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Los Angeles outfielder Jo Adell made three defensive plays, including a catch after flipping over the right-field wall. ESPN reported the sequence during a game against the Seattle Mariners.
blogs.fangraphs.comJo Adell backhanded a ball just over the yellow line on a drive to right field by Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, the second batter of the game; he later made two more catches in the same area. Los Angeles took a 1-0 lead on a leadoff home run by Zach Neto in the bottom half of the inning. The score held at 1-0 until the eighth inning.
Josh Naylor lashed a ball into the same vicinity as Cal Raleigh's drive in the eighth inning. Jo Adell snatched Josh Naylor's ball in the eighth inning. Crawford yanked a ball down the right-field line in the ninth inning.
Jo Adell approached the corner near the foul pole, stuck his glove over the wall, flipped over the wall, and stood up with the ball in his glove. ESPN reported the play. "An out-of-body experience is kind of the best way to describe it," Adell told ESPN.
"When I saw the ball pass fair by the foul pole, I leaned over, and before you knew it, I was standing next to three or four guys," Adell said. " Kayleigh Kraus captured the photograph of Jo Adell in the stands. "You don't really see it -- how the video captures it and how the photos capture it after -- and then you go back and look at it, and I'm the one doing it, so my experience is different," Adell told ESPN.
Twenty years ago, 22 position players who were 38 or older took at least one at-bat. This year, the number of position players 38 or older who took at least one at-bat is four. Paul Goldschmidt is 38 years old.
Paul Goldschmidt has been a savior for the New York Yankees' offense this season. Paul Goldschmidt turned what was expected to be a part-time role into a consistent spot in the top four of Aaron Boone's batting order. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge's injuries precipitated Paul Goldschmidt's ascendance back to regular duty.
300 batting average this season. Paul Goldschmidt has hit 12 home runs in just over 200 plate appearances this season. Run differentials in MLB this season show a clean line of demarcation between the top four teams (the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Yankees and Atlanta Braves) and the remaining 26 teams.
The gap between the Atlanta Braves and the team with the fifth-best run differential (the Chicago Cubs) is 76 runs. 500 record this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates' offense ranks fourth in runs scored in MLB this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have played solid ball this year.
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info.gov.hkThe International Olympic Committee pledged up to $140 million in direct cash grants to athletes who compete at the 2026 and 2028 Games. The plan marks a policy shift under current leadership and follows months of internal review.
France 24Switzerland defeated Canada 2-1 on Wednesday in Vancouver to finish first in Group B. Canada still advanced to the round of 32 but will play its next match on the road in Los Angeles.
bbc.co.ukWilson Isidor scored in the second half to give Haiti a 2-1 lead over Morocco at Atlanta Stadium. The goal marked Haiti's first of the 2026 World Cup and its first World Cup goal since 1974.