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We still don't why pop singer Billie Eilish wore a Jake Peavy jersey during the "Saturday Night Live" end-of-show good-byes, but the former Chicago White Sox pitcher is very happy that she did.
"I'm gonna reach out, I come in peace," Peavy told MLB.com's Matt Monagan. "I wanna sign a jersey for her."
Is Billie a White Sox fan? Could she not get enough of Peavy's nasty slider when he was on the mound? Maybe she just loved the black and silver? She certainly enjoys wearing sports jerseys during concerts and events.
Whatever the reason, Peavy's phone blew up as the SNL episode finished. Even as a player who won back-to-back World Series with different teams, as well as a Cy Young Award, the response was like nothing like he'd ever experienced.
"My phone started going crazy when it aired on the East Coast and that went on into the night," Peavy said. "I don't know the last time something got that much traction in my phone with text messages."
What has made Peavy most proud of this baseball/pop culture cross-over is how much cooler he feels now that his 15-year-old son, Judd, enjoyed it.
"[Eilish] gave me huge street cred in my household and throughout the next generation," Peavy said. "Us in the MLB world are appreciative of what she does."
Cool with the teens? Wait until Peavy shows them this wild catch he made.
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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