Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP News photo)
On Headline Sports with Jessica Kwong:
#1 Jessica, lots of talk about the possible free agency of Los Angeles star Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is expected to enter free agency and amongst some of the top teams that will seek him out are the Los Angeles Dodgers who could offer Ohtani up to $600 million. Ohtani a two way star shows on signs of slowing down as he enters the last year of his deal with the Angels.
#2 The Atlanta Braves Max Fried has entered the 15 day IL with a strained left forearm. In April Fried was on the IL for with a hamstring injury missing two weeks which included opening day.
#3 New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer continues to battle injuries. Scherzer was unable to start on Tuesday night because he was suffering from neck spasms. Scherzer will continue to rehab as the Mets have now lost four of their last five games and recalled David Peterson to make a start.
#4 The Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Ankeotokounmpo said that he is forever grateful for former Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer. The Bucks who were a favored first place team lost to eighth place Miami Heat. The Bucks became the sixth NBA team to lose to an eighth place team in post season play.
#5 Jessica, the New York Knicks did stave being eliminated and picked up a crucial win defeating the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night to cut the Heat’s series lead 3-2. The Knicks got scoring help from Jalen Brunson who led with 38 points and RJ Barrett who followed up with 26 points.
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