CREATED BY SPORTS BETTORS FOR SPORTS BETTORS
LET’S HEAR YOUR STORY
Mitch Keller reportedly just got paid. On Thursday, the right-handed pitcher and Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a five-year, $77 million extension that will keep Keller with the team through his prime, according to ESPN.
The 27-year-old is coming off his first All-Star nod after pitching in a career-high 194 1/3 innings in 2023 and striking out 210 batters. Keller finished last season with a 13-9 record and a 4.21 ERA.
The Pirates are in the process of solidifying their young core, having signed Keller, Ke'Bryan Hayes (third baseman) and Bryan Reynolds (outfield) to deals that last through 2030 in recent years. The team also has visions of pairing Keller, a 2014 second-round pick, with the top pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Paul Skenes.
After finishing 76-86 — fourth in the NL Central — last year, Pittsburgh got to work bolstering its roster. This offseason, the Pirates signed Aroldis Chapman and southpaw starter Martin Perez. Andrew McCutchen, a franchise favorite, was brought back, and the team added first baseman Rowdy Tellez and catcher Yasmani Grandal.
Pittsburgh hasn't finished better than fourth in the division since 2016 and hasn't won a playoff series since the Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds in the wild card in 2013.
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.
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
