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TUESDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: NY Mets at NY Yankees, 7:05 p.m. (ESPN)MLB: Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m. (NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7)MLB: LA Dodgers at LA Angels, 10 p.m. (MLB Network)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Pedro Martinez became emotional on Monday night while talking about his good friend and former teammate, David Ortiz, who was shot in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
"I don't have enough words to describe who David is, what David means to baseball," Martinez said. "But I'm so disappointed to know that someone like David, who saved so many lives, can have someone after his life... It hurts me, it hurts me."
"I don't have enough words to describe who @davidortiz is, what David means to baseball..."An emotional message from @45PedroMartinez regarding his friend and former @RedSox teammate, David Ortiz. pic.twitter.com/ZqrY08Zs3i
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 11, 2019Martinez and Ortiz were Red Sox teammates when Boston won the World Series in 2004.
After the shooting, Martinez tweeted a message to Ortiz.
I'm at peace knowing you out of danger; you a strong man Compai, can't wait to hear your voice. My thoughts and prayers are with you, see you soon.Me siento tranquilo de saber que estás fuera de peligro, usted es fuerte Compai, ya quiero oírle la voz. Orando, nos vemos pronto pic.twitter.com/jdSnNsM7eI
— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) June 10, 2019-- The Warriors beat the Raptors 106-105 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and Drake was once again on the sideline and, once again, took some of the spotlight from the players.
The rapper was seen belting out O Canada along with the crowd and national anthem singer.
This rendition of O Canada was next level (-- @nba) pic.twitter.com/SOaREKCKrH
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) June 11, 2019.@Drake was HYPED for the end of O Canada -------- pic.twitter.com/4tkZCu4e8Y
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 11, 2019Drake then consoled Kevin Durant during the game as Durant walked off the court with an injury.
Drake consoled Kevin Durant as he walked off in the second quarter. pic.twitter.com/05ZpHdL49l
— ESPN (@espn) June 11, 2019And he was not happy when the Raptors ended up losing.
Drake when Kyle Lowry got the ball pic.twitter.com/BBMo1FaHaO
— ShowKase♦️ (@Glenndsc619) June 11, 2019Drake dapping the fans like he gave it everything he had ---------------------- https://t.co/vIeoUXnEtH
— 73-9 and they LIED -- (@CuffsTheLegend) June 11, 2019QUOTE OF THE DAY: "With David, we know what type of player he was, but we know what type of person he is and if he was that good as a player. As a person, he's way, way better than that. That's who David is." -- Alex Cora, on David Ortiz
