Six-time All-Star J.D. Martinez joined the New York Mets on Friday, more than a month after he signed and hopeful the back woes that delayed his debut are a thing of the past. Martinez batted fifth against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday night — in between former NL home run king Pete Alonso and former NL batting champ Jeff McNeil. The Mets are hopeful Martinez, whose 291 homers since 2014 are the fifth-most in the majors, can lengthen a lineup that has scored three runs or fewer 12 times in 24 games this season.
Surveillance footage cited in court filings reportedly shows the victim, Amalia Coc Choc de Pec, yelling in terror as she is dragged to the backyard.
The Columbia student had said "Zionists don't deserve to live" in recently resurfaced video.