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Mets Notebook: Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso committed to team despite upcoming ‘transitory year’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

KANSAS CITY — Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso are committed to the Mets, even if the Mets aren’t committed to winning next season.Comments by right-hander Max Scherzer about his talk with Billy Eppler this weekend were published in The Athletic on Tuesday hours ahead of the 6 p.m. ET trade deadline. Scherzer told MLB insider Ken Rosenthal that the Mets informed him of their plans to reset in 2024 before trading him to the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.Eppler, according to Scherzer, called 2024 a “transitory year.”He also told Lindor the same. The shortstop said he still believes in the vision of the team, even if that vision doesn’t include a title next season.“It’s a repositioning of players and assets in the organization and trying to build a sustainable system,” Lindor said Tuesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium ahead of the Mets series against the Kansas City Royals. “They’re trying to put forward a farm system that i...

‘Big-time breathing room’: Orioles pile on Blue Jays, 13-3, claim season series for first time since 2017

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

For the second straight night, Ryan Mountcastle and Gunnar Henderson supplied much of the Orioles’ offense to back a quality start from a pitcher named Kyle.After driving in all four of Baltimore’s runs in Monday’s series-opening victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Henderson and Mountcastle combined for six RBIs as Kyle Bradish provided seven innings in a 13-3 win. With Tuesday’s victory, the Orioles won the season series against the Blue Jays for the first time since 2017 and maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.Mountcastle continued his dominance over Toronto. Entering the game with a .313 average and .996 OPS against the Blue Jays in his career, Mountcastle went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Henderson homered for the second straight game, notably doing so off left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu after struggling off lefties for much of his rookie season, and finished with four RBIs. Anthony Santander recorded that many on on...

Numbers drawn for $1.1B Mega Millions jackpot: Check your tickets here

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — The winning numbers for the record-setting $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn. If you're lucky enough to be holding a ticket that matches all of the numbers drawn Tuesday, seen below, you could be the winner of the fourth-largest prize in game history and the sixth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.The winning numbers are 8, 24, 30, 45, and 61, and Mega Ball 12. The Megaplier was 4X. Why the winner of the $1.1B Mega Millions jackpot would take home way less This jackpot has been brewing since April when a $20 million prize was won by a ticket sold in Syracuse, New York, just four days after a $483 million Mega Millions jackpot was hit by a ticket sold in Queens.Ahead of Tuesday’s drawing, Mega Millions officials estimated the jackpot’s size at $1.1 billion with a cash value of $550.2 million. That puts it as the fourth-largest in the game’s history behind a $1.337 billion prize won by a 2022 ticket sold in Illinois. It ...

Sesame Place San Diego's free admission for kids begins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Children can now splash it up for free at Sesame Place San Diego in a limited-time deal.The free admission, which started Tuesday and goes through Oct. 29, is valid for kids ages 3 to 9 when accompanied by an adult with a paid ticket, Sesame Place San Diego said in a press release Tuesday. The theme/water park features water slides, an interactive Sesame Street Neighborhood with the iconic 123 Stoop, a parade, theater show, meet-and-greet opportunities with Sesame Street characters, among others. How to visit Cabrillo National Monument for free this week Count's Splash Castle, a new multi-level interactive water-play attraction which includes three giant tipping buckets that dump over 1,300 gallons of water, recently opened to visitors.Guests will also be able to enjoy themed weekends in August:Best Friends Weekend: Take part in a variety of activities with your best friends from Aug. 4 - 6.B is for Bubbles Weekend: Dance, explore and play with all things bu...

Firefighter killed in B.C. identified as Zak Muise, 25, called ‘vital’ member of team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and a tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for.Big Cat Wildfire shared a photo of Muise in his uniform and called him a “vital member” of one of its crews.The 25-year-old died Friday as he helped battle the massive Donnie Creek wildfire in northeastern B.C.RCMP have said he was killed when his heavy-duty ATV rolled over a steep drop on a gravel road in a remote area about 150 kilometres north of Fort St. John.A brief online obituary posted on the website of a Waterford, Ont., funeral home in the name of his family says Muise is survived by his parents and five older siblings.It says Muise was “loved by many,” and the family is grateful to all firefighters and other first responders “who are still fighting.”It says a funeral is scheduled for later this month in Simcoe, Ont., and that a public memorial in B.C. is al...

$1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing offers shot at 6th largest prize ever

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will be up for grabs Tuesday night, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months.The numbers drawn were 8, 24, 30, 45 ,61, and the yellow ball: 12. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, allowing it to roll over again and again until it reached its status as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. Tuesday night’s drawing will be the 30th since someone last won the jackpot.The drought is due to a combination of poor luck and terrible odds, as the chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million. The odds of winning smaller prizes, ranging from $1 million to $2, are significantly better.The $1.1 billion jackpot is for a sole winner who chooses to collect through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. A sole winner who opts for a lump sum payment would receive an estimated $550.2 million.Winners also would be subject to federal taxes, and many state...

Pope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis begins a five-day trip to Portugal on Wednesday for World Youth Day, the international Catholic jamboree that is expected to gather around 1 million people. While in Portugal, Francis will visit the place from where 15th- and 16th-century Portuguese explorers set sail on world-changing voyages to Africa, Asia and South America, a church and monastery that are unique architectural gems, and one of the world’s most popular Catholic shrines where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to children.Here’s a look at where Francis will go.___BELEM NATIONAL PALACEThe official reception is at the Palácio Nacional de Belém, which is the Portuguese president’s residence, also known as the pink palace. It sits beside the Tagus River in the neighborhood of Belem, which in Portuguese means Bethlehem. It was from here that Portugal’s maritime explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries, such as Vasco da Gama, set sail. The cross and the crown went together on th...

Pope Francis can expect to find heat and hope in Portugal, along with fallout from sex abuse scandal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis plans to head to Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with the church’s ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal.More than 1 million young people from around the world were expected to attend the gathering in Lisbon, which takes place over several days. Busloads of pilgrims started arriving before Tuesday despite temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) by the weekend’s final papal Mass.“Stay hydrated!” read a slogan promoted by the Portugal’s General Directorate for Health for the event. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa advised youth day volunteers Monday to keep with them “a lot of water, because it’s very hot, and a hat.”Cardinal-elect Americo Aguiar, a Lisbon bishop who is organizing the festival, said two years of COVID-19 lockdowns made this year’s edition of World Youth Day unique. He s...

Stock market today: Asian shares slip echoing Wall Street’s retreat from rally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 1.8% in morning trading to 32,871.85. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8% to 7,390.30. South Korea’s Kospi slid 1.1% to 2,636.62. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 1.5% to 19,713.43, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.5% to 3,273.90. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 lost 12.23, or 0.3%, to 4,576.73, coming off its fifth straight winning month. The Nasdaq composite sank 62.11, or 0.4%, to 14,283.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average squeezed out a gain of 71.15 points, or 0.2%, to 35,630.68 even though most of the stocks within it weakened.Travel-related stocks helped drag the market lower after they gave up some of their big gains from earlier in the year. Norwegian Cruise Line lost 12.1% despite reporting stronger profit and revenue for the spring than expected. Expectations have been hi...

Media owner files complaint alleging interference by Costa Rica’s president in custody dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:17 GMT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A banker and media owner said Tuesday he had filed a legal complaint against Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves, alleging that his administration interfered in his child custody dispute.The animosity between Chaves and the complainant Leonel Baruch, who owns online news site CR Hoy, is well known.Baruch’s complaint, which alleges influence trafficking by the president and top officials, is one that any citizen can file, and does not necessarily lead to any charges. The dispute came to light when the former head of Costa Rica’s child welfare agency, Gloriana López Fuscaldo, claimed she had received a phone call from Chaves’ chief of staff, telling her the president wanted her to “rule well” on the custody case. López Fuscaldo later went to neighboring Panama, claiming she feared for her safety.Chaves did not immediately respond to Baruch’s complaint, but said López Fuscaldo could return at any time.“I just want to tell Gloriana that she can r...