News about Hector Neris

After screaming a homophobic slur at Julio Rodró, the Seattle Mariners' captain, during the Astros' 8-3 victory on Wednesday night, causing both benches to empty. Rodrn was yelling at him, and he was angered by the pitcher's behaviours. After the game, Neris said he and Rodrez are best friends, and he played down the situation. 'It's part of the game, emotional, like this one today.' Neris said that the reason was to be sceptic. But it isn't personal. I'm only trying to [wake] up my team.' Eugenio Suárez, Seattle's third baseman, was in the on-deck circle at the time, and he said Neris directed a homophobic slur at Rodrez.

As New York's air quality index reaches a 185 rating due to smoke overtaking the sky as a result of Canadian wildfires, the Yankees took the field in potentially volatile weather. On Tuesday, thick smoke from the north descended on New York City, with an orange glow hanging above the iconic skyline, covering the Statue of Liberty's famed monuments. The Bronx was no exception, as the sky over Yankee Stadium glowed a mix of orange and dark grey.

After playing for years in Japan, Masataka Yoshida has already made some mechanical improvements at the plate during his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox. They certainly paid the bill on Sunday. Boston roared to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-5 after Yoshida homered twice during Boston's nine-run outburst in the eighth inning. Since Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz's debut in August 2008, he became the first Red Sox player to go deep in a single inning.