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Game 1 unraveled in the sixth inning when, with runners on first and second and the score tied 1-1, Mets phenom Nolan McLean induced a potential double-play grounder off the bat of TJ Rumfield.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Last year Payton Tolle’s big league debut was one of the highlights of the season, as the gigantic left-hander with a mustache as big as his personality went toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes and struck out eight in a memorable Friday night showdown.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
But, unexpectedly, its film version released that same year became a midnight movie phenom, marked by its impromptu audience outbursts and eventually becoming a counter-culture landmark, widening the generational divide even further.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
John Logan’s unfussy screenplay hones in on Michael’s ascent from star child phenom in the Jackson 5 up to being on the cusp of becoming the King of Pop.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Last year Payton Tolle’s big league debut was one of the highlights of the season, as the gigantic left-hander with a mustache as big as his personality went toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes and struck out eight in a memorable Friday night showdown.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
But, unexpectedly, its film version released that same year became a midnight movie phenom, marked by its impromptu audience outbursts and eventually becoming a counter-culture landmark, widening the generational divide even further.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
John Logan’s unfussy screenplay hones in on Michael’s ascent from star child phenom in the Jackson 5 up to being on the cusp of becoming the King of Pop.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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