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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Minnesota Twins placed Max Kepler on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with left patellar tendinitis. Outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. was selected from Triple-A St. Paul to replace Kepler on the 28-man roster. Kepler mi sed the entire four-game series against Tampa Bay after being scratched from the lineup on Monday. This marks the second Anthony Santander Jersey stint on the injured list this season for the 31-year-old outfielder, who mi sed 21 games in April with a right knee contusion. Kepler is hitting .253 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs for the Twins, who were in a virtual tie with Kansas City for the American Leagues second wild-card spot before Thursdays games. Keirsey, 27, was Minnesotas fourth-round draft pick in 2018. He is being called up to the majors for the first time after hitting .292 with 14 home runs and stealing 36 bases in 103 games at St. Paul. The Twins transferred left-handed pitcher Kody Funderburk to the 60-day injured list to make room for Keirsey on the 40-man roster. Ramon Urias Jersey

and the Colorado Rockies match up with and the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET at Great American Ball Park. Here's everything you need to watch the Reds vs. Rockies competition. Rockies vs. Reds Highlights | MLB Reds vs. Rockies Game Information & How to Watch When: Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET Where: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio TV: Watch on BSOH Box Score: Learn more about the vs. the Sports! Reds vs. Rockies Prediction Score Prediction: Reds 5, Rockies 4 Total Prediction: Under 9 runs Win Probabilities: Reds 59%, Rockies 41% Reds vs. Rockies Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 7/10/2024 Reds -1.5 9.5 -193 +161 6-5 COL 7/9/2024 Reds -1.5 8.5 -196 +163 12-6 CIN 7/8/2024 Reds -1.5 9 -169 +142 6-0 CIN 6/5/2024 Reds -1.5 11.5 -142 +119 12-7 CIN 6/4/2024 Reds -1.5 11 -129 +109 4-1 CIN 6/3/2024 Reds -1.5 11 -111 -108 13-3 CIN 6/21/2023 Reds -1.5 9.5 -214 +179 5-3 CIN 6/20/2023 Reds -1.5 10 -199 +168 8-6 CIN 6/19/2023 Reds -1.5 10.5 -169 +144 5-4 CIN 5/17/2023 Rockies -1.5 11.5 -117 -102 11-6 COL Reds Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 5-5 Runs Per Game 4.7 HR 16 ERA 3.54 K/9 8 Reds Player Insights Elly De La Cruz has homered 15 times this season, the highest mark on the Reds, while hitting .250 with 40 RBI. Including all MLB batters, De La Cruz ranks 74th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage, and 37th in slugging. De La Cruz takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI Zack Short Jersey . Steer's 59 runs batted in lead his team. Steer is 41st in homers and 14th in RBI among all hitters in the majors. has put up a team-high batting average of .269. has 18 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 21 walks while batting .240. Reds Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup July 6 Tigers L 5-3 vs Alex Faedo July 7 Tigers L 5-1 vs Tarik Skubal July 8 Rockies W 6-0 vs July 9 Rockies W 12-6 vs Cal Quantrill July 10 Rockies L 6-5 Frankie Monts vs July 11 Rockies - Hunter Greene vs July 12 Marlins - vs Yonny Chirinos July 13 Marlins - Andrew Abbott vs Edward Cabrera July 14 Marlins - vs Trevor Rogers July 19 @ Nationals - TBA vs TBA July 20 @ Nationals - TBA vs TBA Rockies Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 5-5 Runs Per Game 3.5 HR 12 ERA 5.16 K/9 7 Rockies Player Insights Doyle leads the Rockies with a team-leading batting average of .280. Among all hitters in the majors, Doyle's home run total is 55th and his RBI tally ranks 93rd. Doyle takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with a double, three home runs, five walks and five RBI. has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 14 home runs and 45 runs batted in. Among all MLB batters, McMahon ranks 41st in homers and 51st in RBI. Charlie Blackmon is batting .256 with 19 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 21 walks. is hitting .265 with 25 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 13 walks. Rockies Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup July 6 Royals W 3-1 Austin Gomber vs Seth Lugo July 7 Royals L 10-1 vs Brady Singer July 8 @ Reds L 6-0 Ryan Feltner vs Andrew Abbott July 9 @ Reds L 12-6 Cal Quantrill vs Cal Quantrill July 10 @ Reds W 6-5 Kyle Freeland vs Frankie Monts July 11 @ Reds - Austin Gomber vs Hunter Greene July 12 @ Mets - Tanner Gordon vs Sean Manaea July 13 @ Mets - Ryan Feltner vs Christian Scott July 14 @ Mets - Cal Quantrill vs Jos Quintana July 19 Giants - TBA vs TBA July 20 Giants - TBA vs TBA FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies Greg Maddux Jersey

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers being the only Major League Baseball team not to hold a Pride Night was not a decisive factor when the commi sioner's office picked the team to host this year's All-Star Game. There are a whole host of factors that go into deciding whos going to get an All-Star Game, and I dont view whether you have a Pride Night or not as a outcome-determinative i sue, baseball Commi sioner Rob Manfred said before Tuesday night's game at Globe Life Field. It's an i sue. We Jordan Montgomery Jersey look at all those i sues and make the best decision and try to give it to the place that we think is going to kind of be the best in terms of marketing of the game. The Rangers repeated a past statement citing their inclusion initiatives. Our longstanding commitment remains the same: To make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do for both our fans and our employees," the team said. "We deliver on that promise acro s our many programs to have a positive impact acro s our entire community. Texas moved into the retractable-roof ballpark in 2020. Baseball often uses the All-Star Game to showcase new stadiums. I think its really important to remember here here theres a ma sive public investment in terms of creating a great new facility and that obviously is an important consideration in terms of awarding All-Star Games," Manfred told the Baseball Writers A sociation of America Next year's All-Star Game is at Atlanta's Truist Park. The 2021 game originally was slated for Atlanta but MLB moved it to because Georgia enacted a more restrictive voting rights law. and Manfred said two months ago: One of the things weve learned over time is that the more we stay out of political i sues, the better off we are." Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park hosts the 2026 game, helping mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Toronto's Rogers Centre and Baltimore's Camden Yards hope to host future All-Star Games. The Orioles' new ownership has plans to renovate the ballpark, which opened in 1992 and sparked the trend of retro stadiums. I dont see the completion of the renovation as nece sarily dictating the outcome, the timing of when that game takes place, Manfred said. Toronto last hosted the All-Star Game in 1991. A significant factor should be when did you have a game the last time," Manfred said. Jake Mccarthy Jersey

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Orlando Brown Jr.'s first order of busine s as a member of the Bengals? Partner with Cincinnati's mayor in a humorous trailer for the team's Week 17 clash vs. Brown's old squad, the Chiefs.Brown showed off his acting chops alongside the head of his new hometown.Check it out here:. and with an important me sage...: May 11, 8 PM Rodney McCray Jersey | NFLNetwork | NFL+ Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) The full NFL 2023 Jake Bargas Jersey schedule will be announced Thursday, May 11.Pureval famously got into a war of words with Kansas City stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce when the two sides battled in January for a berth in the Super Bowl. It seemed his words helped to light a fire under KC; Mahomes threw for three touchdowns as the Chiefs sent the Bengals home and marched toward Jarrod Hufford Jersey another Super Bowl triumph.MORE:Back then, Brown was protecting Mahomes' blind side. He switched sides during the offseason, signing a four-year, $64 million deal with Cincinnati to keep rushers from putting Joe Burrow on his back. As such, his loyalties have changed, and in a show of goodwill, he offered Pureval some advice."Yeah, I think that was better than last time," Brown said after recording Pureval's vanilla reveal of the New Year's Eve Jarrad Baker Jersey game scheduled to be played in Kansas City. The mayor was far le s fiery than when he declared Arrowhead Stadium "Burrowhead" ahead of the AFC championship game.MORE:Suffice to say, Mahomes and Kelce got the last laugh then. Not only did they vanquish their AFC rivals, they also were loud about it, hopping on the microphone to dish dirt."Know your role and shut your Telly Plummer Jersey mouth, you jabroni," .MORE:Revenge is a dish best served cold. But it's always nice to see someone laugh at themselves after getting caught with their foot in their mouth. Brown's cameo should add intrigue to what is certain to be one of the most-watched games of the 2023 regular season.

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was just beginning to celebrate his thirdtrip to the Super Bowl when a former teammate decided to join him on the celebration. On the field following the ' win over the in the NFC Championship Game, veteran NFL receiver , who spent three seasons as Sanders' teammate with the from 2010-12. Sanders, during with Ed Bouchette of The Athletic, said that the two former teammates spent time reminiscing about their time with the Steelers while adding that Sanders, Wallace and former Pittsburgh wideout could have been "the best Steelers (receiving) corps ever a sembled."Instead of realizing their potential as teammates, the trio, known at the time as the "Young Money Crew," went their separate ways. While Brown received a longterm contract in Pittsburgh, Wallace, who was drafted a year before Brown and Sanders in 2009 and was the team's No. 1 receiver during the Steelers' run to Super Bowl XLV, signed a multiyear contract with the during the 2013 offseason. Sanders followed suit the following year, signing a multiyear deal with the after the Steelers made a halfhearted attempt to retain him. And while all three years would enjoy various Rick Middleton Jersey levels of succe s over the next several years, Sanders is the only member of that trio to win a Super Bowl, as he helped the Broncos get over the hump after defeating the in Super Bowl 50. While Sanders (who was traded from Denver to San Francisco midway through the 2019 season) is currently focused on Sunday's upcoming game against the AFC champion , he did offer an honest response when asked by Bouchette if he would be interested in signing with the Steelers as a free agent this upcoming offseason. "I would love Bill Guerin Jersey that," Sanders said, "but me and Ben don't have the best relationship. I believe that bridge is burnt."Sanders did acknowledge that the two men are in different places today, a decade removed from when they first became teammates in Pittsburgh. At that point, Roethlisberger was at the cro sroads of his career and was beginning to show the signs of maturation that has earned him the praise and respect of his current teammates. "When I first got to Pittsburgh, Ben was still like a little bit of (a jerk) and a lot of people didn't know that," Sanders said. "That was in 2010. Ben has grown up a lot, you know? He was still like a (jerk). I had to deal Nikita Zadorov Jersey with him for like two years as a rookie with him being (a jerk), you know. I said who the (heck) is this dude? So I grew to not like him but just to deal with him. But from what I've heard, he's grown up a lot, which is good because I've grown up too."If there is a remote po sibility of a po sible Sanders-Steelers reunion, rest a sured that Sanders and Roethlisberger would communicate with each other to bury any ill feelings that may still exist between the two. And while it would be irresponsible to try to predict exactly how that conversation would go, it's a safe bet that Roethlisberger would welcome Sanders back into the fold, as he and Sanders enjoyed a succe sful partnership on the football field during their time together as teammates. While he was never the team's No. 1 receiver, Sanders was a consistent target for Big Ben during his time in Pittsburgh. In 2013, the year before he went on to enjoy even more succe s in Denver, Sanders began to show glimpses of what was to come, catching 67 pa ses for 740 yards and six touchdowns while helping the Steelers finish the year with an 8-8 record after a 2-6 start. Sanders went to enjoy even more succe s in Denver. Playing with future Hall of Fame quarterback , Sanders caught 101 pa ses for 1,404 yards and nine scores during his first season in Denver. Over the next two seasons, Sanders, who was named to his first Pro Bowl team in 2014, would catch 155 Phil Esposito Jersey pa ses for 2,167 yards and 11 touchdowns. The team's leading receiver during their 21-10 victory over Carolina in the 2015 Super Bowl, Sanders would earn his second Pro Bowl selection in 2016 despite the retirement of Manning, whose departure from Denver signaled the end of the Broncos' Super Bowl window. While the Steelers currently have a solid receiving corps that includes , and , Pittsburgh could certainly use a veteran receiver that could serve as a reliable target for Big Ben while also providing a veteran presence in the locker room. Like Hines Ward did for him and, Wallace and Brown a decade earlier, Sanders could help mentor Pittsburgh's young receiving corps while helping the Steelers get back to the postseason for the first time since 2017. Additionally, a return to Pittsburgh could help Sanders continue his improbably comeback story after suffering a torn Achilles late in the 2018 season. Despite suffering the career-threatening injury, the 32-year-old Sanders was just as effective in 2019 as he was the previous season, catching 66 pa ses for 869 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 13.2 yards per reception."I'm looking forward to next year," Sanders told Chris Nilan Jersey Bouchette, "really getting myself back to where I want to be, 100 percent, without that Achilles thing, tear it up the way I like to tear it up, the way I want to tear it up. I feel I had a good year, but I know I can have better years."A second act in Pittsburgh would also help the era of the "Young Money Crew" end on a much more positive note. It may not nece sarily end with another trip to the Super Bowl, but a reunion between Sanders and the Steelers would certainly be embraced by the team's pa sionate fan base, who never seem to forget one of their own.

The ' front office enjoyed over the on Sunday , but in the back of their minds, seeing Jack Thompson Jersey their first-, second- and fourth-round picks from the 2014 draft steal the show had to be up there. caught four pa ses for 44 yards and , and guard played his best game of the season. Running back carried the ball 20 times for 65 yards and a and caught both of his pa ses despite coming into the league with a reputation as a poor receiver. Now, though, general manager Jerry Reese needs more from his young players than ever.With running back out at least , Williams will have to take Gannon Laroque Jersey a bulk of the carries and handle a bulk of the blitz pickup duties when drops back to pa s. is a nice second option, but the sound like a team prepared to ride the hot hand."I am very confident (in Williams taking a bigger role)," coach said Monday. "The other thing that he did that was great was the third-and-7 first-down run. A lot of that was on his own outside the flank of our blockers Shakir Mukhamadullin Jersey . He was able to pick up that first down. That was really indicative of people trying to tackle the ball and get the ball out, and he made that play. When you have a young guy, you really get into great, great detail even more about pa s protection. He has done a good job when he has been in there. He is going to Nikolai Knyzhov Jersey have to do even better."Williams, who is also working on a "philosophical memoir" about his life, sought help from a sports psychologist this offseason to help him learn to catch pa ses. In the coming weeks, we'll see what kind of help he got for his money.The latest Ethan Cardwell Jersey recaps every Week 5 game and unveils our long-awaited choice for . Find more Around The NFL content on .