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Eduardo Rodríguez appears to really like Detroit. Or maybe he hates Los Angeles. The Tigers reportedly worked out a deal to send Rodríguez to the Dodgers prior to Tuesday's MLB trade deadline. Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, Rodríguez said no. The Tigers ace has a no-trade clause covering 10 teams, including the Dodgers. He invoked it, according to the report, so instead of moving to L.A. to play for the NL West-leading Dodgers, Rodríguez will remain in Detroit to play for a 47-59 Tigers team that hasn't made the postseason since 2014. Per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, Rodríguez preferred to stay closer to his family in Miami. Rodríguez would've been a valuable addition to a Dodgers team looking to fend off the San Francisco Giants in the NL West and secure a first-round playoff bye. With Clayton Kershaw frequently sidelined and Dustin May out for the season, the Dodgers stood to benefit from another strong arm in the rotation. The 30-year-old left hander is having a career season while boasting a 2.95 ERA and 1.030 WHIP with 91 strikeouts and 21 walks in 88 1/3 innings pitched. His ERA and WHIP would amount to career bests if maintained for the full season. Rodríguez will continue to feature his talents in Detroit — for a couple of months, at least. At the end of season, he can opt out of his contract. Then he'll have his choice of where he plays.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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