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Gregory Santos is making a name for himself and embracing closing opportunities with the Chicago White Sox

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

Chicago White Sox reliever Gregory Santos recalled a conversation he had with manager Pedro Grifol.“He said, ‘Do you think you have the guts to go out there and close games?’ ” Santos said through an interpreter Wednesday in Arlington, Texas. “I said, ‘Yeah, of course. That’s what I want to do.’ He said, ‘Well, don’t worry. Your chance is going to come. Keep working, keep doing your job.’”Santos was called on for the ninth inning in a game last week against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.The Sox held a 3-0 lead on July 28. Santos surrendered a single to José Ramírez leading off the inning. With two outs, he hit Will Brennan. Santos rebounded and struck out Oscar Gonzalez for his second career save. His first was July 2 at Oakland. But he savored last week’s a little more.“I can tell you that I liked better the one experience at home,” Santos said. “The atmosphe...

Mets no match for James McCann, Orioles as Baltimore bashes Buck Showalter’s club, 10-3

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

BALTIMORE — The Mets got a glimpse into the future Friday night in Baltimore. The Orioles had to hit the reset button in 2019 and started to stockpile players in their farm system. Now, the O’s have the best record in the AL.Maybe it’s fitting that the same week the Mets decided to reset and load their farm system with talent they went into Baltimore. The team that developed talent won, defeating the Mets 10-3 in the first game of a three-game series at Camden Yards. It was the fourth straight loss for the Mets (50-59).It’s been a tough run for the Amazins’ since the Tuesday trade deadline, but there were positives to take from this one.The Mets battled back after the Orioles (68-42) took a 2-0 lead. The Mets are paying catcher James McCann $11 million to play for Baltimore and he thanked them with a two-run single off right-handed reliever John Curtiss in the fourth.But Francisco Lindor flared one into center field in the sixth with the bases loaded an...

Yankees can’t overcome Luis Severino’s latest first-inning struggles in loss to Astros

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

For the second time in as many starts, Luis Severino put the Yankees in an immediate hole that proved insurmountable.The struggling pitcher surrendered a three-run home run to Houston Astros rookie Yainer Diaz in the first inning Friday night, setting the tone for another ugly outing in the Yankees’ 7-3 loss in the Bronx.Severino also allowed a second-inning run when he hit Alex Bregman with the bases loaded, then served up a fifth-inning solo shot to Yordan Alvaraz that ended his night. The right-hander heard boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd as he exited Friday’s game.The 29-year-old Severino, a two-time All-Star and impending free agent, allowed five runs in four innings, dropping his record to 2-6 and inflating his ERA to 7.74.The rough performance came five days after Severino gave up nine runs — including seven in the first inning — in a loss to the Baltimore Orioles, after which he said he felt like “the worst pitcher in the game.”A day af...

‘Futuristic Teletubbies’: Young Orioles stars arrive for homestand with matching tracksuits, sunglasses

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

As the Orioles waited out last week’s lengthy rain delay against the New York Yankees, an idea was hatched. It began with Ryan Mountcastle buying a collection of cyclops sunglasses.The first baseman suggested to a handful of his teammates they all don a pair before a game, a show of the clubhouse camaraderie that has played a key role in their season. Then Colton Cowser chimed in to elevate the plan.“I was like, ‘But what if we had matching outfits?’” Cowser said. “That was the first thing I thought of.”An Amazon shopping spree later, Mountcastle, Cowser, Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson had all they needed for a standout image of the quartet walking in the Camden Yards tunnel on their way to the Orioles’ clubhouse before opening a homestand Friday. Each wore a pair of Mountcastle’s one-lens sunglasses with color-coordinated suede tracksuits, with Cowser in yellow, Mountcastle in purple, Rutschman in pink and Henderson in blu...

FAA sets up new process for Hawaii air tour operators to fly at lower altitudes after fatal crashes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it is setting up a new process for air tour operators in Hawaii to be approved to fly at lower altitudes after numerous fatal crashes in recent years. Current FAA regulations require air tour operators to fly at 1,500 feet (460 meters) unless they have authorization to go lower. The agency said in a news release that it has outlined the new process for securing that authorization, including recommendations for pilot training, qualifications and aircraft equipment. The FAA said it will thoroughly review each operator’s safety plan before it issues an authorization. “This process will help prevent situations where pilots encounter poor visibility and become disoriented,” said David Boulter, the FAA’s acting associate administrator for aviation safety.In 2019, a pilot and six passengers were killed when their helicopter crashed in turbulent weather near Kauai’s famed Na Pali Coast. A National Transportatio...

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers approve contract

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s port workers have voted almost 75 per cent in favour of accepting a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent job action that stopped billions of dollars’ worth of goods from being shipped. The approval of the contract, which covers about 7,400 workers, comes after the union rejected a mediated settlement twice. More coming. The Canadian Press

A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings. It’s all designed so you can be a Barbie fan till the day you die — and even after that. The pink metal coffins are on sale at the Alpha and Omega Funeral Home in the city of Ahuachapán, near the border with Guatemala. Owner Isaac Villegas said Friday he had already offered the option of pink coffins before the July premiere of the Barbie movie. But the craze that swept Latin America convinced him to decorate the cloth linings of the coffins with pictures of the doll. The coffins are also decorated with little white stars. “I said, ‘We have to jump on this trend,’” Villegas said of the coffins, noting “it has been a success.”He said the funeral home has already launched a promotional campaign around the Barbie boxes, and has sold 10 of them. Though that doesn’t mean 10 people have actually been buried in them — many people in El ...

Investigation after suspicious package found outside Des Plaines Police Department

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- The Des Plaines Police Department investigated a suspicious package that was discovered at their headquarters on Friday. Family of missing Gary father seeks public’s help Multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies are currently at the scene. Authorities recommend an alternate route while the investigation is ongoing.Police operations were temporarily transitioned to City Hall, but have since resumed by at the DPPD headquarters on Miner Street.Two people did come in contact with the package and were later taken to the hospital as a precaution.No further information has been released at this time.Stay with WGN-TV as this story develops.

Paul Lisnek on former President Trump indictments & more

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

CHICAGO — WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week.The topics include the latest on former President Donald Trump's indictments in the Jan. 6, classified documents, election turnover, hush money case, and President Biden's involvement in Trump's legal issues.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesAlso, Lisnek previewed his upcoming exclusive interview with Chicago's former mayor Lori Lightfoot that airs this Sunday on WGN-TV Political Report.Tune in Sunday mornings for WGN-TV Political Report.

'Happiest memory of all': Austinites rally behind Peter Pan Mini-Golf amid land uncertainty

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:59:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From birthdays to engagements to many, many first dates, there are decades of memories at Peter Pan Mini-Golf. Take it from Spencer Schumecher and Erin Swearingen who went on their first date at the course as freshman at the University of Texas Austin more than three years ago. The two agreed not to keep score, highlighting their mutual inability to keep competition from ruining a date. Future of Peter Pan Mini-Golf, old McDonald’s site in limbo And it worked, the date went well, though there's some argument about who won -- since no scorecard was kept. Years later, Schumecher describes that outing as "maybe the happiest memory of all." Another Austinite, Natalie Becker, was rewarded as a child with a trip to Peter Pan when her and her brother avoided enough sugar to keep her parents happy. Meanwhile, Kelsey Huse recalls a time when the Texas Department of Transportation accidentally sent her, and several other advocates, an email without blind copy, of which the...