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MLB saw its second bench-clearing confrontation in as many days on Saturday between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. This one all started with a bunt.
The fun began with Rays infielder José Caballero putting a ball down in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and a man on third. Blue Jays third baseman Justin Turner fielded the bunt and threw the ball wide left of first base, allowing the Rays to extend their lead to 3-1.
Caballero kept going after Turner's fielding error and tried for third base, but was thrown out. Rather than slide into third on the obvious out, he took another step past the base and bumped into Blue Jays pitcher Génesis Cabrera, who had moved toward the base from a back-up position as the play ended.
Cabrera apparently took exception to something and gave Caballero a hard shove after some heated words.
The end result in the play was the end of the seventh inning and Cabrera being ejected after one inning of work. Cabrera can probably expect some discipline from MLB over the matter.
This came only a day after a similar confrontation between Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins and New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil, in which McNeil took exception to Hoskins sliding past second base and into his ankle on a double-play ball.
There were no crybaby gestures in this brawl, at least.
The Rays went on to win 5-1 to improve their record to 2-1. They can only hope Caballero has a day on Sunday like Hoskins did the day after his brawl.
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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