<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rays-news-tampa-injury-woes-go-from-bad-to-worse-with-randy-arozarena-jason-adam-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rays’ injury woes go from bad to worse with Randy Arozarena, Jason Adam updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rays-injury-Kevin-Cash-Randy-Arozarena-Jason-Adam-Brandon-Lowe-injuries.jpg"></figure><h1>Rays’ injury woes go from bad to worse with Randy Arozarena, Jason Adam updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-22T20:09:36-07:00">September 22nd, 8:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-22T20:09:36-07:00">September 22nd, 8:09pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the 2023 MLB playoffs just right around the corner, suffering injuries to some of the team’s key guys is an aspiring World Series contender’s worst nightmare. And on Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays’ injury woes just went from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-news-tampa-handed-brutal-brandon-lowe-injury-update-ahead-mlb-playoffs" rel="noopener">bad to worse</a>, putting an even greater damper on their 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>In the top of the fifth inning, manager Kevin Cash had to insert Manny Margot in place of Randy Arozarena after the Rays left fielder <a href="https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1705374032517124162" rel="noopener">suffered tightness</a> to his right quad. The 28-year old slugger is <a href="https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1705396308112982062" rel="noopener">now day-to-day</a>, Cash told reporters, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. At the moment, it remains unclear just how severe the injury Arozarena picked up is and if he’ll be needing to miss more time, if any at all.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Rays will also find their pitching corps to be a bit thinner after losing reliever Jason Adam to yet another injury not too long after his return from the injured list. Per Topkin, Adam suffered “oblique discomfort” that <a href="https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1705399692127801586" rel="noopener">feels more severe</a> than his previous injury. The team should get more clarity regarding his situation in the coming days as the 32-year old reliever undergoes imaging on his injured oblique.</p><p>Randy Arozarena and Jason Adam have each played important roles for the Rays amid their strong 2023 campaign. Arozarena <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/randy-arozarena-2023-stats" rel="noopener">has tallied</a> 23 home runs and 83 runs batted in on the season, while Adam <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/jason-adam-2023-stats" rel="noopener">has put up</a> a 2.98 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 54.1 innings of work in relief. Thus, their injuries will make winning the AL East an even more difficult task, given how strong the Baltimore Orioles have looked.</p><p>What compounds matters for the Rays is the fact that they also recently lost everyday second baseman Brandon Lowe to a brutal knee injury that would keep him out for 4-6 weeks, most likely keeping him out for the rest of the season even if the team manages to make it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-news-brandon-lowe-world-series-playoff-berth" rel="noopener">all the way</a> to the World Series.</p><p>The Rays’ organizational depth will be tested in the coming weeks, but there’s no point in jumping the shark just yet, as the team will be receiving further updates in the coming days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rays’ injury woes go from bad to worse with Randy Arozarena, Jason Adam updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rays-news-randy-arozarena-relentlessly-showered-with-boos-after-savage-hr-celebration-vs-rangers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rays’ Randy Arozarena relentlessly showered with boos after savage HR celebration vs Rangers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Randy-Arozarena-Rays.jpg"></figure><h1>Rays’ Randy Arozarena relentlessly showered with boos after savage HR celebration vs Rangers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-18T21:09:33-07:00">July 18th, 9:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-18T21:10:28-07:00">July 18th, 9:10pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Rays failed to break out of their mini-slump Tuesday as they saw their losing skid reach three games after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-rangers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-18-2023" rel="noopener">5-3 loss in Arlington</a> to the Texas Rangers — but not before Randy Arozarena lifted his 17th home run of the season.</p><p>On top run dif of that home run was Arozarena’s signature crossed-arm celebration which he did right after touching third base to the chagrin of the crowd at Globe Life Field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">🚨🇨🇺 Randy Arozarena: 17 HR <a href="https://t.co/dxkT1Ggy1e">pic.twitter.com/dxkT1Ggy1e</a></p><p>— Jerry Díaz 🇨🇺 (@Jerryto94) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jerryto94/status/1681493512318078977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Rays’ offense was held silent for the most part of the night by Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi, who tossed six scoreless innings. It was not until Texas’ bullpen took over the pitching duties for the Rangers that Tampa Bay was able to find its groove with Randy Arozarena and Brandon Lowe hitting home runs in the eighth inning. Francisco Mejía put the Rays on the board with an RBI double in the seventh frame. Arozarena finished the game going 2-for-4 to raise his <a href="https://www.mlb.com/stats/tampa-bay-rays/home-runs" rel="noopener">season batting average to .278</a>.</p><p>Randy Arozarena is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-sarcastically-gets-pissed-at-randy-arozarena-during-mlb-all-star-game" rel="noopener">quite a character</a>, but he’s more than just flair. He’s truly a talented baseball player who can do plenty of damage with his speed, defense, and bat. So far this season, he has 61 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, and 48 walks. He is also carrying a .854 OPS. He has raised his home run and walk rates this season, thus benefiting the Rays, who will look to stop their bleeding this Tuesday in the series finale against Texas.</p><p>The Rays still have the No. 1 spot in the American League East division with a 60-38 record to go with a huge +149 run differential.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rays’ Randy Arozarena relentlessly showered with boos after savage HR celebration vs Rangers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-sarcastically-gets-pissed-at-randy-arozarena-during-mlb-all-star-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman sarcastically gets pissed at Randy Arozarena during MLB All-Star Game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Freddie-Freeman-Dodgers-Rays-Randy-Arozarena.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman sarcastically gets pissed at Randy Arozarena during MLB All-Star Game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-11T18:44:06-07:00">July 11th, 6:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-11T18:44:58-07:00">July 11th, 6:44pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena has come up with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-mlb-all-star-game-4-bold-predictions-for-event" rel="noopener">some great plays</a> early in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, and it’s got Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman pissed (sort of).</p><p>After Arozarena got a hit in the bottom of the first inning, Freddie Freeman hilariously told the Rays star to slow down a bit. Earlier in the contest, Arozarena made a great defensive play in the outfield that robbed Freeman of a home run and prevented the National League side from getting on the board first.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Everything's okay, he says he's sorry… OH AND HE'S RUNNING" 🤣</p><p>Freddie Freeman had a few words for Randy Arozarena at first base <a href="https://t.co/YXa5dzkwud">pic.twitter.com/YXa5dzkwud</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1678926674337886212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And here’s that run-saving play from Arozarena at the expense of Freeman. You can play it over and over again and it’s still going to look so good. No wonder Arozarena is an All-Star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Randy Arozarena absolutely loves the big stage <a href="https://t.co/dtRj2AjnlS">pic.twitter.com/dtRj2AjnlS</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1678924135278231553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, Freddie Freeman is not too shabby of a baseball player himself. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-freddie-freeman-dishes-former-braves-teammate-ronald-acuna-jr" rel="noopener">former National League Most Valuable Player of the Year</a> and seven-time All-Star <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/freemfr01.shtml" rel="noopener">is batting .320</a> in the 2023 MLB regular season so far. He also has 17 home runs and 61 RBIs. As one of the most reliable and consistent offensive weapons of the Dodgers, a lot is riding on the shoulder of Freeman this season. He can’t always win at the plate, though, and he got that message loud and clear after Arozarena’s spectacular catch in the outfield.</p><p>Freeman and Arozarena can continue having fun with each other in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. Who knows, these two might even meet again in the Fall Classic, with both the Rays and the Dodgers still viewed as major contenders to win the World Series this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman sarcastically gets pissed at Randy Arozarena during MLB All-Star Game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-all-star-game-news-randy-arozarena-adolis-garcia-highlight-reel-catches');   ga('set', 'title', 'Randy Arozarena, Adolis Garcia make highlight reel catches in first inning of MLB All-Star Game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MLB-All-Star-Game-news-Randy-Arozarena-Adolis-Garcia-make-highlight-reel-catches-in-first-inning.jpg"></figure><h1>Randy Arozarena, Adolis Garcia make highlight reel catches in first inning of MLB All-Star Game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-11T18:26:45-07:00">July 11th, 6:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-11T18:29:17-07:00">July 11th, 6:29pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Torii Hunter was surely entertained by the start of the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, as fans were treated to a <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1678924543870525442" rel="noopener">defensive clinic</a> in Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.</p><p>As anticipated, Ronald Acuna Jr. was ready to lead things off with a bang in the first inning, smacking a ball to the opposite field near the wall before Adolis Garcia leaped to make the the impressive catch. The next batter, first baseman Freddie Freeman, also hit American League starting pitcher Gerrit Cole hard and this time sent the ball to left field. Randy Arozarena was ready.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHAT. A. START. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllStarGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllStarGame</a> <a href="https://t.co/6gj8KWrhRX">pic.twitter.com/6gj8KWrhRX</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1678924543870525442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That is the way to start what many consider to be a meaningless exhibition game. The tone-setting plays instantly infused energy into the atmosphere. Cole himself knew he had to be on high alert when making his first-career <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-gerrit-cole-mlb-all-star-game-starter" rel="noopener">All-Star game start</a>, but nothing can really prepare even one of the best pitchers in the league for the National League MVP favorite and one of the best hitters the game has seen over the last decade-plus.</p><p>No need to worry, though, since Adolis Garcia and Randy Arozarena provided the perfect backup in the outfield. Each AL All-Star has enjoyed a benchmark season in their careers, both individually and on a team level. Those watching Tuesday night get to see the type of raw excitement Tampa Bay Rays fans experience on a regular basis when Arozarena is playing. This was by no means his first <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-randy-arozarena-shocking-admission-after-game-saving-catch-mexico-vs-puerto-rico" rel="noopener">jaw-dropping catch of 2023</a>.</p><p>Garcia has been a crucial part of an AL West-leading Texas Rangers team. He is one of their five representatives at the 2o23 MLB All-Star game, but it will be easy for him to stand out with plays like those.</p><p>Fans who might have only half-hardheartedly cared about the Midsummer Classic got a firm reminder that incredible things can still happen in a game with no stakes. Those first-inning fireworks create quite the hook.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Randy Arozarena, Adolis Garcia make highlight reel catches in first inning of MLB All-Star Game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/2023-mlb-home-run-derby-odds-adolis-garcia-vs-randy-arozarena-prediction-and-pick');   ga('set', 'title', '2023 MLB Home Run Derby Odds: Adolis Garcia vs. Randy Arozarena prediction and pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ROBERT-JR-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>2023 MLB Home Run Derby Odds: Adolis Garcia vs. Randy Arozarena prediction and pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-10T08:12:50-07:00">July 10th, 8:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-10T08:12:50-07:00">July 10th, 8:12am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is time to see some dingers, as Adolis Garcia and Randy Arozarena face off in the first round of this year’s Home Run Derby. It is time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a special round one Garcia – Arozarena prediction, pick, and how-to-watch.</p><p>The winner of the Derby has come out of this match-up in the last two years. In 2021 it was Pete Alonso that was the winner as the five seed, first taking out the four-seeded Salvador Perez in an epic slugfest. It was a 35-38 first round before Alonso beat Juan Soto and Trey Mancini on his way to a victory. Last year it was the four-seeded Juan Soto who won it all. He took out Jose Ramirez and Albert Pujols before beating Julio Rodriguez to win the derby.</p><p>The four seed this year is Adolis Garcia. He has 23 home runs on the season and also has a three-home run game this year. Garcia is the only player in the field with a three-home run game this season. He has also two different stretches of three games in a row with a home run. In an event all about rhythm, Garcia shows he can get into the groove.</p><p>Randy Aronzarena will face his countrymate from Cuba in the first round. He comes into the derby with 16 home runs on the year. Each year there is a budding star who takes center stage in the derby, and it could be Arozarena this year.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Garcia-Arozarena <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Home Run Derby Odds: Garcia-Arozarena Odds</b></h2><p>Adolis Garcia: -144</p><p>Randy Arozarena: +118</p><h2><b>How To Watch Garcia. vs. Arozarena</b></h2><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: ESPN+</p><p>Time: 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why Adolis Garcia Could Win</b></h2><p>Adolis Garcia has huge power. This year, Garcia has mostly been a pull hitter, but he has hit eight of his 23 home runs to right of center field. This may be where Garcia needs to hang out for the Derby. According to BallPark Pal, T-Mobile park is one of the hardest to hit home runs in. Even more, it is harder for right-handed pull hitters. The positive parts of the ball park to hit the ball to for a home run is for a pull leftie, not a rightie, although straight down the foul line for a right-handed back works as well. The other major home run alley is just to the right of center.</p><p>In that spot, T-Mobile Park has a +16% home run factor, which goes up at night. Garcia has hit eight there this year, and has another two fly balls this year that would have would have been home runs to that exact sport. Actually, Garcia has had some major bad luck when it comes to home runs and ballparks this year. Per Baseball Savant, if Garcia played in the average ballpark at all times, he would have 26 home runs. If he played just a T-Mobile Park, he would have 29.</p><p>The best factor has been barrel percentage this year for Garcia. Out of all the home run participants this year, Garcia has the highest barrel rate of any of them. Garcia makes good contact and gets into good groves, which could give him the win.</p><h2><b>Why Randy Arozarena Could Win</b></h2><p>Arozarena is one of just many Rays that could have been here. Arozarena has 16 home runs on the season and would have more at T-Mobile Park. At T-Mobile he would have 18 home runs, two more than he does on the season. Arozarena has become less of a pull hitter than in years past and is hitting more to center. Still, his power swing is to the pull side. That means he wil have to pull heavily at this ballpark.</p><p>Like Garcia, he would need to pull straight down left field for the best pull spot for a right-handed batter. Also like Garcia, he has hit multiple home runs to the just right of corner spot. In that spot T-Mobile Park has a +16% home run factor, which goes up at night.</p><p>One of the biggest things would be the high-leverage splits of Arozarena. In high leverage situations, his hard-hit-and-barrel percentages have gone up astronomically this year. This is nothing new for Arozarena in his career. He did this in the 2020 playoffs, and the big stage of the home run derby could classify as a high leverage situation.</p><h2><b>Final Garcia – Arozarena Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Adolis Garcia is the hotter bat of the two currently. Both of them have similar swing metrics and this one will all come down to who can rise to the occasion. Garcia is a rhythm hitter. If he gets off rhythm he will not be hitting a lot of home runs. With similar advanced metrics, take the man who does better under pressure. Arozarena gets it done in the first round.</p><p><b>Final Home Run Derby Garcia – Arozarena Prediction &amp; Pick:  Randy Arozarena +118</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.150	4	6	0.68	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.150	4	6	0.68	0

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