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The Texas Rangers are holding their breath on Jacob deGrom, like many feared they might have to after they lured him from the New York Mets this past offseason. The two-time Cy Young winner exited a start Friday with an apparent injury after throwing 3.2 shutout innings. He didn't appear to be in serious pain or discomfort, but still left after speaking with Rangers manager Bruce Bochy.A couple hours later after a 5-2 Rangers win over the New York Yankees, Bochy told reporters deGrom left with forearm tightness and would be further evaluated on Saturday. The decision was reportedly described as "precautionary," but that won't stop alarm bells from ringing for many fans, as forearm tightness can often be the precursor to many serious issues, including the dreaded Tommy John surgery. Injury woes have sadly become a recurring feature of deGrom's career, though that didn't stop the Rangers from giving him a five-year, $185 million contract in free agency last offseason. Due to injuries and the shortened 2020 season, deGrom hasn't pitched more than 15 starts in a season since 2019. He hit the 60-day injured list last season with a stress reaction on his right scapula and in 2021 with, gulp, right forearm tightness. He hasn't played a full season without hitting the IL since 2017. This isn't the first time the Rangers have had reason to worry in 2023, as he also left his first spring training start with left side tightness. When healthy, deGrom is the most dominant pitcher in baseball, with a 2.09 ERA, a 0.865 WHIP and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings since his first Cy Young season in 2018. It wasn't hard to understand why the Rangers wanted him, but they had to understand they were signing up for stressful nights like Friday, even if his subsequent evaluations come out clean.
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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