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Robertson agrees to $900,000, one-year deal with Brewers

no homers and two RBIs in one kind of guy, that (Ben) centage and .354 slugging
17 games with the San Fran- Zobrist kind of guy. The percentage.
cisco Giants last season while game’s evolving and there’s
making appearances at short- more guys that are putting Robertson has made 109 ca-
stop, second base, third base themselves in that kind of reer appearances at second
and the outfield. His contract situation or position.” base, 81 at third base and 74
was purchased from Tampa at shortstop.
Bay on Aug. 23, and he had Robertson, who turns 27
$157,808 in prorated earn- on March 22, had spent the “I would say if any position
ings during the shortened previous three seasons with is my most natural and just
season. Tampa Bay and had played instinctual, I love playing
at least 74 games in each of third,” Robertson said. “But
“I feel like the game’s kind of them. The Oakland Athletics obviously I really have put
evolving that way,” Robert- drafted him in the first round a lot of work in to play the
son said Thursday. “Organi- with the 34th overall pick in other two positions and still
zations like to carry a couple 2012. enjoy those other opportu-
(AP) — Utilityman Dan- him to earn an additional of guys that are kind of that nities as well. I’m just going
iel Robertson has agreed $400,000 in performance Swiss Army knife, who can He has a career batting aver- to keep working, show up
to a $900,000, one-year bonuses. do a bunch of things. I feel age of .234 with 16 homers to spring ready for any posi-
contract with the Milwau- like five years ago, maybe a and 74 RBIs in 249 games. tion and just kind of see what
kee Brewers that allows Robertson batted .333 with little bit longer, you had that He has a .342 on-base per- happens.”

Technology helps absent PSG coach Pochettino coach from afar

(AP) — If Paris Saint-Ger- ing games, it’s important to to play (Mbappe) more cen-
main struggles to break have him because he’s the trally,” said Perez, who has
down Montpellier in Fri- leader of the team. It’s diffi- worked with Pochettino for
day night's French league cult to make the right chang- 10 years.
game, expect assistant es, but luckily we could speak
coach Jesus Perez to start with him during the game," “It’s a very strange feeling not
talking on the phone. Perez said Thursday during to have Mauricio, to keep the
an online news conference, standards high during train-
Perez will again deputize for his comments translated ing and all the rest," added
Mauricio Pochettino, who is from Spanish to French by Perez. "Not having his aura
recovering from the corona- another assistant coach. around is a big absence for
virus and missed last Satur- us."
day's gritty 1-0 win at Angers. Those discussions led to a
With PSG finding it hard to key tactical switch against Still, they have found a way
break Angers down, Pochet- Angers, Perez explained, in to adapt. For even though Po-
tino gave Perez some instruc- moving Mbappe from a wid- chettino is not allowed at the
tions by phone and a winning er position into a more effec- training ground while he re-
goal came with 20 minutes tive central role. covers from COVID-19, he
left. is keeping an eye on his play- “He was able to see all of cameras in place at the train-
“That’s precisely the discus- ers from home. the training sessions on- ing ground," Perez said. “He
“In terms of his impact dur- sion Mauricio had with us, line, thanks to the system of could supervise all of it."

Union Berlin player gets 2-game ban, cleared of racism

(AP) — Union Berlin Amiri but cleared of ra- havior” but said there was Following the game last website last week that he had
defender Florian Hüb- cially abusing him. not proof of racist or discrim- week, Leverkusen defender received and accepted an
ner was banned for two inatory conduct. Hübner Jonathan Tah told broadcast- apology from an unnamed
games Thursday after a A German soccer federation was also fined 20,000 euros er DAZN that a Union play- Union player for “ugly words
confrontation with Bay- disciplinary panel banned ($24,300). er had used a derogatory term on the pitch said in the heat
er Leverkusen's Nadiem Hübner for “unsporting be- referring to Amiri’s Afghan of the moment that he’s very
background. Tah also said he sorry for.”
had not heard the alleged ra-
cial slur himself. The federation said an inves-
tigation into another Union
Amiri, who plays for the player, Cedric Teuchert —
German national team, told a over alleged breaches of
federation investigation that rules — was closed. It said
he could not rule out that dif- Teuchert “was advised to pay
ferent words might have been closer attention to his choice
used, the federation said. of words on the field in the
future.”
In a statement issued by
Union, Hübner accepted the Union won the Jan. 15 game
ban and fine. He said he had 1-0 with a goal from Teuch-
“cleared up” the matter after ert. Leverkusen is third in the
speaking with Amiri. Hübner league and Union is sixth.
denied using any racist lan-
guage and said he had faced Hübner will be banned for a
insulting language during the visit to Augsburg on Satur-
game. day and a home game against
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Amiri told Leverkusen’s club on Jan. 30.