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The New York Yankees' slide after a dream start to the season reached a new low on Thursday, courtesy of the Cincinnati Reds. And also Trent Grisham.
The bad times were well underway by the ninth inning, with the Reds leading 8-4 and on the verge of becoming the first team to sweep the Yankees in a three-game series this season. Then Grisham made himself an easy target for fans frustrated with New York's struggles.
With two outs, Reds third baseman Jeimer Candelario hit a line drive in center field to Grisham, who casually held his glove down and bobbled the bouncing ball. Candelario, still rounding first, saw the bobble and motored to second for a double. The boos came quickly for Grisham's low-effort play.
On the bright side, Grisham has had more costly misplays on a bouncing ball in the outfield, as the Yankees' current right fielder is very aware.
The error ended up being harmless, as Spencer Steer struck out in the next at-bat to end the inning. Unfortunately, no comeback came for the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth, completing the sweep for the Reds.
The bigger issue for the Yankees was three home runs allowed by starting pitcher Marcus Stroman, who allowed five earned runs in five innings of work.
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With the sweep, the Yankees have now lost 13 of their last 17 games, a span of time which has seen them go from 2.5 games up on the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East to 2.0 games back. Six of those losses have been by six runs or more.
That skid comes despite the Yankees employing the most unstoppable hitter on the planet in Aaron Judge, though he did go 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Thursday. Richard Schenck, the former MVP's personal hitting coach, had something to say about that when the numbers were brought up on YES Network.
It's been an all-around bad time for the Yankees. Their next chance to turn it around will be a home series against the Boston Red Sox starting Friday, with a pre-All-Star break road trip against the Orioles starting to loom very large.
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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