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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a text message to Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night informing him that he wasn’t going to be in the lineup Thursday in the series finale against the Cardinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The yen slipped against the dollar after touching a one-month high amid continued intervention watch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hernández, who entered this series with a .668 OPS against right-handed pitchers, had been struggling for so long that Roberts contemplated a left-field platoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They demolished Manchester City in the Community Shield with some pure football, and played some nice stuff against Coventry too, but then they were able to grind out a win at Aston Villa as well.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“My land, my land,” he repeats, moving, slapping his hat against his leg.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
