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A promise is a promise, and New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor kept his word to teammate Jeff McNeil, rewarding him for winning the 2022 National League batting title — even if the payoff took a while. During the 2022 MLB season, Lindor told McNeil that he would buy him a car if McNeil led the NL in hitting. He did just that, edging Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, .326 to .325. We were talking about the batting title, I don’t know if he was upset that day or something, Lindor said in October 2022. It’s rare when McNeil’s upset. And I say, ‘If you win a batting title, I’ll get you a car.’ That was a long time ago, and everyone has made sure I haven’t forgotten. Everyone is making sure I buy him a car. I will get him a car. I didn’t specify what car it was. Spring training 2023 came and went — no car. The MLB season got under way, and McNeil still didn't have his new wheels. In July, while appearing on Bleacher Report’s “On Base with Mookie Betts" podcast, Lindor affirmed that his teammate would get the car, but he did not specify when. After the Mets' 2023 season came to end, Lindor was asked again about his duty to McNeil and said it would get done in the offseason. It will happen — it’s just a matter of time,” Lindor said. “In the offseason, I have got nothing but time, so it will happen. On Monday, McNeil's agent confirmed to Newsday's Tim Healey that Lindor paid off his side of the agreement, gifting McNeil a new Ford Bronco. Did Lindor's delay in paying up put a curse on the 2023 Mets? It's possible. The Mets finished well out of the NL playoff picture, with a 75-87 record despite having the highest payroll in the majors ($331 million). The year after he won the batting title, McNeil's average dropped from .326 to .270, and he played the final few weeks of the season with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. Lindor's average dropped 16 points to .254, and he recorded 17 fewer hits than he did in 2022.The lesson is, as always, keep your word and don't delay in paying your debts.
(So maybe it wasn't a curse, and it was just the injury-riddled, underachieving roster contributing to the disappointing season.)
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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