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De retour sur les terrains aprs plusieurs mois dabsence, Paul Pogba a disput vendredi soir ses premires minutes depuis dcembre lors de la lourde dfaite de lAS Monaco face au Paris FC (4-1). Entr en jeu la 69e minute au stade Jean-Bouin, le champion du monde 2018, encore en qute de rythme, a livr un discours rassurant en zone mixte, se projetant clairement sur la dure avec le club mongasque.

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Oh, snap. As the Seattle Mariners unveiled their third statue in franchise history outside T-Mobile Park, one of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, there was a blip. A bronze statue that depicted Suzuki in his famed batting stance appeared to be defective when it was displayed Friday morning. Suzukis bat snapped near the handle, and the barrel veered off to the right-hand side. After the ceremony, Suzuki joked that New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera got the best of him. "I didnt think Mariano would come out here," Suzuki said with a smile, "and break the bat." It did not take long for the Mariners to fix the statue; Suzukis bat was soon turned upright and reconnected at the handle. Suzuki, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer, became only the third Mariners player to have his number retired by the franchise last year as well, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (No. 24) and Edgar Martinez (No. 11). Griffey and Martinez joined Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park on Friday, and all three pulled a tarp off the statue together. Suzuki made history last summer as the first Japanese-born player inducted into the Hall of Fame, earning a near-unanimous 99.7% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America. The way a jovial Suzuki saw it, his statue having an imperfection was only fitting. "In the Hall of Fame, I was short one vote," Suzuki said. "Today, the bat was broke. It kind of lets me know that Im still not there, that I still need to keep going. So, this is a good example of that." Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Should Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani be granted extra time to warm up as a pitcher after he hits? That was a big question this week coming out of the Dodgers series against the Blue Jays in Toronto, and it was a topic of discussion on the latest episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast. Of course, it wasnt the first time this question has come up, as it was also a source of discussion during the 2025 World Series.Ohtani pitched Wednesday against the Blue Jays and was granted some extra time to warm up in the bottom of the first inning after being on base in the top of the frame. During that time, the broadcast showed Toronto leadoff hitter George Springer asking a question of the umpire and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts looking agitated. After the game, Yahoo Sports Jake Mintz asked Roberts about that. I was like, Dave, what was that about? he said on the podcast. And his answer was totally fine, in my opinion.Heres Roberts full quote: Just talking about the World Series, I think they were a little frustrated about how long Shohei takes in between innings. But if hes on the bases, theres got to be some grace, which the umpires are trying to give him. Yeah, if youre on the other side, youre trying to rush him as much as possible and treat him like any other pitcher. But the truth is hes different. But I understand their gripe.Jordan Shusterman pointed out that some parts of Roberts answer were posted and shared without the full context, but in full, the managers response seems pretty reasonable. The hes different and there has to be some grace makes it sound like, if you dont watch the whole clip, Roberts is like, Sorry, this guy is more special than everybody else which, by the way, he is, he said. But that was, I think, taken out and read as, This is a ridiculous answer, and I didnt understand that.As Shusterman pointed out, its totally fair for a hitter in Springers situation to be curious and to simply want to know how much time is being allotted so that he can plan accordingly.Its also important for the batter to know when he needs to be in the batters box so that hes not penalized, he said. Mintz also made the point that while Ohtani is getting extra time compared to the other pitchers in the game today, he isnt getting extra time compared to the preexisting standard for pitchers who hit.When pitchers in the National League used to hit, Mintz noted, if a pitcher was on base at the end of an inning or finished the inning as a hitter, umpires granted that pitcher more time to get ready for the next inning. Even with the pitch clock today, that standard should still apply.Ohtani, being the only pitcher now that hits, in my opinion, is entitled to that same standard, he said. He is a different category. Hes being treated differently because he is quite literally doing something that no one else is doing.Perhaps, Mintz suggested, a specific amount of time should be set and communicated. To end this debate, you would just say, Oh, Ohtani gets 30 extra seconds. Just write, A pitcher that was on base during the previous inning is allotted 30 extra seconds of warm-up time. And then its like, OK, its in the rulebook. Weve fudged the rules for Ohtani before. I dont think that would be the end of the world.

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