On June 15, 2005, Rich Hill made his MLB debut with the Cubs, pitching an inning in relief against the Marlins. More than two decades later, the now-45-year-old lefty received a similar call-up, this time by the Royals, per MLB.com's Anne Rogers.
Hill is expected to make his debut for his 14th different major league team in his 21st MLB season, and could take the mound as early as Tuesday for Kansas City, according to 's Robert Murray.
Hill has put together one of the most unique careers in modern baseball history, bouncing around to nearly half of the league's teams across 17 stints with clubs. The full timeline:
Cubs (2005 to '08)Orioles (2009)Red Sox (2010 to '12)Guardians (2013)Angels (2014)Yankees (2014)Red Sox (2015)Athletics (2016)Dodgers (2016 to '19)Twins (2020)Rays (2021)Mets (2021)Red Sox (2022)Pirates (2023)Padres (2023)Red Sox (2024)Royals (2025)
He also had a brief stint with the independent Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2015 before joining Boston for his second stint.
Hill signed his minor league deal in May, making nine starts for the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, posting a 5.36 ERA with 48 strikeouts and 25 walks in 42 innings. He allowed two earned runs in 3.2 innings for the Red Sox last season, striking out five.
Um dos representantes do meia atacante Claudinho entrou em contato com a diretoria do Flamengo nos últimos dias. Durante a conversa, o empresário do jogador do Zenit (Rússia) ofereceu o atleta ao time Rubro-Negro, que ainda não se manifestou sobre o caso.
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O jornalista Venê Casagrande publicou que o estafe de Claudinho retomou as conversas com o Flamengo, no intuito de saber se o clube carioca mantém o interesse no futebol do camisa 11. Embora o departamento de futebol goste do meia, uma negociação com o Zenit ainda não foi aberta.
A novela entre Flamengo e Zenit, em relação ao Claudinho, já é de conhecimento de todos. Visto que, em junho de 2023, o Rubro-Negro ofereceu 15 milhões de euros (R$ 78,4 milhões na cotação da época) pelo jogador, porém o clube russo recusou a oferta. No entanto, o Zenit deixou claro ao Flamengo que só aceitaria vender o brasileiro por 25 milhões de euros (R$ 130,7 milhões na cotação da época).
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CLAUDINHO NÃO PRETENDE COMPRAR BRIGA COM O ZENIT
A situação de Claudinho no time do leste europeu é muito positiva. O craque segue sendo um dos principais jogadores da equipe e tem contrato até junho de 2027. Segundo o Coluna do Fla, o meia vê uma transferência ao futebol brasileiro com bons olhos. A questão é que o atleta não quer forçar uma saída. Clube e jogador têm uma relação ótima, e o estafe do camisa 11 não pretende prejudicar esse status.
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Titular absoluto do Zenit, Claudinho disputou 41 jogos na temporada 2023/24. Camisa 11, o brasileiro marcou cinco gols e deu nove assistências em partidas pelo Campeonato Russo e pela copa nacional. Importante ressaltar que Claudinho, assim como todos do clube, estão banidos de competições da UEFA por conta da guerra entre Rússia e Ucrânia.
Com a chegada de Philippe Coutinho ao Rio de Janeiro na última sexta-feira (25), os torcedores do Vasco vivem momento de expectativa para o decorrer da temporada. Mas o meia pode não ser o único Cria da Colina a fazer a volta para a casa.
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Isso porque o volante Souza recebeu convite de Coutinho para voltarem juntos ao Cruz-Maltino, segundo apuração da Band. O retorno para o Vasco já era um desejo do atleta, que chegou a negociar quando esteve no clube tratando uma lesão em 2024.
Souza tem contrato com o Istanbul Basaksehir até maio do ano que vem, mas uma rescisão amigável não seria dificultada. O volante retornaria para se aposentar no Vasco, pois pretende jogar até 2025. A dupla jogou junta na base e no profissional do Gigante na primeira década dos anos 2000.
Tanto Philippe Coutinho quanto Souza estão no Brasil para passar suas férias, e o volante confirmou, em live em suas redes sociais, que os dois estarão presentes no Maracanã para assistir o clássico contra o Flamengo, no próximo domingo (2), pelo Brasileirão 2024.
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Coutinho já manifestou seu interesse em voltar a defender a camisa Cruz-Maltina e está negociando uma rescisão amigável com o clube inglês para chegar ao Vasco sem custos. Se tudo andar como o planejado, o meia chega ao Gigante da Colina como principal contratação da temporada já na próxima janela, que abre em 10 de julho.
The relationship between Phillies manager Rob Thomson and outfielder Nick Castellanos doesn't appear to be in a great spot heading into the final stretch of the season.
Castellanos, who once started 236 straight games for Philadelphia, has seen his role diminish into more of a platoon player workload in August and September. Castellanos has started just seven of the Phillies' 17 games this month. But he had a big night Friday, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a two-run homer—his 250th career dinger—in Philadelphia's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Despite the victory, Castellanos sounded off about Thompson in the cluhouse after the game.
"I don't really talk to Rob all that often. I play whenever he tells me to play," Castellanos said. "And I sit whenever he tells me to sit… Communication over the years has been questionable, at least in my experience. But also, I grew up communicating with someone like my father, which is very blunt, direct and consistent."
The issues between Castellanos and Thomson have been bubbling all season long. Back in June, Castellanos was lifted for a defensive replacement in the ninth inning of the Phillies' 5–2 win over the Marlins. The following day, Castellanos was benched for making an "inappropriate comment" to Thomson, marking an end to his 236-game starting streak.
Castellanos and Philadelphia will return to the field Saturday night to continue their series against the Arizona at Chase Field.
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Oct-20249.1, Rishad Hossain to Samson, no run
Good length, no turn, beats his slog, hits the pad, but headed down leg9.2, Rishad Hossain to Samson, SIX runs
Too full as he often was last match. Samson clears the front leg, and eases him back over his head for another nonchalant-looking six9.3, Rishad Hossain to Samson, SIX runs
He is having his way with Hossain. Again, right in the drop zone. This is poor spin bowling. You can’t bowl so full that a batter can hit you down the ground without using his feet. Goes over long-off this time9.4, Rishad Hossain to Samson, SIX runs
Dead straight, lower in trajectory, but a third straight six. Again Samson doesn’t even have to stretch himself. Not a half-volley but this is a true pitch9.5, Rishad Hossain to Samson, SIX runs
Goes slower in the air, but gives him another half-volley. This is just average bowling. He clears the front leg, and goes over long-on for the fourth six in a rowAround the wicket.9.6, Rishad Hossain to Samson, SIX runs
That is five sixes in a row. Not a bad ball, but Samson goes deep in the crease to manage to pull it with a vertical bat, and goes over deep midwicket for a small six. Does that matter when it is the fifth in the over? Samson into the 90s
The Chicago White Sox are in the midst of another forgettable season and while they got a 1–0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, one wild mistake by one of their veteran players left the announcers cracking up in disbelief.
In the seventh inning, center fielder Michael Taylor beat a throw at home and seemed to slide in safely to score a run. But with the home plate umpire keeping a close eye on the play, Giants catcher Andrew Knizner walked over to Taylor and tagged him out.
How could that have happened if Taylor had clearly beaten the throw? Well, he somehow didn't touch the plate on his head-first slide.
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That's not something you see every day.
Again, the White Sox got the win to improve to 27-56 on the season but that play summed up how things have been lately for the struggling franchise.
They were arguably favourites for the first time in an ICC final, but that second-place feeling was as acute as ever
Firdose Moonda20-Oct-2024Second sucks. That’s it. That’s the tweet, as they say.Second sucks even if you know you were second-best. Second sucks when you’ve been second three times in the last three finals. Second sucks because, at some point, you think you’ve done enough to finish first. And South Africa were at that point this time.With England and India out of the way and defending champions Australia knocked out by their own hands, South Africa may never have a better chance to win a World Cup. No disrespect to a determined New Zealand outfit but, on pre-tournament form and semi-final performance, South Africa appeared to be the stronger and potentially better resourced and more settled side. They found themselves in the unusual position of being favourites in a final for the first time, and it seemed as though they did not know what to do with that.Despite Paul Adams’ motivational speech before play, complete with an aerial picture of the Arc de Triomphe to inspire patriotism and symbolise a central point at which people from many paths must meet, they lacked something in the field, as South Africans so often do. They lacked zip and intensity, their body language of furrowed brows and sometimes hunched shoulders did not suggest they were owning their moment as they had earned the right to. South Africa were doing that old South African cricket thing and allowing the opposition to dictate the run of play.They were taken aback by New Zealand’s fearless approach in the Powerplay and were hit off their plans. Marizanne Kapp bowled only two overs upfront, rather than usual three she has been tasked with through most of this tournament and though Ayabonga Khaka took an early wicket, she was unusually expensive. A stoic Wolvaardt later acknowledged that New Zealand’s coming out “with real intent caught us on the back foot a little bit,” and so South Africa found themselves reacting and not directing. “We thought we could sort of ride it out, hopefully take a wicket or two, but they just kept going.”With New Zealand 70 for 3 in the 11th over, South Africa had started to pull things back but never looked in control. As a result, New Zealand became the first team at this tournament to expose South Africa’s weakness in not selecting a fifth first-choice fifth bowler. They took Nadine de Klerk and Sune Luus for 34 runs in four overs combined, wrecked South Africa’s death-bowling plans and took Nonkululeko Mlaba and Khaka apart in their final overs. “They had a really good last five or six overs where they really pushed that run-rate and we were perhaps a bit off.”That is one way of explaining how South Africa sent down 10 wides and three no-balls, which showed an unusual lack of discipline. It also meant that they bowled two extra overs, which is careless in any game not least a final. They did not shell any chances – which has been a feature of this tournament – until the very last ball of the innings, but there were enough fumbles in the field to gave New Zealand the confidence to take on their arms and turns ones into twos. Ultimately, that meant the target South Africa hoped they would chase, of around 140, became almost 20 runs greater. And there, the match was lost.South Africa had reason to believe at various stages of the tournament, and the final•AFP/Getty ImagesIn some ways, it made the defeat easier to accept because at least this one lacked the brutal last-ball agony of June’s men’s T20 World Cup final which went down to the final over, or the inevitability of Australia winning again, as was the case last February. This time, South Africa had most of the second innings to process the fact that the World Cup was not theirs. Though Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt, in particular, had a promising Powerplay, South Africa’s middle-order were untested in pressure situations at this tournament and fell away. That is something South Africa will have to address in the future.For now, there is just the familiar emptiness of another trophy that was won by someone else, at a time South Africa believed was theirs. They say it so often, it seems ridiculous to keep at it, but this time (just like last time and the time before that), it felt like “the curse of not winning a World Cup,” as interim coach Dillon du Preez put it, was going to be broken. And the team felt that too, which brought an expectation of its own that probably did more harm than good. Wolvaardt described her parents as looking “more sad than I did, which is a bit heartbreaking,” but also speaks volumes about the external pressures the team continues to face. At least, she could see the lighter side of it.Related
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“Before the game, we had a discussion that we really feel this is our year. A lot of people felt that way,” Wolvaardt said. “They had some aunt who had a feeling or had a funny tingling in their pinky finger that we were going to win. That just shows that mother cricket is always in charge and has bigger plans. You can never predict what’s going to happen or write any team off.”The words Wolvaardt used shine a light on how silly the superstitions of our sport can be, even as people hold on to them when it’s all they have. Gut feelings will always come up against the cold, hard reality and the truth is that South Africa did not bring their best game to the game that mattered most. “To play one of our worst games in the tournament in the final is a bit disappointing,” Wolvaardt said.Arguably, South Africans needed this more than New Zealanders, who at least have an ODI World Cup to their names. Arguably, South Africans, who battle poverty, crime, corruption and hardship are more in need of hope than New Zealanders, whose country is in the top 10 on global living standard indexes. But South Africans also know, from experience, how to move on, and they will do that quickly. Once the tears have dried, they will realise that, in just a year’s time, at the ODI World Cup in India, they will have the chance to go again and, as South Africans always do, they will.
كشفت تقارير إعلامية اليوم الأحد، عن قرار اتخذته إدارة نادي ليفربول تجاه المدير الفني للفريق آرني سلوت، وذلك عقب تعادل الريدز مع ليدز يونايتد بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وفشل ليفربول في تحقيق الانتصار على ليدز يونايتد وتعادل معه بثلاثة أهداف لكل فريق يوم أمس السبت، مما زاد من حجم الضغوطات على سلوت.
ويتواجد ليفربول في المركز الثامن في ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ليبتعد الريدز تمامًا عن مراكز الصدارة في البطولة المحلية.
وذكرت صحيفة سبورت بيلد الألمانية، أن مستقبل سلوت مع ليفربول بات محل شك، حيث يعتبر المدير الفني الهولندي مهددًا بالإقالة عن تدريب النادي الإنجليزي خلال الفترة المقبلة.
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وأضافت الصحيفة، أن إدارة ليفربول قررت منح سلوت مهلة حتى أعياد الميلاد في نهاية الشهر الجاري وذلك بشأن تغيير الوضع الحالي في الفريق.
وأوضحت بيلد، أن إدارة ليفربول تؤمن أن سلوت عليه أن يبدأ في اتخاذ خطوات إيجابية تجاه تغيير الوضع في الفريق، لكن إذا استمرت الأمور على حالها فسوف يتم إقالته.
وأتمت الصحيفة قائلة، أن إدارة ليفربول لم تتواصل حتى الآن مع يورجن كلوب بشأن عودة محتملة إلى ملعب آنفيلد.
وكانت بعض الأنباء قد أفادت بعد نهاية مباراة ليفربول وليدز يونايتد، أن إدارة الريدز تفكر بشكل جدي في إقالة سلوت وتعيين أسطورة النادي الإنجليزي، ستيفن جيرارد، بدلًا منه بشكل مؤقت.
كما ورد أن جوليان ناجيلسمان، مدرب منتخب ألمانيا، على رادار ليفربول لتدريب الفريق بدلًا من سلوت.
After the disappointment of the Dodgers' 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the World Series, future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw and his family had to reckon with a whole sea of other emotions. Long after the last pitch of Wednesday night's game was thrown, Kershaw and his family mingled on the field as the Dodgers ace savored one last moment on the field following his last game at Dodger Stadium as an active player—the final two games of the World Series, if necessary, will be played in Toronto.
First, Kershaw waved as he headed from the bullpen into the dugout and towards the clubhouse following the conclusion of the game. Then, Kershaw, as it neared closing time for Dodger Stadium, posed for a photo with the Dodgers groundskeepers, then savored his moment on the field with family.
Clayton Kershaw's retirement announcement
Kershaw had previously said he would like to retire as a member of the Dodgers, the only team he's ever played for in the big leagues. That will ultimately come to fruition after Kershaw's announcement in September.
"I'm going to call it. I'm going to retire," Kershaw said. "We talked about it a lot. Ellen and I talked about it a lot. The kiddos talked about it a lot. I'm at peace with it. I think it's the right time."
How did Kershaw fare in his last game at Dodger Stadium?
Kershaw made his final regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 19 against the Giants, a game in which he yielded two earned runs over 4 1/3 innings, striking out six. Kershaw, relegated to the bullpen for the postseason given the Dodgers' loaded starting rotation, authored a massive postseason moment in a marathon Game 3 of the World Series against the Blue Jays.
With the game tied at 5, the bases loaded full of Blue Jays and Toronto threatening to take the lead in the top of the 12th inning of Game 3, Kershaw entered in relief and worked his way out of the jam, inducing a grounder to second base, igniting a roar from the Dodger Stadium crowd.
Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, former National League MVP and 11-time All-Star, is a surefire Hall of Famer.
The central midfield department is arguably one of the most important areas of the pitch, but it’s often been a struggle for Manchester United over the last couple of months.
Bruno Fernandes has often been called upon to drop into a deeper role and fill the void at the heart of the side – a position that has become his own after the £200m additions in the final third.
A partner for the Portuguese international has been on the agenda for Ruben Amorim in recent months, but their hunt has so far been to no avail, with no new midfield additions made since his arrival 12 months ago.
33-year-old Casemiro has often been the man called upon in the Premier League this season, with the Brazilian making a positive impression – as seen by his tally of three goals to date.
However, given his age and current contract situation, he’s likely to depart Old Trafford at the end of the campaign, which could see the issue at the heart of the side rear its head once again.
As a result, INEOS are currently on the hunt for a new deep-lying option to fill the void for years to come, leading to one player being strongly linked with a move in the near future.
Why United are so keen on signing Anderson in the coming months
Over the last couple of weeks, United have ramped up their interest in a January deal to secure the signature of Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.
It was reported earlier this week that Amorim’s men have already reached out to the Reds over a potential deal, with discussions taking place over the conditions of the transfer.
However, the 23-year-old would be a hugely expensive signing, with Sean Dyche’s men currently setting the asking price at a staggering £100m for the youngster.
Young English prospects always come at a premium in the modern market, but is the asking price at present a fair price for a player of Anderson’s quality?
His underlying stats from the current Premier League campaign certainly make for good reading, with the former Newcastle United academy graduate ranking top of 13 separate metrics at present.
Elliot Anderson for Nottingham Forest
He’s completed 113 passes into the final third, with his tally of 706 passes completed, the most of any player in the division – subsequently offering Amorim’s men a hugely talented orchestrator.
However, the hierarchy are undoubtedly hunting for a more defensive option at present, with any addition needing to be dominant without the ball to allow Bruno to flourish.
Luckily for United, Anderson has also excelled in such an area, currently entering and coming out on top in more defensive duels of any player in the division in 2025/26.
Other numbers, such as 8.8 progressive passes, with 8.6 of which being into the final third, further highlight the all-round quality the 23-year-old possesses despite his tender age.
Anderson has also transferred his talents onto the international stage, now cementing himself as a key member of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad over the last few months.
He featured for 85 minutes against Serbia on Thursday night, making the most tackles and winning the most duels of any player – further backing up his incredible defensive abilities in the Premier League.
It’s safe to say he ticks all the boxes United are looking for a new midfielder, but it remains to be seen if the hierarchy are willing to sanction such a big-money deal this January.
The United star who’s now worth more than Anderson
Despite their failures on the pitch over the last few years, Old Trafford still remains the home to countless top-level talents who are looking to cement their place in club folklore.
From big-money additions to academy prospects, boss Amorim really does have a hugely exciting squad at his disposal in his hunt for Premier League glory.
Adding quality players like Anderson will no doubt bolster their chances of success, but it shouldn’t take away from the levels previously produced by numerous players already on the books.
There’s little debating that Bruno is the most complete central midfielder currently on the books, but he desperately needs support around him to allow the club to reach the next level.
Kobbie Mainoo once appeared as though he was the perfect player to make the midfield spot his own, but it’s safe to say his career has stagnated since Amorim’s arrival last November.
The 20-year-old catapulted himself to stardom back in the 2023/24 campaign after producing countless moments of magic in the first-team after rising through the academy system.
From last-minute winners against Wolverhampton Wanderers to an FA Cup final goal against Manchester City – it truly was a season to remember for the youngster.
His incredible form for the Red Devils even led to a place in the England Euro 2024 squad, subsequently featuring in six of the seven fixtures during the tournament.
His talents were there for everyone to see, but he’s since struggled for senior minutes under Amorim, with Mainoo only registering 12 league starts in the last 12 months.
Most of his minutes have come off the substitutes bench, with the academy graduate yet to start a single Premier League outing in the 2025/26 campaign.
Games played
25
Minutes played
1656
Pass accuracy
87%
Chances created
1.7
Successful dribbles
1.3
Tackles won
63%
Duels won
5.9
Interceptions made
1.2
Recoveries made
4.8
It was reported in the summer that the player himself requested a temporary move away from Old Trafford to gain minutes to aid his development – but such a request was swiftly denied by the board.
However, despite his lack of action, Mainoo has still received huge praise in the last few months, with former Red Devil Paul Scholes labelling him as the “nearest thing” to the legendary Zinedine Zidane.
Such a comparison is no mean feat, with the now-retired Frenchman being one of the best midfielders of his generation – as seen by his tally of seven major trophies, which includes a World Cup triumph back in 1998.
Mainoo may not have featured as much as he would have liked, but he’s seen a sharp incline in his market value, with FootballTransfers now valuing the 20-year-old at £55.4m.
Such a figure is a remarkable one, given his academy status, subsequently joining for nothing as a youngster, which highlights the work done by countless staff behind the scenes.
However, such a figure is also higher than that of Anderson, with the same site valuing the Forest star at just £45.6m despite his current £100m asking price.
There’s little doubt that a move for Anderson would improve the options at Amorim’s disposal, but it’s clear that the boss needs to give Mainoo another chance to thrive.
The youngster has bags of time to reach the next level in his development, but he’s already achieved so much in such a short period – with such talent currently going to waste under the manager.
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