BASEBALL

SHOHEI OHTANI AND ADLEY RUTSCHMAN BROKE RECORDS THAT HAD STANDED OVER 120 YEARS ON OPENING DAY

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During MLB's Opening Day for the 2023 season, this Thursday March 30th, all 30 teams played across the United States in a day that saw a new era of baseball born, with the introduction of the pitch clock, bigger bases and the prohibition of infield shifts in order to have shorter and more exciting games according to the league.

We saw spectacular plays made all over MLB stadiums and even a couple of long standing records were broken.

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RANDY AROZARENA LANDS MILLIONAIRE MLB DEAL AFTER EARNING 4 DOLLARS PER MONTH IN CUBA

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Cuban-born, naturalized Mexican baseball player Randy Arozarena shined in the World Baseball Classic, making important hits for Mexico, spectacular catches and showing off his personality and style.

With a large following in his adopted homeland, he even signed autographs in the middle of the game, but now he has penned a multi-million MLB deal.

Arozarena's numbers allowed him to have a batting average of .450 with a home run, six doubles and nine RBIs, a big performance from the Tampa Bay Rays player.

He emphasized that Mexico took the first step for his baseball to grow, and that is why he was so keen to represent them.

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REGGIE JACKSON CLAIMS BUD SELIG BLOCKED HIM FROM BUYING OAKLAND A'S

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Major League Baseball legend Reggie Jackson claimed that former MLB commissioner Allan 'Bud' Selig blocked his attempt to buy the Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s.Jackson talked about his proposal to acquire the franchise that would have changed the Bay Area team.

"I absolutely believe that Bud was the guy involved that denied me from getting the team," Jackson said on 'The Howard Stern Show' on Wednesday.

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IVAN PRIETO DEFECTS FROM CUBA'S NATIONAL TEAM AND STAYS IN MIAMI

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The catcher of the Cuban team, Ivan Prieto, did not return to the island this Monday morning. The player reportedly ran away from the hotel where the team was staying in Miami. Prieto did not belong to the official roster of the Cuban national team.

Following the elimination of the Cuban team from the World Baseball Classic at the hands of the United States, Prieto reportedly left the camp in the evening after the game. The player reportedly took his luggage, left the hotel and went with alleged relatives.

The website Pelota Cubana was the first media outlet to report the situation. Francis Romero, a Cuban journalist, made Prieto's act known on social networks.

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TRUMPETS ARE SILENT FOR THE METS AS CLOSER EDWIN DIAZ IS EXPECTED TO MISS THE SEASON AFTER HIS FREAK INJURY AT THE WBC

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This Thursday the New York Mets fans greatest fear seems likely to be confirmed as their closer and one of their biggest stars, Edwin Diaz, will almost certainly miss the 2023 season with a patellar tendon tear in his right knee during Puerto Rico's celebration of the victory over Dominican Republic, in what was a win or go home game in the World Baseball Classic.

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