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It's safe to say that Nolan Jones made the most of his first true opportunity in Major League Baseball.
The 2016 Holy Ghost Prep graduate was called up to the big leagues by the Colorado Rockies on April 12 but never got an at-bat before being sent back down to the minors four days later. He was promoted again to the Rockies at the end of May.
When he returned, after tearing it up in Triple-A, he proved he belonged and deserved to stay by putting together a superb season.
A look at the numbers:
Games played: 106 (100 starts, primarily in the outfield)
Batting average: .297
Hits: 109
Home runs: 20
RBI: 62
Steals: 20
Runs: 60
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The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder was the first Rockies rookie to have a 20-homer, 20-steal season. He led MLB with 19 outfield assists
He was named the National League Rookie of the Month for September after hitting .349 with seven home runs, 12 steals and seven outfield assists.
He's expected to receive serious consideration for National League Rookie of the Year.
Jones was originally selected in the second round (55th overall) of the 2016 Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Guardians and made his major-league debut for Cleveland in July of last year, hitting .244 with two homers and 13 RBI in 28 games.
A Langhorne native, Jones, 25, was traded to Colorado in November for infielder Juan Brito.
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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