Mesa smacked his first career MLB home run — a three-run blast 394 feet to right field — to provide the highlight of the night for the Marlins, who watched the Nationals circle the bases for most of the game.
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Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … CROSSING THE LINE – Ravens' Lamar Jackson retaliates against fan after being smacked in helmet.
As Wyatt goes in for the swing, her little sister, Bennett, runs behind her and nearly gets whacked by the club.
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Georgia Slater,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
The Padres ranked 29th of 30 MLB teams in home runs and had received only seven home runs from their left fielders in the 111 games before Laureano, in his second start with them, whacked a reliever’s fastball beyond the right-center field wall at Petco Park.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Delaney-Rowland told him to put the gun away, but when Parker didn’t, Delaney-Rowland punched him again, then Parker shot him in the back of the head, police said.
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Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Like the clang of bells, the sound bypassed my ears and punched the air from my lungs.
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