Early last month, I reread, not for the first time, Lorrie Moore’s short story “People Like That Are the Only People Here,” first published in the New Yorker almost 30 years ago. It’s about a mother handed the terrible news that her 1-year-old has cancer. A passage in it struck me like a missive from… Continue reading Opinion: A call can come at any moment. It’s teaching me the importance of ‘one day at a time’
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Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider hits home run in first career MLB at-bat: ‘What a moment for him’
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider will never forget his first Major League game. While all players remember the first time they ran onto a big league field, Schneider’s MLB debut was a dream. Davis Schneider, #36 of the Toronto Blue Jays, hits a home run in his MLB debut in the second inning… Continue reading Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider hits home run in first career MLB at-bat: ‘What a moment for him’
Angels’ Taylor Ward struck in head by pitch from Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah, taken to hospital: ‘Terrible moment’
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward was hospitalized on Saturday after he was hit in the head by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah. The incident occurred in the fifth inning. Ward was hit with a 91 mph 2-0 pitch with the bases loaded. Ward appeared to be hit near his left… Continue reading Angels’ Taylor Ward struck in head by pitch from Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah, taken to hospital: ‘Terrible moment’