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Born and raised in Los Angeles and received a Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of San Diego.
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Marvel Studios has had unprecedented success in casting the right actors and pairing them with the proper writers and directors, respectively, to help build their multi-billion dollar well-oiled machine that churns out successful movies and actors every year. And after the Dodgers' 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins, we've once again been reminded that Los Angeles has been MLB's Marvel Studios.
Cody Bellinger has been the story of the Dodgers' 2019 season, slugging his way into an exciting MVP race with Christian Yelich. Will Smith is the shiny new rookie we've grown accustomed to seeing from the franchise over the last four seasons. Matt Beaty is the under-the-radar breakout star like Max Muncy and Chris Taylor from years past.
Shohei Ohtani came over from Japan with as much hype any new player has received in recent memory. It was a lot to live up to; so how has the Angels' slugger done after playing 162 games? July 16, 2019, marked Game 162 for Japanese phenom, Shohei Ohtani, giving him a full season's worth of play with the Angels to judge off.
With San Diego in play for a playoff spot, it could push them towards being buyers, which clarifies their interest in Noah Syndergaard. The Padres are in the market for a starting pitcher, and they have reportedly turned their interest to New York's Noah Syndergaard, according to MLB Network's very own Jon Morosi.
Wednesday and Thursday nights marked the Dodgers' 11th and 12th walk-off wins of 2019, more than any other team. And while they've been exciting, some have been a bit disconcerting because of why they were in that position in the first place. Take Wednesday for example.
The demise of Clayton Kershaw's status as a top-flight pitcher has been of such focus that it's overshadowing the fact that the Dodgers' lefty is still an MLB ace. Let's get one thing out of the way: Clayton Kershaw is no longer the Clayton Kershaw that we saw mow down hitters with ease from 2011-2017.
With the Angels' season seemingly done due to a horrendous amount of injuries to what was an already mediocre pitching staff, it's time that they shift focus to the 2019 offseason and beyond. They're mathematically still in the playoff race (albeit barely), but at 56-59, and 9.5 games out of a playoff spot, it's best to come to the realization and move on.
Maybe it was only a matter of time. The Padres are officially free-falling down the National League playoff race, hurting what was shaping up to be an impressive run from such a young team. However, their season-long negative run differential indicated that they were bound for this.
The Los Angeles Dodgers did the opposite of expectations, by not acquiring top-level bullpen help to help fortify their one weakness. Instead, they opted for low-key additions to the frustration and shock of many, while their top competitor out of the American League surprised the baseball world by acquiring Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
A significant part of the Padres' future is hinging on their young pitching that is coming up through the farm system. From their top prize in MacKenzie Gore to Luis Patino, to Adrian Morejon and Ryan Weathers, and down to Michel Báez, San Diego has a plethora of young arms that should be making their debuts in the coming years.