major decision and acquisition we’ve made. He is a respected leader with strong relationships throughout the league, and we’re excited to see him in his new role.”
And after three years in his current role, and nearly two decades as an NBA executive, it’s Redden’s time to take on even bigger responsibilities.
Now a decade into his NHL career, all spent with the Vancouver Canucks, Brock Boeser is using the lessons he’s learned to help lead the next wave of Canucks stars.
Having been with the organization since he was drafted in 2015, Boeser’s seen Vancouver at various points in their contention status, from hovering at the bottom of the Pacific to claiming a spot atop the division. His lengthy tenure with the team has also ensured that he’s played with, and played for, a long list of people.
Boeser spent his rookie NHL season led by none-other than Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who are now Vancouver’s co-Presidents of Hockey Operations. He’s worked with new Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson since his time at the University of North Dakota, and is one of the few players remaining from new Head Coach Manny Malhotra’s first go-around with Vancouver’s coaching staff as an assistant.
It’ll be these figures that help the Canucks right the ship as they plunge into the choppy waters of a rebuild.
“First off, just great people in these positions and great hockey minds,” Boeser said in a media availability on Monday. “I think they’re definitely awesome people to have in these positions. But at the same time, I know they’re gonna expect a lot out of all of us.”
Having known all of these key organizational figures for the bulk of his NHL career, Boeser knows that they’re the right people to help guide Vancouver through a rebuild.
“You can go up and have a conversation with them and just be yourself, and I think that’s really important to have that connection. And then secondly [...] they know hockey. Obviously the Sedins know hockey, RJ knows hockey, Manny, and I think it’s a great spot to be in.”
Jan 23, 2018; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin (22) and right wing Brock Boeser (6) and center Henrik Sedin (33) celebrates Boeser's first goal against the Los Angeles Kings during during the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
The Sedin culture of the Canucks organization is something that Boeser is deeply familiar with, having gotten to witness it first-hand before seeing it be passed on to others, such as former Canucks and now-New York Islanderscaptain Bo Horvat.
“Bo learned from the Sedins, and it’s just a trickle effect. When I’d see Bo coming to the rink every day working hard, and all these guys — those guys were so great to me when I was a rookie, and they were super nice, and they helped lead. I think I was the youngest guy, kind of just me by myself, but it’s a little different these days with a lot of young guys, but we’ve got to make sure that we stick together and help lead.”
Despite only playing with them for a year, Boeser learned lots from the two Canucks legends.
“They were just such professionals, coming into the rink every day, never complained, wanted to get better each and every day, took care of their bodies. Even when they knew they were retiring and we didn’t, they still were on the bikes after games and taking care of their bodies. They’re just such great professionals, and that’s why everyone loves them, and that’s why I have faith and trust in them right now.”
That Sedin culture is something that Vancouver is going to need now more than ever. Boeser knows he’s going to have to be a key part in keeping it alive.
“You can never predict what happens in this league, and obviously, a couple tough years, but we’re in a new chapter now — that’s what I keep saying — and it’s just part of it. We’ve got to re-build this culture back up and really get it going in the right direction.”
It was only 10 years ago that Boeser was in the same situation that many of Vancouver’s young players are finding themselves in now — breaking into the league on a team that, despite what could be a promising future, looks like they could be set for a rough couple of years before they finally contend. It was players like the Sedins who helped impart their knowledge to Boeser on the ice, and figures like Johnson and Malhotra who helped mentor him off it.
As Boeser steps into a bigger leadership role to help lead a new, younger Canucks team, he’ll have the assistance of those who did-so for him 10 years before.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: Taj Gibson #67 of the New York Knicks reacts during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on February 10, 2024 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The second-oldest active player in basketball is no more, as OAKAAK Taj Gibson announced his retirement on Monday afternoon following his release by the New Orleans Pelicans last week. He will join the Chicago Bulls’ coaching staff under Tiago Splitter for 2026-27.
After 17 NBA seasons, Taj Gibson is retiring and returning to the Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach under Tiago Splitter to begin his coaching career. pic.twitter.com/K601XXGZe2
Gibson, a Brooklyn native, was selected No. 26 overall by the Bulls in 2009 out of USC. It was with Chicago that he spent the bulk of his career, debuting as an extremely old rookie at the age of 24 and growing into one of the best backup power forwards in the game.
He finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2010, fifth in Sixth Man of the Year voting in 2012, and had the best season of his career in 2013-14, where he played all 82 games and averaged 13 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in a bench role, finishing as an extremely close runner-up to Jamal Crawford for Sixth Man of the Year.
It was in Chicago that he grew close to head coach Tom Thibodeau, a connection that would pay dividends down the road. Thibs coached the Bulls from 2010-15.
Shortly after he was canned, Gibson left Chicago as the Bulls entered a rebuild. He was traded to Oklahoma City in February 2017 with Doug McDermott and a 2018 2nd for Cam Payne, Anthony Morrow, and Joffrey Lauvergne. An interesting fact here: McDermott and the Bulls’ 2018 2nd would be flipped a few months later to the Knicks for Carmelo Anthony, and that 2nd became Mitchell Robinson.
He’d slide in next to Steven Adams as the Thunder’s starting power forward for the rest of the 2016-17 season in the first year of the post-KD era, but left in the offseason when Thibs’ new team in Minnesota came calling with a two-year, $28 million pact.
It was there that Taj emerged as a full-time starter as a grizzled veteran, posting 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds across 153 games as a Timberwolf, but when Thibs was canned, he was out the door as well.
The most relevant chapter of his career to us came when he inked a two-year, $20 million contract with the Knicks in 2019 as part of the “four PFs” offseason in the aftermath of the KD/Kyrie disaster. David Fizdale and Mike Miller would utilize the 34-year-old as more of a center for the first time in his career, using him as a mentor for Robinson. He’d play just 16.5 minutes a game, but started 56 of the 62 games he played as a shield for a young and erratic Robinson’s foul trouble.
His team option was declined for 2020-21, but we should’ve read the tea leaves as soon as Thibodeau was hired as coach that summer. After the Nova Knick 1.0 prototype (Omari Spellman) fizzled out in the first week of January, Gibson returned to fill out the depth chart behind Robinson and Nerlens Noel.
This year marked the backstretch of Gibson’s career, where his experience and mentality were significantly more valuable than his on-court contributions. He would grow into a solid role off the bench, particularly when Robinson was injured.
With the Knicks surprisingly competitive, we suddenly saw the 35-year-old put into the spotlight when Robinson was ruled out for the season, and both he and Noel were stuck as overmatched bigs against Clint Capela and the Hawks. Of the 20 career playoff starts he had, three of them came in that first round series.
He was re-signed for 2021-22 and played a similar role, this time being forced to step up into a backup role due to Noel’s long-term injury. In a frustrating season for the team, he showed a new, interesting wrinkle to his game: shooting threes.
It looked like his time in New York was over when he signed with the Wizards in 2022-23, where he played 49 games as a vet for a very young and bad team, but he’d get one more chance to play for his hometown soon enough. When Robinson suffered a seemingly season-ending ankle injury in December 2023, it was Gibson who got a non-guaranteed contract to fill his shoes.
He’d be yo-yo’d around for the rest of the year, being released in mid-January to avoid guaranteeing his contract before inking a pair of 10-day contracts later in the season, but with Robinson’s unlikely return nearing ahead of the playoffs, Gibson played his final game as a Knick on February 14, 2024, going scoreless in nine minutes.
He finished his Knicks career averaging 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds on 56.7% from the field in 175 games (64 starts) across four seasons. From there, he continued to be the token veteran on bad teams, playing four games in March 2024 for Detroit before signing one-year deals in both Charlotte and Memphis.
He hangs it up after playing 10 games for the Grizzlies down the stretch in 2025-26 before being traded in the Jordan Hawkins deal to the Pels, who subsequently waived him.
Gibson’s spot in Knicks lore is not that of someone who had an iconic moment that will be replayed forever, but as someone who was there as a transitional piece from the bright times to the bad times. Playing for the team he likely dreamed of playing for growing up, he transitioned from a starting caliber forward to an end-of-roster veteran, providing depth and experience.
People forget this, but Gibson is the only player aside from Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson whose Knicks career spanned from David Fizdale to the year 2024. He was there for LolKnicks, the We Here season, and (very briefly) the Brunson revival. Championships are not entirely built by the stars that finished the job, they’re fortified by players who built the foundation.
Maybe Gibson wasn’t a true foundational piece of the rise from irrelevance to competence, but he was a constant throughout it. It’s a great hire for a young Bulls team under an inexperienced head coach in Splitter.
Today is a very emotional day for me.
After 17 seasons in the NBA, I can honestly say I gave this game everything I had.
Basketball gave me the opportunity to live a dream. As a kid from Brooklyn, NY, I was lucky to get a chance to display my talent on the biggest stage. From… pic.twitter.com/tQAgHoUYl6
On this day 95 years ago, Lou Varland blew a game that set off a sickening end to September.
1921 The 58-79 White Sox were bad, a seventh-place team in the eight-member American League. But with an 11-8 loss to the Yankees at Comiskey Park, things were about to get a lot worse, as the defeat was the first of 11 straight — ALL coming at home.
The skid slid the White Sox down to 58-90, still comfortably ahead of basement-dwelling Philadelphia but contributing to one of the worst homestands (2-12) in club history — one that ended with four losses in five games against the Athletics, in fact.
The 11-game losing streak remains tied for the seventh-longest in franchise history.
As exemplified from this post-Black Sox fall from grace, the White Sox were about to enter the longest and darkest era for the franchise, mostly godawful losing seasons until 1951.
1931 A decade later, things weren’t much better in Chicago, as the White Sox started a 10-game losing streak with a 12-8 loss at Fenway Park. Starter Tommy Thomas and reliever Vic Frazier really took it on the chin during a six-run Red Sox seventh inning, as Boston pushed ahead, 8-4. But two-run hits by Luke Appling and John Kerr in the top of the eighth evened things back up. That’s when Lou Garland lost the game for the White Sox, surrendering four runs right back to the Carmines.
The loss dropped the White Sox to 55-85, en route to a 56-97 finish that at the time was the worst record in White Sox history. The South Siders would win just six games in September and went 1-13 to finish the season — beginning on this day.
1952 In a 17-inning game in Chicago, Sox pitcher Saul Rogovin struck out 14 Red Sox in 15 innings of work. But it was Luis Aloma who got the decision over two innings of relief; in the bottom of the 17th, four two-out singles by Sam Mele, Minnie Miñoso, Sam Dente and Rocky Krsnich delivered the 4-3 win.
It was the first game of a doubleheader; the nightcap was suspended by darkness. This was also the second 17-inning game played against Boston in two years.
1967 The day after the Sox beat Cleveland, 1-0, in 17 innings, they continued their mastery over them by winning, 4-0, in 10.
It was Cisco Carlos on the mound, going the distance and allowing only five hits.
The Sox won the game when Don Buford hit a grand slam off in the 10th inning of of Orlando Pena, scoring Tommie Agee, Duane Josephson and Joe Horlen. It was the first walk-off grand slam in team history.
1974 White Sox first baseman Dick Allen called a team meeting to announce he was retiring from baseball. Allen would win the American League home run title, despite missing the final two weeks of the season! Allen was fighting serious injuries to his shoulder and leg from previous seasons, and was frustrated with the effort being put forth by many teammates. However, the way Allen walked out on the Sox left a bad taste in the mouths of many fans.
White Sox GM Roland Hemond later traded Allen’s rights to the Atlanta Braves for catcher Jim Essian. Allen would return and see action with the Phillies and A’s before retiring for good in 1977.
1997 Carlton Fisk had his No. 72 retired in a ceremony before the White Sox took on Cleveland. Because he was released unceremoniously in 1993, and also for being denied entry to the locker room during the 1993 ALCS, Fisk asked that owner Jerry Reinsdorf and GM Ron Schueler be absent from the pregame ceremony.
As if things couldn’t get worse, the game was also remembered for manager Terry Bevington using five pitchers in a five-run eighth inning — and going to the mound that inning to call in Keith Foulke to the game — with no one was warming up in the bullpen when he called for the change! Bevington ended up using an MLB-record nine pitchers in the nine-inning game. The Sox lost, 8-3, to fall 7 1⁄2 games behind first-place Cleveland.
1998 In a five-hour, 12-minute slugfest at Tiger Stadium, the White Sox upended Detroit in 12 innings, 17-16. Chicago jumped to a 5-0 lead after their second bats, were up 12-8 heading into the seventh-inning stretch, and even held on to a 12-10 lead in the bottom of the ninth. But Detroit scored a flurry late, and and RBI double and single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, 12-12, with the bases full and one out. Bill Simas wriggled out of that jam, and the two clubs traded three-spots in the 10th.
In the 12th, Ray Durham led off with a solo homer and Craig Wilson went back-to-back, making it 17-15, White Sox. Detroit got one back in the bottom of the 12th on a fielder’s choice ground out, but the game ended with a Bobby Higginson (whose two-run homer in the 10th kept the game going at 13-13) strikeout.
The White Sox scored their 17 runs on 19 hits, with three steals and three errors; Detroit had 22 hits for their 16 runs, with two errors. Wilson went 4-for-7 with two homers, four runs and five RBIs and Albert Belle also drove in five on a 5-for-8 day that included three doubles and a runner thrown out at home plate. On the other hand, Robin Ventura went 0-for-6 in the mauling and Frank Thomas just 1-for-5, although the pair combined for five walks.
The 17 runs were the most-ever scored by the White Sox in a game that went to extra innings.
2017 It was a record-setting afternoon for a couple of White Sox players in the team’s 17-7 blowout of the Tigers at Comerica Park.
White Sox outfielder Avisaíl García went 5-for-5 with seven RBIs and two runs in the game, in addition to a walk. Rookie second baseman Yoán Moncada went 4-for-5 with two walks and five runs, and first baseman José Abreu went 4-for-5 with three runs.
García became the second White Sox player with five hits and seven RBIs in a game. The other was Carl Reynolds against the Yankees on July 2, 1930 in New York. Moncada,meanwhile, tied Hall-of-Famer Tim Raines’franchise record with his five runs; Raines originally set the record against the Red Sox in Boston on April 18, 1994.
The White Sox pounded out 25 hits in the 2017 game.
Former Senators goalie Cam Talbot appears to have found another NHL home.
According to TSN hockey insider Pierre LeBrun, the 39-year-old is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets at some point on Monday. The Jackets haven't confirmed anything yet, but the deal is said to be worth $950,000. PuckPedia reports that the deal includes up to $700,000 in bonuses if he plays 40 games.
If it gets done, Columbus will be the ninth team of Talbot’s NHL career.
Steve Warne and Gregg Kennedy discuss Carter Yakemchuk being held out of rookie camp.
Talbot signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent in 2010 and became Henrik Lundqvist’s backup for two years. After that, his stops included the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and, of course, the Senators.
Talbot spent the past two years in Detroit and last season posted a 12-9-6 record with a 3.19 goals-against average and an .883 save percentage over 34 appearances.
Those numbers, combined with his age, left Talbot unsigned as training camps approached, but in Columbus, Elvis had left the building.
Elvis Merzlikins' shoulder surgery last month created an opportunity for Talbot. The Jackets aren't sure yet when Merzlikins will be ready to return, but he certainly won't be ready to start the season.
Jet Greaves is expected to enter the season as Columbus’s starter, while Columbus also signed journeyman Pheonix Copley.
Talbot’s time in Ottawa was brief and probably remembered most for the ill-advised trade that brought him to the Senators.
In July 2022, the Sens acquired the veteran from Minnesota in a one-for-one deal for Filip Gustavsson, whose previous season in the capital hadn't been particularly impressive.
GM Pierre Dorion was looking for immediate stability. Instead, he watched Gustavsson provide it for the Wild, while Talbot lasted only one season in Ottawa.
At 39 and still unsigned as September arrived, Talbot has probably begun to think seriously about life after hockey. Instead, the unexpected opening in Columbus has given him at least one more kick at the can.
By Steve Warne The Hockey News
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On this day in 2018, the Detroit Red Wings announced that captain Henrik Zetterberg's career was over due to a degenerative back injury, closing the book on one of the most decorated careers in franchise history.
The announcement came at the team's training camp in Traverse City, Michigan, with general manager Ken Holland confirming that Zetterberg had made little progress in his recovery over the offseason and would not be able to play again. Zetterberg went on long term injured reserve with three years remaining on his 12 year, $73 million contract, allowing him to continue being paid while the Red Wings received salary cap relief.
Zetterberg spent his entire 15 season NHL career with Detroit after being drafted in the seventh round, 210th overall, in 1999, one of the sport's greatest late round draft gems that would go on to become a franchise cornerstone. He made his NHL debut in October 2002 and quickly established himself as one of the league's premier two way forwards.
The signature moment of his career came in 2008, when Zetterberg helped lead the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He was also a Selke Trophy finalist multiple times over his career for his work as one of the league's top defensive forwards.
In 2013, Zetterberg was named captain of the Red Wings, taking over from the legendary Nicklas Lidstrom, and wore the "C" for six seasons. During that stretch, he won the NHL Foundation Award in 2013 and the King Clancy Trophy in 2015, honors that recognize leadership and humanitarian contribution both on and off the ice.
On the international stage, Zetterberg was one of the most accomplished players of his generation for Sweden, becoming a member of the Triple Gold Club by winning an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship gold medal and the Stanley Cup. He won Olympic gold in 2006 and world championship titles in 2001 and 2005, adding to a resume that placed him among Sweden's greatest hockey exports.
Zetterberg finished his NHL career with 1,082 games played, tallying 337 goals and 623 assists for 960 total points, numbers that rank him among the best players in Red Wings history.
Following his retirement, the Red Wings would eventually hand the captaincy to Dylan Larkin, but Zetterberg's legacy as one of the most complete players of his era, and one of the most important figures in modern Red Wings history, remains firmly intact.
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The veteran forward retired Monday after 17 seasons, an announcement that was quickly followed by the Bulls revealing he’d joined their coaching staff.
“I can honestly say I gave this game everything I had,” Gibson wrote in a social media post. “I’m grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach, and every person who believed in me.”
Taj Gibson #67 of the Memphis Grizzlies handles the ball. Getty Images
“But this isn’t goodbye to Basketball,” the 41-year-old added. “It’s the beginning of a new chapter.
Now, he’ll join first-year Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter as an assistant on a staff that already includes Wes Unseld Jr., Blake Ahearn, Jamelle McMillan, Rex Kalamian and Jonah Herscu.
Gibson returns to Chicago, the franchise that drafted him in 2009 and with which he spent his first eight NBA seasons. He also had stints with the Knicks, Timberwolves, Wizards, Hornets, Thunder, Grizzlies and Pistons, averaging 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over 1,012 career games.
Taj Gibson #67 of the New York Knicks drives to the basket as Cam Reddish #22 of the Atlanta Hawks defends during a 2019 game. Anthony J Causi
He was waived by New Orleans last week following a trade which sent him and AJ Johnson to the Pelicans for Jordan Hawks, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick and a pick swap.
It was an end to his playing career that he’s at peace with.
“As a kid from Brooklyn, NY, I was lucky to get a chance to display my talent on the biggest stage,” Gibson wrote. “From Fort Greene Projects to USC, to the Chicago Bulls, and every team and city that came after, I’m grateful for every moment, every teammate, every coach, and every person who believed in me.
“After 31 years of basketball, I can walk away with no regrets, knowing I left everything on the floor. God has truly blessed me.”
Sep 13, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan (80) catches baseball against the Miami Marlins during the third inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The fresh arm express continues to run in September, with Emmet Sheehan optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, one day after he pitched six scoreless innings on Sunday in Miami.
Paul Gervase was called up from Triple-A to give the Dodgers an extra arm in the bullpen, after the Dodgers used four relievers Friday, three on Saturday, and four more on Sunday against the Marlins. Monday is the fourth day of a stretch of 10 game days in a row for the Dodgers, their final extended stretch of games this season.
This had nothing to do with Sheehan’s performance, as he allowed only one run in 11 2/3 innings last week after getting called back up from Oklahoma City himself, with 15 strikeouts. But Sheehan is on the outside looking in when it comes to the Dodgers’ postseason rotation, and the team might also get Roki Sasaki at some point this week from a blister on his right middle finger.
Gervase last pitched on Friday for Oklahoma City, striking out four in a four-out save in a scoreless outing to close out a win over Sugar Land. On the season, the 6’10 right-hander had a 4.56 ERA and five saves in 38 games in Triple-A, with 66 strikeouts and 35 walks in 47 1/3 innings.
Citing recent record-setting prices for sports franchises, the uncertainty of an upcoming lockout and the monopoly Major League Baseball franchises have on their territories, a minority investor in the Atlanta Braves sent a letter to the teams' board of directors urging it to sell the franchise.
The Monday, Sept. 14 letter from Breach Inlet Capital Management, a boutique investment firm, to Atlanta Braves Holdings' board of directors outlined several reasons why the time would be right for a sale.
The Braves' value was most recently estimated at $3.35 billion by Forbes, seventh among major league franchises; the Angels were valued at $2.8 billion in those estimates. The club controls a development - the Battery - that's adjacent to Truist Park and has been the envy of other franchises seeking a similar build-out that allows it to control revenues that don't need to be shared with other MLB franchises.
The Braves were spun off from Liberty Media in in 2023 yet John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media, remains the largest shareholder in the club. Terry McGuirk remains the club's CEO and control person, a role he assumed when Liberty purchased the club in 2007 for an estimated $460 million.
The Braves declined comment on the letter. Malone in 2024 cooled the notion of a Braves sale in an interview with Sportico, saying comments from Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei that did not rule out a franchise sale were misinterpreted.
Breach Inlet Capital's letter to the Braves, signed by founder and portfolio manager Chris Colvin and published by Business Wire, cites its "fiduciary duties obligate it to act in the best interest of shareholders" in urging a sale; according to Fintel, Breach Inlet Capital's investment in the Braves comprises roughly 13.5% of its portfolio, with a value most recently disclosed at $40.4 million.
It suggests the Braves' board and Malone "should capitalize on the current backdrop and not assume valuations for sports teams will keep climbing at these rapid rates into perpetuity," and, citing the player strike of 1994-95 and the impending lockout in December, "should not hope that history does not repeat itself and should instead capitalize on the MLB’s current momentum ahead of a potential extended lockout."
Additionally, Breach Inlet Capital cited changes to the tax code that "disadvantage the Braves relative to privately owned MLB teams" while noting that it views "every MLB team as a monopoly with scarcity value." The Braves' history, their significant footprint in a growing segment of the Sun Belt and the presence of the Battery add significantly to the club's value.
"If (Malone) is unwilling to sell and believes that (the franchise) is worth significantly more than its current trading price," wrote Colvin, "we encourage him to submit a proposal to take the Company private."
Colvin acknowledged that while MLB's media rights are up for bid en masse following the 2028 season, he projects that the eye-opening prices for the Padres and Angels already reflect what's expected to be a leaguewide windfall.
EIGHT HUNDRED: The Cubs’ first run tonight will be their 800th of the season. They have scored an 800th run in only 12 seasons since 1901, most recently 2023, when they finished with 819, their eighth most in a season. This century, they also scored 808 in 2016, 814 in 2019, 822 in 2017 and 855 in 2008. Those 855 are the Cubs’ third most ever, behind 998 in 1930 and 982 in 1929. At their current average of 5.33 per game, the Cubs will finish this season with 863. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
MONDAY, MONDAY: The Cubs are 10-6 on Monday, for a winning percentage of .625, their second best on any day of the week after .769 (10-3) on Thursday. They are .583 (14-10) on Saturday and Wednesday, and .565 on Tuesday (13-10). At home, the Cubs are .800 (8-2) on Monday, second to .833 (5-1) on Thursday and .615 (8-5) on Saturday. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
PLAYING THE WINNING TEAMS: The Cubs are 39-33 this season in games against opponents that had winning records going into each game. They are 23-13 at home. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
HOME RUN NOTE: The Cubs lost yesterday despite hitting the game’s only home run. They are 37-10 when they have hit more homers than they have allowed, including 22-9 when they have allowed none. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
David Peterson has had some good games for the Cubs and some not so good. Overall, though, since that stinker against the Cardinals in early July: 11 games (10 starts), 3.17 ERA, 1.444 WHIP, 49 strikeouts in 54 innings. That’ll play.
Peterson has not faced the Braves this year. He has done so quite a bit in the past as a former NL East pitcher. Current Braves are batting .250 (35-for-140) against him with five home runs, four of those by Matt Olson. But he has also struck out Olson 11 times in 24 at-bats.
Do good tonight, David.
Reynaldo Lopez missed almost all of last year with shoulder issues, then some knee problems have had him on the IL twice this year.
He has made one start since his most recent return from the IL, Sept. 6 vs. the Rays, and was touched up for seven hits and six runs in 4.2 innings.
His only appearance against the Cubs this year was 1.1 innings of relief May 14 in Atlanta. He allowed one run — a solo homer by Ian Happ.
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Pete Alonso, the Mets’ all-time home run leader, made his return to Citi Field on Monday as the Baltimore Orioles came to town for the start of a three-game series.
“When the schedule came out, it’s one of those days where I knew it was coming, but we’ve been playing a lot of important ball down the stretch,” Alonso said. “I knew it was coming, but it definitely came quicker than expected. I obviously lived a lot of life here.”
A second-round pick of the Mets in 2016 out of the University of Florida, Alonso made his major league debut in 2019, when he cracked the Opening Day roster. He went on to play seven seasons with the Mets, slugging a franchise-record 264 home runs, perhaps none bigger than his game-winning homer against the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2024 Wild Card series, which he called his “moment” with the franchise, also declaring that the 2024 season was his favorite year as a pro.
“It’ll be definitely different, but there are so many good memories here,” Alonso said of his first game back in Queens. “I played with so many good people, talented people. It’s going to be interesting to see what kind of emotions bubble up, because you can never really anticipate things that happen, but the entire time I’ve just been super gracious because there’s some great people over on the other side.”
Alonso re-signed with the Mets following the 2024 season, but after posting a career-low .788 OPS, he returned on just a one-year contract rather than a multi-year extension. Then, after a much better season in 2025, Alonso cashed in as a free agent, inking a five-year, $155 million deal with Baltimore.
“For me, I’m so stoked to be an Oriole and be a part of this organization,” Alonso said. “I’m happy, family’s happy, teammates are incredible, staff is incredible. I feel very, very fortunate to be here, and I also feel very fortunate to play all the years I have with the Mets.
“Two things can be true at the same time. I’m very happy and appreciative of my time that I spent as a Met, and I’m beyond grateful and appreciative for the Baltimore Orioles.”
Alonso is starting at first base and hitting second in the Orioles lineup on Monday night, and he’s sure there will be plenty of emotions evolved as he’s reintroduced to a Mets fan base that supported him for quite some time.
“Honestly, I’m very gracious and appreciative of all the years of support,” Alonso said of Mets fans. “It’s really special to have that. … I’ve been an Oriole now for almost a complete year, and to still have that support, it really means a lot. So, I’ll always much appreciate it.”
