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NBC Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
MLB Power Rankings: Rays and Astros rising, Giants in strong position after Rafael Devers trade
Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the tremors of a shocking blockbuster trade, a Contreras brothers showdown, familiar faces return for the Yankees and Mariners, another rapid ascension for an Angels prospect, and the best catch of the young season. (Please note these power rankings are a combination of current performance and long-term projected outlook) Let's get started! Matthew Pouliot, Note: Rankings are from the afternoon of Monday, June 16. Last week: 1 Riley Greene homered and knocked in four runs in Friday's win over the Reds and now boasts 49 RBI for the season. He's currently on pace to be the first Tigers player to drive in 100 runs since Nick Castellanos in 2017. That's a long time! Last week: 2 Swept by the Rays over the weekend and missing Kodai Senga with a hamstring strain. This week, the Mets will begin an important 10-game stretch where they'll play the Braves seven times and the second-place Phillies three times. Last week: 3 The Cubs' bullpen has a 0.93 ERA over the last 30 days. Ryan Pressly has turned his season around in this timespan with a spotless ERA to go along with a 11/2 K/BB ratio in 12 2/3 innings. Daniel Palencia has emerged as a late-inning arm and Porter Hodge is making his way back from injury, so the Cubs' bullpen is likely to remain a strength. Last week: 5 The Dodgers won two out of three against the Giants over the weekend, including a throwback performance from Clayton Kershaw. Now they'll get Shohei Ohtani back on the mound to begin the week. It remains to be seen how far they'll push him initially, but it's a big boost for a depleted rotation. Last week: 4 What will the Yankees get out of Giancarlo Stanton? The 35-year-old has been out season due to epicondylitis in both of his elbows, but he checked out fine during a brief minor league rehab assignment while going 3-for-11 (.273) with one double, four RBI, and one walk over three games in Double-A. His return means that the Yankees will have to get creative about giving Ben Rice at-bats. Last week: 8 Winners of four straight, the Phillies are set to take on the Marlins in Miami for four games before a huge weekend series against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Jesus Luzardo is set to pitch twice this week after an encouraging return to form last week against the Cubs last Wednesday. Last week: 7 I'll be honest: Until now, I've been a bit skeptical about the Giants' staying power in our Top-10, but their stunner of a trade for slugger Rafael Devers changes all of that. It's a franchise-altering move, and one which makes the Giants a team built to last in the National League playoff race. Well done, Buster Posey. Welcome to The Bay, Raffy! 🌁 Last week: 9 The Astros are still rising and falling with Jose Altuve. The 35-year-old is hitting .297 with six homers and an .827 OPS over his last 35 games. The Astros have gone 23-12 in that time to surge into first place in the AL West. Last week: 6 Jackson Merrill has already missed time this season due to a right hamstring strain, but now he's facing another absence due to a concussion from a tag from Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte on Saturday night. Last week: 11 A steady riser in our ranks, the Rays have 18 out of their last 24 games, including a sweep against the Mets at Citi Field this past weekend. Jonathan Aranda might be the best hitter that the public-at-large doesn't know about. He's tied for second in the AL in-base percentage (.411) and fifth among qualified AL hitters with a .902 OPS. Last week: 12 Alejandro Kirk is second in the majors with a .371 batting average dating back to the start of May. Last week: 14 Jacob Misiorowski lived up to the hype in his major league debut last week, tossing five no-hit innings before leaving due to cramping in his right calf and quadriceps. Fortunately for the Brewers, the rookie fireballer checked out fine and should be ready to face the Cubs in his second career start on Wednesday. MUST SEE: Jacob Misiorowski's first three pitches to start his Major League career: 100 MPH 🔥 102 MPH 🔥 101 MPH 🔥 Last week: 16 The Mariners have faded in our rankings, but they swept the Guardians over the weekend and will get their ace Logan Gilbert back on Monday against the Red Sox. Last week: 10 Everything you can do, I can do better. On the eve of Father's Day, Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras and his brother Brewers catcher William Contreras each hit home runs in the same inning. Josh and Bo Naylor did the same thing last April, but the Contreras brothers are the first to do it as opponents since 1933. Great tidbit here by Sarah Langs. Willson and William Contreras are the second pair of brothers to homer in the same inning as opponents since 1900, joining: 7/19/1933 Rick (BOS) & Wes (CLE) Ferrell (Rick's HR was OFF Wes!) h/t @EliasSports Last week: 18 The Reds have won seven out of their last 10 games and Elly De La Cruz begins the week with a four-game home run streak. Last week: 19 Trading a player who is in his prime and ranks among the league leaders in RBI is something we rarely (if ever) see, especially for a team who fancies themselves as a contender, but the Red Sox apparently think that getting Rafael Devers out of their clubhouse (and off their payroll) will pay off in the end. It's a bold take for a lot of reasons, including the fact that the Red Sox are playing their best baseball of late. Byron Buxton launched a 479-foot home run against the Rangers last Wednesday. Only Mike Trout (484 feet on April 19) has hit a longer home run this season. 479 FEET! BYRON BUXTON LAUNCHES ONE WAY OUT! Last week: 20 Pickle Power! Kumar Rocker had his best start in the majors to date on Sunday with five scoreless innings against the White Sox, apparently aided by multiple shots of pickle juice. Shot of pickle juice anyone? 🤨#AllForTX I smell an endorsement in Kumar Rocker's future. And pickles. Last week: 21 We noted last week that the Diamondbacks were probably in trouble after losing Corbin Burnes due to Tommy John surgery. It's still not looking great, but they won five straight before dropping the series finale against the Padres on Sunday. Last week: 24 The Braves somehow lost to the Rockies on Sunday despite Grant Holmes striking out 15 batters, but still there's some momentum with this team over the past week. They have a chance to make a move in the NL East with seven out of their next 10 games coming against the first-place Mets. Last week: 15 With six wins in their last 19 games — and one of the worst offenses in the majors — It's increasingly likely that the Guardians may use this summer as a testing ground for some of their young position players. Last week: 17 Six straight losses and what looks to be a long-term absence for ace left-hander Cole Ragans as he tries to get answers on his shoulder injury. It's not good. Last week: 22 Give the Angels some credit; they are nothing if not consistent. Christian Moore made his way to the majors last Friday after being selected 8th overall in last year's draft. This follows a long line of fast-rising prospects with the Angels in recent years, including fellow infielders Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto. Angels fans hope this trio will be together for a long time. Last week: 25 Dare I say that the Orioles have been playing better recently? Since falling 17 games under .500 on May 28, the Orioles are 11-4. They still have quite a hill to climb, but it's been nice to see Gunnar Henderson start to take off. Last week: 23 Losers of eight straight, the Nationals have called up top prospect third baseman Brady House. The 22-year-old has seen his ups and downs since being selected No. 11 overall in 2021, but he was hitting .304/.353/.519 with 13 homers over 65 games in Triple-A this season. He's set to take over the starting third base gig in Washington. Last week: 28 The Marlins were one of nine teams to sweep a three-game series over the weekend, as they took down the fading Nationals. Dane Myers went 8-for-13 with a homer, three RBI, and two runs scored during the season as his unexpected breakout continues. Last week: 27 I could say something else here, but what's the point? Rookie Denzel Clarke probably made the best catch of the year last week and we should take a moment here to watch it all over again. Join me, friends. DENZEL CLARKE OMG! 🤯 Last week: 26 Andrew McCutchen has officially moved ahead of Roberto Clemente for third on the Pirates' all-time home run leaderboard. No. 241 for No. 22 👏 There's nobody you'd rather have do it. Last week: 29 The White Sox turned the page on Andrew Vaughn last week by trading him to the Brewers for right-hander Aaron Civale. A former top prospect, Vaughn has regressed in recent years and was hitting .189 with a .531 OPS through 48 games this season. While Vaughn's handling was likely botched in the first place, both sides are probably better off apart. Last week: 30 The Rockies are red hot! Or lukewarm, at least. After going 6-33 to begin the year, they've won five out of their last 12 games. As Bill Murray's character in 'What About Bob?' said, baby steps.
New York Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Cardinals' Willson Contreras calls out ‘f–king p—y' Brewers player after collision causes in-game spat
Willson Contreras was apparently ready to throw down. After a collision at first base on Saturday between the Cardinals infielder and Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin in the bottom of the third inning, Milwaukee first baseman Rhys Hoskins expressed his displeasure with Contreras from the home dugout. On Durbin's groundout, Contreras took a step back with his right leg after recording the out, putting it in the path of Durbin, who collided with Contreras and then went tumbling to the ground. Advertisement 6 Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin (21) collides with Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras (40) in the third inning on June 14, 2025. X/MLB on Fox 6 Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras (l.) and Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin (r.) stumble after a collision on June 14, 2025. X/MLB on Fox 6 Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras gestures to the Brewers dugout on June 14, 2025. X/MLB on Fox Advertisement 6 Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins reacts after the collision between Willson Contreras and Caleb Durbin on June 14, 2025. X/MLB on Fox Contreras chirped right back at Hoskins after the play and seemed ready for a confrontation, though the situation was diffused. However, Brewers pitcher and ex-Met Jose Quintana then plunked Contreras on the left arm in the top of the fifth. Contreras ran to pick up the ball and handed it to Quintana before jogging to first base. Each team was issued a warning after the hit by pitch. Advertisement Contreras, whose brother William is the Brewers' catcher, called out one of the Brewers players after the game, though he did not specify if this was directed at Hoskins. 'One of their players likes to talk from far away, but when he got to my face, he didn't say s–t,' Contreras told reporters after Saturday's 8-5 Cardinals win. 'I was looking for more than that. He seems to be tough, but he's a f—ing p—y. I'm not going to name names. He knows who he is.' Asked later about Hoskins, Contreras said, 'He didn't say nothing to me. I was expecting for him to say something, but he was looking away already. Look at my face — just say it to my face, whatever you say from the dugout. He was looking away and said, 'Get off the base.' I said, 'Push me,' and he didn't. So, it was good.' Advertisement 6 Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras is hit by a pitch by Brewers starter Jose Quintana in the fifth inning on June 14, 2025. Benny Sieu-Imagn Images 6 Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras (l.) hands the ball back to Brewers starter Jose Quintana (r.) after being hit by a pitch in the fifth inning on June 14, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Contreras said he had no issues with Quintana, a former Cubs teammate, and believes he did nothing wrong on the play that led to the collision with Durbin. 'I wasn't trying to get him hurt,' Contreras said. 'I mean, he was running inside the line. I stayed there. I have all the right to stand on the bag. I don't think that's anyone's fault.'
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘Kidnapped': families and lawyers desperate to contact LA workers arrested in Ice raids
Gabriel says he has not been able to speak to his brother Jacob, since Jacob was arrested in a raid by armed immigration officials and federal agents at the Ambiance Apparel warehouse in the Los Angeles fashion district on Friday. Yurien Contreras doesn't know how her father, Mario Romero, is doing either. 'I witnessed how they put my father in handcuffs, chained him from the waist and from his ankles,' Contreras said at a press conference in LA on Monday morning. 'My family and I haven't had communication with my dad. We don't know anything.' Jacob and Romero were among dozens of people arrested in immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles this weekend, raids that sparked a roaring backlash and eventually led to the deployment of the national guard in the city. They were 'kidnapped' by agents, Contreras said. 'I demand due process for my father and the dozens of other workers.' The raids in the fashion district were followed by enforcement actions in the nearby city of Paramount, where federal agents cuffed and detained laborers at a Home Depot. Agents were also spotted outside a donut shop in nearby Compton, and around schools. Some of the families of those detained gathered outside Ambiance on Monday, demanding the release of their loved ones. Some, like Jacob, were the sole breadwinners in their families. Others, like José Ortiz, had worked in LA's garment district for years – Ortiz had been with Ambiance for 18 years. 'He was always here. He was a loyal worker,' his daughter Saraí Ortiz said. 'He is someone who gave his life to this community and to his work.' Carlos Gonzalez said his older brother José Paulino was taken away not only from his siblings and mother, but also from 'one of the friendliest and most loving dogs I have ever met'. At least 14 of those detained were members of the Episcopalian Diocese of Los Angeles. 'Fourteen members of one of our Episcopal churches couldn't be in church this morning on the Day of Pentecost. Their government ripped them from the arms of their families at home and the body of Christ at church,' said Los Angeles bishop John Harvey Taylor. Loved ones and lawyers are still scrambling to find where all of them were taken. 'As police shot flash bangs overhead, I begged officers to let me meet with those who were detained,' said Elaina Jung Hee Vermeulen, a legal fellow at the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. 'Instead of upholding the constitutional rights of those detained, they prepared to repress those rising up against these atrocities.' The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that 118 immigrants were arrested this week, and released the names of some of those in its custody, alleging criminal violations. But the administration's border czar, Tom Homan, also admitted that the agency was arresting people without criminal records. The raids at workplaces – pushed by Homan and by White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller – come amid a broader push to speed up arrests and deportations. Homan said the LA area is likely to see more enforcement this week, even as thousands of national guard deployed to the city prepared to quell protests against the raids. Lawyers from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), found that immigrants apprehended in LA were initially detained in the basement of a federal immigration building. 'As attorneys, we are disgusted by DHS's blatant betrayal of basic human dignity as we witness hundreds of people held in deplorable conditions without food, water, or beds for 12-plus hours,' said Lindsay Toczylowski, president of ImmDef. 'This is an urgent moment for our country to wake up to the terror Ice is inflicting on communities and take action.' The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) held a rally in downtown Los Angeles demanding the 'humane treatment and access to lawyers for all detainees'. At least one of the people arrested over the weekend was almost immediately put on a bus and deported to Mexico, said Luis Angel Reyes Savalza, a deportation defense attorney supporting the impacted families. 'And when they were removed, they weren't given any paperwork, which is highly unusual and irregular,' he said. Others were taken to the immigration detention centers Adelanto, California – more than a two-hour drive from downtown LA – or El Paso, Texas. 'All of this smacks of lawlessness – there have been violations of many, many rights.' The workplace raids were especially brazen, lawyers said, after a federal judge in April issued a preliminary injunction forbidding warrantless immigration stops. The injunction applied to a wide swath of California, and came after CBP conducted similar raids in California's agricultural Kern county in January. 'You can't just racially and ethnically profile people and arrest them and ask questions later,' said Reyes Savalza, noting that many of those arrested had no criminal history and could apply for various forms of immigration relief if they were allowed to contact attorneys. 'If the federal government can come and kidnap people without disclosing any information as to the reason for those arrests, every person in this country should be appalled and terrified,' he added.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Educators Say Worst Fears Realized as High Schoolers Detained by ICE
Students in the Bronx high school that Dylan Lopez Contreras attended before he was arrested by immigration agents last month have sent hundreds of letters in recent weeks to the Western Pennsylvania detention center where he is being held. Written in a third-period elective class set aside for this purpose, staff made sure to send the missives individually, rather than in a single pile, hoping Contreras would enjoy their support over time while lawyers fight for his release. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Contreras, 20, didn't always have time for school — working to help support his family would often pull him away, one of his teachers told The 74 — but he left his mark on the ELLIS Prep campus. He was the one who introduced a fun new tradition, one that continues in his absence, maybe even in his honor: He got the kids to play Uno in their downtime. His teacher could hear their laughter over the game in the hallway. So when it came time to send Contreras a supportive note, telling him to stay strong during a dark time, one of them slipped an Uno card inside the envelope. 'I'm going to give him a +4,' the student told his teacher, referring to a card used to delay or prevent an opponent's victory. 'That would make him laugh.' Contreras' May 21 arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a routine mandatory court hearing — and that of a Massachusetts high school junior who was picked up by ICE 10 days later on his way to volleyball practice — have intensified anxiety among educators who serve immigrant students. They say their early fears about President Trump's return to power are now playing out. And while these young men engage in separate legal battles, CNN reported last week that some 500 children who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors have been taken into federal custody by agents following 'welfare checks' that many advocates say are wreaking havoc. Families say the children have been increasingly difficult to find and extract from government 'care.' The efforts targeting children — some younger than 10 — may be the result of increased pressure from a reportedly furious White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to boost the number of immigration-related arrests to 3,000 per day. Related Adam Strom, executive director of Re-Imagining Migration, said some school districts have been preparing for this escalation — creating rapid response teams and family support networks that activate when immigration enforcement occurs — but others are shocked at what they're witnessing. 'For other communities, this is a wake-up call … the unimaginable is happening in communities like their own, to students not so different from the kids in their own classrooms,' Strom said. After much protest, 18-year-old Massachusetts teen Marcelo Gomes da Silva was granted bond and released from custody Thursday. He said he had not showered in six days, had crackers for lunch and dinner, slept on a concrete floor with a metallic blanket and had to use the bathroom in front of 40 other men. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said he should never have been taken into custody by ICE agents, who later admitted they were looking for his father. 'While ICE officers never intended to apprehend Gomes-DaSilva, he was found to be in the United States illegally and subject to removal proceedings, so officers made the arrest,' homeland security officials said in a Twitter post. The New York and Massachusetts cases come amid others. An 18-year-old student from Colombia living in Detroit, was picked up May 20 as he was driving friends to join their high school field trip. Federal officials said he already had a removal order from a judge. In another case, a 19-year-old Georgia woman was held in an ICE detention facility for weeks after she was arrested by local police in early May on traffic charges that were later dismissed. As the cop told Ximena Arias Cristobal he was taking her to jail, she replied shakily that she couldn't go because she had finals the next week and her family 'really depends on this.' Released on bond May 22, the young woman is now facing deportation to Mexico, a country she left when she was 4. Far younger children — including toddlers — have been defending themselves in immigration court for years. And the many organizations that have helped them through the system are now under attack. Some have been issued stop work orders — Trump ceased funding for their legal representation — leaving them in further jeopardy. Nancy Duchesneau, a senior pre-K-to-12 research manager at the advocacy organization EdTrust, said it's too early to tell if the country's most recent immigration enforcement campaign — manifested in raids and surprise detentions after court appearances — has led to a drop in school attendance as it has in the past. Duchesneau noted that ICE's aggressive tactics disrupt learning and cause harm to a wide swath of students, not just immigrants or those with foreign-born parents. 'When we see trauma happen to other kids, or to other people, we still have emotional impacts from that,' she said. 'Seeing your friends taken away — kids that you know — even if you are an American citizen, we don't know what else could happen.' Like Strom, she said schools should make sure there are clear policies in place for when ICE agents visit campus and that both students and staff know their rights. Related Eric Marquez, one of Dylan's teachers at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, said he taught Contreras for weeks last fall before the young man, who worked as a delivery driver, started regularly missing school. 'If he had a chance to work, he worked,' Marquez said. His teachers understand that struggle. ELLIS Prep is a small specialized school that serves older newcomer students with limited English, nearly all of whom had arrived in the country just weeks or months before their admission. Many are behind on their credits and some have massive gaps in their education. Despite these challenges, Marquez said many go on to college. The 74 published a 16-month-long undercover investigation last year into how schools respond to enrollment requests from students like Contreras. The fictional teen in The 74's Unwelcome to America project, 'Hector Guerrero,' was also Venezuelan. But unlike Contreras, Hector, 19, was refused admission to more than 200 high schools across the U.S. where he had a legal right to attend based on his age. Related At the time of our reporting, Donald Trump, then a leading presidential contender, was once again vilifying immigrants on the campaign trail, a winning tactic for a man who rode a similar wave of xenophobia into office in 2016. Worry was beginning to build over how far he might go as president to deport undocumented children and families. Now five months into his second term, Marquez remembers the moment he learned his student had been arrested and was living out that fear. 'For me, it was soul-crushing,' the teacher said. 'It hit everyone. It was symbolic in a way. He was that over-age, under-credited student with a limited, interrupted formal education. But he was super smart. He totally can go to college. He really can.'
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Cops ask public's help ID'ing muggers who stabbed, beat Bronx subway rider
Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month. The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge. Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers. The others are both pictured wearing white jackets, with black masks covering their faces. It was not immediately clear which man stabbed Contreras, cops said. The victim was on his way home from his job as a valet, riding the No. 4 train heading north around 2:19 a.m. when he was approached by the three men, who ordered him to hand over his 14-karat gold Jesus medallion chain. When he didn't cooperate, the trio grabbed the jewelry and pulled the victim out onto the train platform. 'If you don't give me your stuff I'm going to stab you,' one of the men threatened, police sources told the Daily News. The crooks then furiously attacked Contreras, punching him in the face and one suspect stabbing him in the abdomen and torso, before they took off with the wounded victim's chain, EarPods, Samsung Galaxy A23 phone and IDs. 'I was sitting on the train, and a guy grabbed me by my chain through my hoodie,' Contreras told The News a day after the assault. 'He dragged me out onto the platform, I held onto the guy for dear life. There was two more guys that came to help him. They said, 'Let him go'. He was saying, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' in Spanish, and he ran down the escalator.' Contreras was unconscious following the beatdown and said he woke up at Lincoln Hospital, where he was initially in critical condition. After surgery he was expected to recover. 'I still feel the pain,' Contreras told The News. 'They put tubes in my stomach to see if there was internal bleeding. It is what it is, this goes with the neighborhood. This can happen to anyone.' Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.
