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Having swung and missed on Shohei Ohtani, the Giants now turn their attention to another Japanese star who is high atop their MLB free-agency wish list. San Francisco met with right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Sunday, ESPN's Buster Olney reported Monday, citing a source, as the sought-after talent attracts plenty of attention from teams league-wide. The meeting comes as other teams court Yamamoto, including the New York Yankees, who are meeting with the pitcher Monday, the New York Post's Jon Heyman reported. The bidding to sign Yamamoto could reach as high as $300 million, per Heyman, who also reported that the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets are seen as "big players" in the sweepstakes. The Giants heavily scouted Yamamoto leading up to his posting last month, with president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi flying to Japan this fall in the midst of his search for a new manager. On "Giants Talk" in early October, Zaidi called Yamamoto "one of the top starting pitchers in the world." The 25-year-old posted a 1.82 ERA over 897 innings with Nippon Professional Baseball's Orix Buffaloes, and had eye-popping numbers in strikeout rate (26.43 percent), walk rate (5.9 percent) and home run rate (1.03 percent). One of the Giants' biggest offseason needs is a co-ace for Logan Webb, and Yamamoto certainly fits the bill. But San Francisco isn't alone in its interest, and there is some stiff competition for his services. It begs the age-old question, though: The Giants know who they want to sign, but can they pull it off? As San Francisco's fan base reels from Ohtani joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, it certainly hopes so.
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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