(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. Miami Marlins centerfielder Marcell Ozuna said he and at least two other teammates turned down invitations to go out on the boat with Jose Fernandez on the night the ace pitcher was killed in an accident.
2. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will be placed on injured reserve after he reinjured his back.
3. Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is unlikely to pitch in the NLDS against the Dodgers GM Mike Rizzo said Tuesday. Strasburg has been on the disabled list since September 7 with a strained flexor mass in his right arm.
4. New York Giants running back Shane Vareen is out for the season after suffering torn triceps Sunday against Washington.
5. New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz will undergo surgery to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow and is out for the season.
6. “I told the boys if y’all don’t believe in God, y’all might as well start. I ain’t ever hit a ball that far…even in BP…we had some help.” – Miami Marlins’ Dee Gordon on his leadoff home run Monday night.
7. Burbank receiver Forest Fajardo 2016 stats: 15 rec – 168 yards, 2 TD.
8. La Mirada running back Nick Hernandez 2016 stats: 80-366-4 TD.
9. Monrovia (1-4) has been outscored 146-54 this season.
10. On this day in 1941 Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox became the last player to hit .400 for the season. He finished at .406 going six for eight in a double header against the Philadelphia Athletics.
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