Rob Thomson had a quick reply as to what would keep David Dahl — a former first-round draft pick and NL All-Star since banished to the minors — in the lineup after he went deep in his Philadelphia Phillies’ debut. “If he keeps hitting home runs,” quipped Thomson, the third-year manager. In his first at bat in Game 2 of his Phillies’ career, Dahl knocked one high, deep and was going, going, well, just off the top of the left field wall that forced him to settle Tuesday for a stand-up double.
Mets catcher was behind the plate for all nine innings of the Brooklyn Cyclone's combined no-hitter on Tuesday night.
Ernie L Stevens Sr., a distinguished member of the Oneida Nation and dedicated advocate for Indian Country, died Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Anna John Resident Centered Care Community facility in Oneida, Wisconsin. Stevens was the First Vice President of the National Congress of American Indians and the first Staff Director to the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.