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Nadal Says No to Bordeaux
15May By us99newsNo Comments
Tennis

Nadal Says No to Bordeaux

Rafael Nadal is working out of time—and tune-up tournaments—for Roland Garros.Jean-Baptiste Perlant, match director for subsequent week's Bordeaux Challenger, advised L'Equipe he supplied Nadal a wild card into the Challenger. Carlos Costa, Nadal's agent, politely declined the provide, the match director advised L'Equipe.More: Qualifier Marozsan Upsets Alcaraz in Rome Shocker"I offered him one of the wild cards," Perlant advised L'Equipe. "Carlos Costa very kindly replied that Nadal was continuing his preparation at home in Manacor, that he was not ready and was engaged in a race against the clock to be ready at Roland Garros."That means if the 14-time Roland Garros champion is to defend his French Open crown, he'll do it with none clay-court tune-up matches.Roland Garros begins on S...
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Reds name up Matt McLain, membership’s No. 5 prospect
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Baseball

Reds name up Matt McLain, membership’s No. 5 prospect

The Reds on Monday referred to as up second baseman/shortstop Matt McLain, the membership's No. 5 prospect and No. 95 general per MLB Pipeline, to make his MLB debut. To make room on the energetic roster for McLain, the crew positioned outfielder TJ Friedl on the 10-day injured record, retroactive to Friday, with a left indirect pressure. Joey Votto was transferred to the 60-day IL to clear a 40-man roster spot. McLain, the membership’s first-round Draft decide in 2021, has been a star all season lengthy at Triple-A for the Louisville Bats, slashing .348/.474/.710 with 12 homers in 138 at-bats. He leads the International League in OPS (1.184), RBIs (40) and complete bases (98). He is predicted to see his first sport motion when the Reds open a sequence towards the Rockies at Coors Field on...
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Detroit Tigers Top 34 Prospects
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Baseball

Detroit Tigers Top 34 Prospects

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Top Prospects Series Below is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Detroit Tigers. Scouting stories have been compiled with data supplied by trade sources in addition to my very own observations. This is the third 12 months we’re delineating between two anticipated aid roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “position” column beneath: MIRP for multi-inning aid pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning aid pitchers. The ETAs listed usually correspond to the 12 months a participant needs to be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Manual changes are made the place they appear applicable, however I take advantage of that as a rule of thumb. A fast overview of what ...
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Shock crew cracks Top 5 in Power Rankings
15May By us99newsNo Comments
Baseball

Shock crew cracks Top 5 in Power Rankings

While the Rays proceed to carry down the highest spot on this week's Power Rankings, a well-recognized National League powerhouse is charging up the standings -- and a brand new contender has seemingly emerged within the American League West. Though the highest two spots remained the identical, there was loads of motion elsewhere within the newest version of the Power Rankings. Four groups moved a minimum of 5 locations, and the Top 5 welcomed a newcomer. Here are this week's rankings: Biggest drop: The Red Sox proceed to be one of many largest movers from week to week. After making one of many largest jumps we have ever seen final week -- shifting up 14 spots to No. 6 -- Boston dropped 5 spots to No. 11 this week. The Red Sox have misplaced 5 of their final six video games, together with ...
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