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Diamars 6 OctOber 2020

Barcelona says pandemic Rays' Kiermaier: ‘They don't like us, we

impact cost the club $238 don't like them’

million tin Meadows has been taking

live at-bats and could return
to the lineup after being side-
lined by a left oblique strain
since Sept. 18. Cash said the
25-year-old is "in a pretty
good spot" but wouldn't say
whether Meadows would be
on the team's ALDS roster.
"We want to make sure that
he's running good and that
the timing is as good as possi-
(AP) — The impact of the planned milestone of 1 bil- ble for us to make a decision,"
coronavirus pandemic has lion euros ($1.2 billion) in Cash said.
cost Barcelona more than revenue. Without the pan-
200 million euros ($234 demic, the club said it would Bronx Bombers
million) in revenue, the have closed the year with The Yankees struggled with
club said Monday. a profit of 2 million euros (AP) — After losing eight ented team that I'm looking injuries and inconsistent play
($2.3 million). of 10 games in a conten- forward to facing," Snell said. but also 10-game winning
Barcelona reported losses of Barcelona said "efforts to tious regular-season se- Here are some things to look streak toward the end of the
97 million euros ($113 mil- control and reduce spending ries, the New York Yan- for in the series: season. They're at their best
lion) for the 2019-20 season, to cover for the lost revenue" kees just can't shake the when they're hitting home
blaming the deficit on "the saved the club 74 million eu- AL East rival Tampa Bay Bad Blood runs. First baseman Luke
effects of COVID-19." ros ($86.7 million). Rays. Hard feelings between these Voit led the majors with 22
The Catalan club said its rev- The club also announced teams date to spring train- and the Yankees were fifth in
enues reached 855 million a new financing model for Not only will the Bronx ing 2008. They hit a peak on the majors with 94. They hit
euros ($1 billion), but they the renovation of the Camp Bombers face the Rays in the Sept. 1 when Aroldis Chap- seven homers in a two-game
would have been 203 million Nou, with a formula that AL Division Series at Petco man threw a 101 mph pitch sweep of the Cleveland Indi-
euros ($238 million) higher "protects all current financial Park in one of MLB's bub- near Mike Brosseau's head. ans in a wild-card series.
in a "scenario without CO- assets and land owned" by bles, but the teams that have a That led Tampa Bay man-
VID-19," which would have Barcelona. recent history of throwing at ager Kevin Cash to say, "I've "When we've got a full line-
allowed the club to reach the each others' hitters are shar- got a whole damn stable full up and everyone's healthy
ing the same resort hotel in of guys that throw 98 miles and they're in there, we've
northern San Diego County. an hour," and the Rays began got something special here
Turkish Grand Prix to be held Outfielder Brett Gardner said wearing blue T-shirts with in New York," said slugger
he's cordial when he passes four horses lined up behind Aaron Judge, who is from
without Formula One fans Rays players at the hotel. a fence. Northern California. "That's
Chapman earned a three-
why we're excited going into
"Obviously it's not ideal but game suspension that re- this postseason having every-
(AP) — Plans to hold said in a statement. Most F1 it's the cards that we've been mains under appeal. Both body healthy. It's a scary line-
the Turkish Grand Prix races this season have been dealt and I feel we've got a managers were suspended up we've got when everyone
with Formula One fans held without fans. Almost group of guys that's very pro- for one game apiece. is full go."
next month have been 3,000 fans were allowed to fessional and just business as Yankees starter Masahiro
scrapped, the Istanbul attend the Tuscan Grand Prix usual." Tanaka had hit Joey Wendle Former Padres
governor's office said last month, and Russian orga- with a 95 mph fastball in There was a lot of pre-series
Monday. nizers said there were 30,000 Rays outfielder Kevin Ki- the first inning. The next talk about learning the lay-
people per day over the week- ermaier minced no words day, New York reliever Ben out of Petco Park. While the
Organizers had hoped to wel- end in Sochi late last month. when he said: "They don't Heller was tossed for hitting Yankees haven't played at
come as many as 100,000 fans Turkey has been accused of like us, we don't like them, Hunter Renfroe. Petco Park since 2016, the
to the Istanbul Park circuit hiding the true extent of the and it's going to continue to Rays played here last season
for the first Turkish F1 race coronavirus' spread after the stay that way." California Cole and they have former Padres
since 2011 after the event was health minister revealed that Responded Gardner: "I think Cole grew up a Yankees fan outfielders Hunter Renfroe
added to the calendar as a late the daily COVID-19 figures the feeling's probably mu- in the heart of Angels and and Manuel Margot to give
replacement amid the coro- published by the ministry tual." Dodgers territory, pitched at them the lowdown on the big
navirus pandemic. since July 29 reflected only UCLA and then spent five downtown ballpark.
However, authorities now patients with symptoms and Game 1 is Monday night, seasons with Pittsburgh and
say that will not be possible. excluded asymptomatic posi- when Yankees ace Gerrit two with Houston before Comfortable Snell
"The Provincial Public tive cases. Cole — a Southern Califor- realizing his dream when he Snell was injured last year
Health Committee ... decid- Turkey has reported 324,443 nia native — opposes Blake signed a $324 million, nine- when the Rays visited the Pa-
ed that the aforementioned "patients" and 8,441 deaths Snell, the 2018 AL Cy Young year contract with the Yan- dres, but he loves Petco Park.
race take place without spec- from COVID-19 since Award winner. kees. "The chance of my team
tators," the governor's office March. "They got the best of us this coming to San Diego to play
year, arguably the best team Thanks to the oddness of is rare. I'm taking it like some-
in baseball," Gardner said of 2020, he'll make his second thing that's pretty unique. It's
the Rays, the AL's top seed. postseason start for the Yan- not going to happen again,
"They had a really good sea- kees in an NL ballpark and most likely. I'm enjoying it
son, ran away with the divi- could come back on short because I love this stadium, I
sion. Obviously it's up to us rest for a Game 5. love this stadium.
to come out and play better He went 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA
against these guys." in two starts against Tampa "It's going to be even more
Bay in last year's ALDS. He weird when it's like, 'The
Snell said he's not concen- was 0-1 in three starts against Tampa Bay Rays host the
trating on the hard feelings them this regular season. New York Yankees at San Di-
between these teams in re- ego.' It'll be weird but I'm en-
cent seasons. Mending Meadows joying it. It's a beautiful place
"I just know they're a very tal- All-Star Rays outfielder Aus- to be."