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RONALD BLUM

RONALD BLUM

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Conductor Raphaël Pichon makes delayed New York debut at age 40

Conductor Raphaël Pichon makes his New York debut at age 40 on Thursday night, leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall

Conductor Raphaël Pichon makes delayed New York debut at age 40
Sports

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports

A 2nd Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels' Shohei Ohtani. But it's not a given

If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon said. “People would come up to me and ask me, ‘Hey, dude, what should I expect after getting Tommy John?’ I’d be like: To never feel good ever again. “My second one was just like a new arm.” Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow while pitching against Cincinnati on

A 2nd Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels' Shohei Ohtani. But it's not a given
Sports

A 2nd Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels' Shohei Ohtani. But it's not a given

If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon said. “People would come up to me and ask me, ‘Hey, dude, what should I expect after getting Tommy John?’ I’d be like: To never feel good ever again. “My second one was just like a new arm.” Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow while pitching against Cincinnati on

A 2nd Tommy John rehab could be tougher for Angels' Shohei Ohtani. But it's not a given
Sports

New Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner realized it was time to move on from Arsenal

Matt Turner realized last spring it was time to move on from Arsenal, that he wasn’t going to displace Aaron Ramsdale as the starting goalkeeper and his career would stagnate if he stayed with the Gunners. Now 29, Turner joined Arsenal for the 2022-23 season from Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution but played in just five Europa League and two FA Cup matches — none after Jan. 27. “Towards the end of the season,” he said Monday, “I felt like there’s games that I could have been playing, that I wasn’t even getting really a sniff of them. I

New Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner realized it was time to move on from Arsenal
Arts|Entertainment

`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices

Composer Rene Orth's “10 Days in a Madhouse,” based on the 1887 book by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly, opened Opera Philadelphia's O23 Festival

`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices
Arts|Entertainment

Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version

Jake Heggie's version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the season’s opening night in a production by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean

Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version
Arts|Entertainment

Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth's 'Doppleganger'

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, recovered from a multi-drug resistant germ infection, is appearing in “Doppleganger,” a staged version of Schubert's final songs

Jonas Kaufmann battles back from infection in Claus Guth's 'Doppleganger'
Sports|US

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017

More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017
Sports

MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row

There were just 2,459 errors entering the final weekend of the regular season, on track to finish as the fewest in a non-shortened year since 1960 when there were just 16 teams

MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row
Sports

Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day

Miami’s Luis Arraez joined DJ LeMahieu as the only players with undisputed batting titles in both leagues, winning the National League crown as Yandy Díaz sat out Tampa Bay’s season finale and overtook Corey Seager for the American League championship

Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day
Sports

MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years

MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
News|Sports|US

Berhalter speaks with Gio Reyna for first time since family feud, invites him to training

Gio Reyna is on Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. roster for the first time since a family feud caused the men's national team coach to lose his job for the first five months of this year

Berhalter speaks with Gio Reyna for first time since family feud, invites him to training
Sports

Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source

Billy Eppler has resigned as New York Mets general manager, and a person familiar with the probe said he is under investigation by Major League Baseball

Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source
Celebrity|News|Sports

Lionel Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with Major League Soccer's Inter Miami

Lionel Messi’s annualized compensation from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million

Lionel Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with Major League Soccer's Inter Miami
Crime|Sports

Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country

Authorities say the Detroit Tigers complex in the Dominican Republic has been targeted in the latest robbery of a Major League Baseball facility in the country

Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country
Sports

Stolen bases and batting average are up, game times down in first postseason with MLB's new rules

Stolen bases and batting averages are up and game times are down in the first postseason with the pitch clock and larger bases

Stolen bases and batting average are up, game times down in first postseason with MLB's new rules
Sports

Arizona Diamondbacks take series of slights into surprise World Series against Texas Rangers

Overlooked by oddsmakers and angered by analysts, the Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves in a Surprise Series against the also unexpected Texas Rangers

Arizona Diamondbacks take series of slights into surprise World Series against Texas Rangers
News|Opinion|Sports

Rob Manfred says it would be difficult to pause MLB's season for the 2028 LA Olympics

Bryce Harper wants big leaguers to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says pausing the regular season to make that happen would be difficult

Rob Manfred says it would be difficult to pause MLB's season for the 2028 LA Olympics
Sports|US

Ketel Marte ties postseason record with 17-game hitting streak for Diamondbacks

Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to 17 games, tying the major league record shared by Derek Jeter and two others, when he laced an RBI double in the World Series opener

Ketel Marte ties postseason record with 17-game hitting streak for Diamondbacks
News|Sports

Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat

Paul Sewald gave up a tying two-run homer to Corey Seager with one out in the ninth inning and Miguel Castro allowed Adolis García's game-ending home run in the 11th as Arizona opened the World Series with a 6-5 loss at Texas

Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat
Sports

Kelly dominates after Korea detour as Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all

Merrill Kelly struck out nine in seven innings of three-hit ball, Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to a record 18 games and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 9-1 to even the World Series at one game apiece

Kelly dominates after Korea detour as Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all
Sports

GMs Mike Hazen and Chris Young face off in World Series 25 years after meeting at Princeton

Twenty-five years after they first met at Princeton, Chris Young and Mike Hazen are facing off in the World Series as architects of pennant-winning teams

GMs Mike Hazen and Chris Young face off in World Series 25 years after meeting at Princeton
News|Sports

Rangers' Scherzer being glued together for start vs. Diamondbacks in World Series Game 3

Max Scherzer is being glued together to make his start in World Series Game 3

Rangers' Scherzer being glued together for start vs. Diamondbacks in World Series Game 3
Sports

Scherzer forced from World Series Game 3 by back tightness and Jon Gray emerges from bullpen for win

Texas starter Max Scherzer left his World Series Game 3 outing against Arizona after three innings because of back tightness

Scherzer forced from World Series Game 3 by back tightness and Jon Gray emerges from bullpen for win

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