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Run It Back | Kyle Lowry's future is sending Toronto into meltdown
After reports that Kyle Lowry's Toronto home is on the market, the prospect of the six-time All-Star parting ways with the Raptors is closer than ever.
After reports that Kyle Lowry's Toronto home is on the market, the prospect of the six-time All-Star parting ways with the Raptors is closer than ever.
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NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier broke his nose and sustained a concussion when he was hit in the shield of his helmet by a shot last weekend. The Devils said Thursday they placed the 22-year-old Swiss centre on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 27. He is being listed as week to week. Hischier was hurt in the third period against the Washington Capitals on Saturday when a puck that was deflected pushed the shield hard into his face. Coach Lindy Ruff has reserved comment when asked about the injury in recent days. Hours before their game against the rival Rangers at the Prudential Center, the team said has a sinus fracture and is currently in concussion protocol. Forward Janne Kuokkanen was recalled from the practice squad. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NHL draft, Hischier was named the Devils’ captain on Feb. 20, the day he returned to the lineup after missing first 11 games with a leg injury. The Devils had not had a captain since Andy Greene was dealt to the New York Islanders last February. At 22 years and 47 days old, Hischier is the youngest captain currently in the NHL. ___ More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press
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New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says he is emphasizing offence over defence but Kevin Pillar and Albert Almora Jr. were brought in to help with their gloves. “While some of our players aren’t defensive geniuses, we think that the overall blend that we have is pretty good," Alderson said during an interview on the ESPN telecast of Thursday’s 8-4 win over Washington in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Washington stole three bases off new Mets catcher Brian McCann, two by Víctor Robles. Brandon Nimmo was picked off by Jackson Rutledge. New York’s 32 errors were 10th among the 30 teams last year. “I totally agree with Sandy,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “That’s one of the things that we’re working on in this camp. We talk about baserunning. We failed today in baserunning. We got picked off at first base on a 3-2 count. That should never happen. We gave up I think it was three stolen bases, even though McCann threw the ball well. So defensively we can hurt ourselves. And we’ve seen it happen in the past. It happened last year.” Infield coach Gary DiSarcina is working toward improvement, Rojas said, so pitchers “can trust their defence behind them to pitch to contact and be effective and be totally more economical with their pitch count. So, yes, we need it. We need it in the outfield. We need it in the infield. We need it in the catcher to control the running game. So it’s one of our main focuses in camp, for sure.” METS 8, NATIONALS 4 A spring training grand slam was special for the Mets’ Pete Alonso. The 2019 NL Rookie of the Year hit an opposite-field home run to right-centre off Cole Henry in the fifth inning. Alonso did not have any home runs in 45 exhibition at-bats last year after hitting 53 home runs during the 2019 regular season, the most in the major leagues and a rookie record. And he hit the slam with some special fans in the seats at Clover Park. “Big shout out — happy birthday, mom!” Alonso said of his mother Michelle, who was at the ballpark with dad Peter. “Glad I could get a birthday bomb for you. So thank you guys for coming. It’s really nice to have my parents here at the games.” Fans are back at spring training games in limit numbers after the entire 2020 regular season was played in empty ballparks because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “After the ball went over the fence, I’m like, yeah, it’s my mom’s birthday today. I got to hot a a home run on her on her birthday while she got to see me play. So this is really special,” he said. “I don’t know how to spot her in the stands anymore. It’s weird because now’s there’s people again. I don’t know, I lost my knack for it.” Nimmo led off the game with his first home run. and David Peterson, allowed one hit in two shutout innings. Jeurys Familia, who struggled with control issues last season, walked two in a scoreless 31-pitch inning. Newcomer Trevor May walked one in a scoreless inning. Ryan Zimmerman hit his second home run, a three-run drive off Dellin Betances. Washington got a look at its top two pitching prospects, 2020 first-round pick Cade Cavalli and Rutledge, a 2019 first-round pick. Each appeared in a Nationals uniform against major league hitters from another team for the first time, each threw one scoreless inning and each struck out a pair of batters. “It being my first big league spring training game, it was good nerves. I wasn’t scared or nervous like that. I was just excited and just had to settle in,” Cavalli said. “I took a look around. I’m in a Nats uniform in a big league game. That’s what I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid.” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that righty reliever Tanner Rainey has been shut down and is limited to throwing from about 90 feet now because of a minor muscle strain around his collarbone area. ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 3 (6) No. 2 starter Dean Kremer struggled in his first outing for Baltimore, yielding three runs, three hits and two walks while retiring five batters. Ramón Urias hit a three-run homer. Jarren Duran, Boston's No. 2 outfield prospect, hit his second home run and his second double. Newcomer Matt Andriese pitched two perfect innings. PHILLIES 15, YANKEES 0 (8) Alex Bohm hit a three-run homer off Albert Abreu, who gave up four runs in a nine-run fourth that included Rhys Hopkins' RBI single. Matt Moore allowed one hit and one walk in two shutout innings. Deivi García allowed solo homers to Scott Kingery in the first and Odubel Herrera in the second. TIGERS 8, BLUE JAYS 2 (7) Miguel Cabrera drove in his first run with a double for Detroit. Ace Spencer Turnbull allowed two runs and four hits in two innings. Cavan Biggio had an RBI triple for Toronto. Bo Bichette went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and an error. RAYS 5, TWINS 2 (7) Ryan Yarbrough pitched a scoreless inning, Manuel Margot had two hits and Randy Arozarena singled in a run. Minnesota ace Kenta Maeda struck out three in two perfect innings. PIRATES 6, BRAVES 1 (7) Ke'Bryan Hayes had two hits, including an RBI triple, for Pittsburgh. Erik González hit a two-run homer. Tyler Anderson allowed one run and three hits in two innings. Atlanta's Bryce Wilson gave up one hit in two scoreless innings. Pabo Sandoval had a sacrifice fly. ___ More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Diamondbacks left-hander Caleb Smith was reflecting on Tuesday's first spring training start when he talked about a valuable lesson he learned when facing the San Diego Padres. “Don't throw Tatis a fastball,” he said with a chuckle. After Smith grooved a fastball, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a grand slam deep over the left-centre wall for his first homer of the spring. The 22-year-old hit the ball so hard that Arizona's outfielders barely moved and the ball landed among the fans sitting on blankets at Salt River Fields. Tatis is among baseball's best young stars and he finished fourth in the NL MVP voting during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when he hit .277 with 17 homers and 11 stolen bases. The Padres beefed up their roster in the off-season, adding pitchers like Yu Darvish and Blake Snell to try to snap the Dodgers' streak of eight straight NL West titles. The lineup is expected to revolve around Tatis, who has a .301 average and 39 homers over his first 143 big league games. Here are a few other players who were impressive during the first week of exhibition action. ___ RHP Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks: Kelly gave up two runs in two innings during his first outing but his stuff looked good, and five of the six outs he recorded were strikeouts. It was an encouraging sign for the 32-year-old, who looked like one of the better pitchers in the National League early in 2020 before a blood clot was found in his shoulder and his season ended. Kelly had thoracic outlet surgery to dissolve the clot. The procedure involved the removal of a rib. 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec, Red Sox: The 25-year-old corner infielder has three homers in his first nine spring at-bats, which has raised expectations even more for his 2021 season. The 6-foot-4, 227-pounder had an impressive debut for the disappointing Red Sox in 2020, batting .263 with eight homers in just 80 at-bats. C Gary Sanchez, Yankees: The 28-year-old is trying to bounce back from a miserable 2020 season when he batted just .147 with a .253 on-base percentage. He hit two homers in his first five spring at-bats, raising hopes that the two-time All-Star will return to his 2019 form when he hit a career-high 34 homers. 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pirates: The Pittsburgh prospect was excellent in his first big league action last season, batting .376 with five homers in 85 at-bats. Now the Pirates are hopeful he can be one of the cornerstones of this season's lineup. He's off to a good start in spring training this week with three hits, including two doubles, in his first seven at-bats. RHP Trevor Bauer, Dodgers: The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner for the Cincinnati Reds joined the Dodgers during the off-season, making the defending World Series champions even more formidable heading into 2021. In his first outing for L.A., he struck out two batters over two scoreless innings and gave up just one hit. SS Wander Franco, Rays: The consensus No. 1 prospect is still just 20 years old but launched his first spring training homer Wednesday. It remains to be seen when he'll actually make his big league debut but there's little doubt the Rays could have a special player. ___ Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP ___ More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports David Brandt, The Associated Press