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Miami, FL
Jesus Sanchez hits mammoth home run, but bullpen costs Marlins in loss to Rockies
Jesus Sanchez watches his 496-foot home run, the longest in the major leagues this season and tied for second-longest ever hit at Coors Field.
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DENVER
Pablo Lopez turned in another great outing and Jesus Sanchez entered the record books for Miami, but neither changed the Marlins’ fortunes Monday.
The Rockies won the opener of the three-game series 7-1 to drop Miami to 1-5 on its road trip.
Lopez tossed six scoreless innings and left with a 1-0 lead before the bullpen gave up four runs in the seventh and three more in the eight. Lopez hasn’t won since May 7 despite holding an opponent scoreless for the fifth time this season. He struck out five and walked four.
Lopez was staked to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Sanchez jumped on Ryan Feltner’s 84-mph slider and sent it an estimated 496 feet to the concourse above the third deck in right field.
“When you hit a ball that far, it’s a pretty good feeling,” manager Don Mattingly said.
Sanchez stood back and watched the flight of the ball before starting his home run trot. He flexed as he jogged toward third and pointed to the Marlins dugout as he rounded the bag.
It didn’t match the longest one Sanchez has ever hit.
“Even though it was in the minors, it was 508 I hit at the Triple A level last year,” he said through an interpreter. “It was something incredible.”
It was the longest home run hit in the majors this season, topping Mike Trout’s 472-foot shot at Arlington, Texas, on April 14. It tied Mike Piazza for the second-longest in Coors Field history.
Giancarlo Stanton set the record for Coors when he hit a 504-foot homer on Aug. 6, 2016, when he was with the Marlins.
“I was sitting at the perfect angle to see it,” Lopez said of Sanchez’s blast. “Where I sit in the dugout I just saw the ball fly and the ball kept getting smaller and smaller but without going down; it just kept going up. It was impressive.”
Lopez gave up three hits and worked out of a jam in the sixth inning. Connor Joe tripled with one out and C.J. Cron crushed a pitch into the seats down the left-field line that was called foul.
The call stood after a review and Sanchez made a running catch in center on Cron’s popup to keep Joe at third.
“It was so high, that’s what scared me a little bit, that could have gotten the call overturned,” Lopez said. “I do think it was a foul ball initially and I think they got the call right, but it was so high that I understand the confusion.”
Lopez got Randal Grichuk to ground out on his 99th and final pitch of the day.
Cole Sulser (0-2) started the seventh but didn’t record an out. A walk and two singles loaded the bases with no outs and pinch-hitter Yonathan Daza hit a bases-clearing double. Charlie Blackmon’s RBI single ended Sulser’s day.
Tanner Scott gave up a two-run triple and a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
▪ Starter TBD: Mattingly wasn’t prepared to reveal who will start Tuesday’s game because it was contingent on his making it to Denver.
“We know [who] but we got to make sure they can get here,” Mattingly said before Monday’s game. “I think he’s flying in today.”
▪ Getting healthier … almost: The Marlins were getting closer to whole before Joey Wendle left the game in the fourth inning with right hamstring tightness.
Wendle led off the fourth with a single and moved to second on a grounder but left after sliding into the bag. He was replaced by Willians Astudillo.
“This is always the shaky part of the year where the guys are really like getting a little bit banged-up early,” second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. said. “But we’re just going to come back strong as soon as everybody gets back and everybody’s feeling healthy again.”
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If you’re thinking about buying a condo in Miami, you might want to hold off.
According to a new report from UBS, Miami has the highest bubble risk among all the cities it surveyed globally.
UBS (UBS) said that while the boom in Miami housing has “somewhat” cooled thanks to higher mortgage rates, prices in the city have risen by almost 50% since the end of 2019. Seven percent of that growth happened in the last four quarters.
“Price rises in recent years have strongly decoupled from income and rental growth, leading to significant imbalances in the residential property market and a high bubble risk,” UBS said.
The Miami market, according to the report, has been fueled by rich people competing with each other for a select amount of luxury oceanfront property.
Another factor contributing to the high bubble risk is new regulatory requirements for condos older than 30 years, which has led to a flood of those properties on the market. And when interest rates further drop, “lower mortgage rates will likely bring significantly more existing inventory to market and potentially lead to some price erosion,” UBS said.
Insurance costs are another factor creating high bubble risk, as plans continue to skyrocket due to climate change and environmental hazards, which UBS said “puts the future of Miami’s price levels into question.”
Other cities with a high bubble risk include Tokyo and Zurich, which rank second and third for the highest bubble risk. Los Angeles and Toronto took the fourth and fifth spots respectively and were classified as elevated risk.
Miami, FL
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Soccer legend Leo Messi makes kids’ lifelong dreams come true
Soccer legend, Lionel Messi, and his Inter Miami teammates thrill kids with a meet and greet at a special event in Miami, Florida through Make-A-Wish.
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Lionel Messi and league-leading Inter Miami will face defending champion Columbus Crew in the biggest game of the Major League Soccer season tonight.
What’s at stake? Messi and Inter Miami have a chance to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield with a victory. It would be Inter Miami’s second title of the Messi era after winning Leagues Cup in 2023.
The Supporters’ Shield, given to the MLS regular-season leader, would also be the 46th title in Messi’s storied career. The Crew, however, could delay who wins the regular-season title if they’re able to pull off a draw against Inter Miami.
“My players, yeah, they know that Miami is coming with Messi, and we know that this is a good game for both teams,” Crew coach Wilfred Nancy told reporters Tuesday. “This is good for the league, obviously. This is good for everyone.”
It will be Messi’s first game against the Crew, although both teams played each other twice already this season. And it will be Messi’s fifth game since returning from his Copa America right ankle injury.
Messi has scored three goals in four games, but Inter Miami has secured three straight draws during the span as the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner improves his conditioning. It left some media wondering if Inter Miami has played better without Messi when it won 9 of 10 matches before his return.
“I am happy to have the best player in the world with us. And well, adapting to that won’t be a problem,” Inter Miami assistant Javier Morales said.
The Inter Miami match against Columbus Crew will be broadcast by FS1 in the United States.
The match will also be available for live stream via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The match will begin at 7:45 p.m. ET (8:45 p.m. Argentina time)
Yes, Lionel Messi is expected to start and play for Inter Miami against Columbus Crew tonight.
Inter Miami 4, Columbus Crew 3: Messi may have heard the talk about Inter Miami playing better without him before his injury return, and makes a statement to deliver the club the MLS Supporters’ Shield title. Messi scores two goals with an assist to Luis Suarez, and Matias Rojas will score for Miami against the Crew. Columbus might have tired legs in its seventh match in 24 days, while Miami will play its fifth in the same span. — Safid Deen, Lionel Messi reporter for USA TODAY.
Inter Miami won at home 2-1 in June was Messi was away during Copa America, and the Crew won 3-2 in August with Messi injured en route to winning Leagues Cup 2024.
The way how Columbus won was emphatic: Christian Ramirez scored in the 67th minute, while Diego Rossi scored a brace in the 69th and 80th minutes to steal the victory.
Inter Miami sits atop the MLS regular season standings with 65 points with three games remaining. A win tonight would give Inter Miami 68 points, and no other club would be able to reach that mark, giving them the Supporters’ Shield. If Inter Miami wins out, it would set a new MLS record with 74 points. A loss to Columbus would force Inter Miami to win its final two games to win the Shield.
Columbus Crew is in third with 57 points, but has four games remaining. A loss against Inter Miami would tap the Crew to 66 points if they win their final three games. A win against Inter Miami, however, opens a path to a maximum of 69 points.
LA Galaxy is second with 58 points with three games remaining. Three more wins would give the Galaxy 67 points.
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