LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black had his commute to Los Angeles interrupted Monday by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Southern California.
The Rockies had been in San Diego for a three-game series against the Padres that ended Sunday.
The widely felt quake caused items to fall off shelves at his house in San Diego, where Black lives in the offseason. He planned to commute via train to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles for the start of a series against the Dodgers.
“I was down on the platform at 10:35 waiting for the 10:40 train. Perfect,” he said. “Announcement came on that because of the earthquake they had to check the tracks. I didn’t want to wait.”
Instead, Black took a ride share to Dodger Stadium, which cost him not quite $200.
“Old-school meal money used to take care of it, but not anymore,” he said, smiling.
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Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black, left, congratulates starting pitcher Chase Dollander after he posted a victory in his first major league start in a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham continued its squad reconstruction ahead of a season in the second-tier Championship by releasing one of its most renowned players — against his will.
Steven Fletcher, a former Premier League player who scored some crucial goals to help Wrexham earn a third straight promotion, took to social media to say he'd be leaving the ambitious Welsh club.
“It’s with a heavy heart, and not by choice, that I unfortunately have to announce my departure from what I can only describe as the most magical club I have ever played at!” Fletcher posted on Instagram.
The 38-year-old striker said he fell back in love with soccer by joining Wrexham, a club whose notoriety has rocketed since being bought by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and becoming the subject of a fly-on-the-wall documentary — “Welcome to Wrexham.” “In my 22 years of stepping onto a pitch, I have never experienced anything like this club,” the former Scotland international wrote.
“To my team mates — you are family!” he added. "I have never experienced a dressing room like it in my career, and I can’t believe I don’t get to walk in there every day next season."
Fletcher finished a long message by thanking Reynolds and McElhenney for the opportunity to play for Wrexham.
Wrexham will need to improve the quality of its squad after rising to the second tier, a level the club hasn't played since the 1980s and just one more promotion away from the Premier League.
Another striker who might be leaving is Paul Mullin, a star player in previous promotion campaigns but who was overlooked by Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson for much of the second half of the season.
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FILE -Stoke's Steven Fletcher during the English League Cup 4th round soccer match between Aston Villa and Stoke City at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira), File)
