September 2025

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Kodai Senga’s regular season return in doubt after latest live BP

The chances that Kodai Senga pitches for the Mets again before the end of the regular season on Sunday appear slim after manager Carlos Mendoza gave a less-than-enthusiastic report about the right-hander’s progress.

Speaking from Chicago ahead of New York’s game against the Cubs on Wednesday, the skipper said that the report from Senga’s live batting practice session on Tuesday was “just OK.”

“It’s just live BP,” Mendoza said. “But he didn’t feel like the velo was there, and that’s what we saw. So he’s going to continue to throw, he’s staying down there, he’s gonna continue to keep throwing there.”

The manager said it was a “tough question” when asked if the downtick in velocity was related to the starter’s mechanics or something else, such as injury.

“Physically, he feels fine, he feels he’s healthy,” Mendoza said. “But it’s just not clicking, especially with the way the ball is coming out.”

Senga’s velocity on his fastball was 93 mph during the live BP, the manager said, which would be down from his 94.7 average velocity from this season. (That number was already one mph slower than his 2023 average of 95.7 mph.)

“It was hot and he felt the weather there, too,” Mendoza said about the conditions of the live BP that might have influenced the velocity dip. “That was part of the report that we got from the pitching coaches, that the weather there kinda got to him a little bit, and he got tired. Maybe you credit some of that, too.”

Mendoza said he was “not sure” when asked if Senga could be available in some capacity – either starting or out of the bullpen – for the season finale on Sunday in Miami, adding, “We still gotta wait and see, he’s still gonna wait in Florida after the live BP yesterday, and then we’ll see what we got.”

Senga, who accepted a demotion to Triple-A Syracuse on Sept. 5 after several ineffectual starts, made two outings there before the end of the minor league season. He struck out eight in six innings of one-run ball in his first start, but struggled in his next outing, surrendering four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

If he doesn’t appear again, the 32-year-old will close his third season with the Mets with a 3.02 ERA and 1.315 WHIP in 113.1 innings over 22 starts with 109 strikeouts to 55 walks. Those numbers are boosted by a spectacular start to the year when he posted a 1.47 ERA through his first 13 starts, before he landed on the IL with a hamstring injury in mid-June. 

Senga made one short start before the All-Star break, pitching four scoreless innings in Kansas City, but the wheels fell off in the season’s second half as he posted a 6.56 ERA and 1.710 WHIP in his last 35.2 innings over eight starts with 35 strikeouts to 22 walks before being optioned.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal visits David Fry in the hospital after fastball fractures Guardians DH’s face

It appears Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is going to be OK, though he’s going to need 6-8 weeks to recover after taking a foul-tipped 99 mph fastball to the face.

The pitcher who threw that fastball, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, was visibly horrified after seeing where his pitch ended up during Tuesday’s game. Fry immediately fell to the ground and was bleeding before being carted off the field and taken to a hospital.

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As he revealed to reporters Wednesday, Skubal was concerned enough that he hitched a ride from Guardians manager Stephen Vogt to visit Fry in the hospital Tuesday night. A group of Guardians players also reportedly made the trip.

The Guardians released a statement Wednesday revealing that Fry sustained “multiple, minimally displaced, left-sided facial and nasal fractures” from the pitch. He has already been discharged from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery with no surgery needed.

Skubal’s visit is a nice reminder that a tense and potentially historic division race doesn’t mean players can’t be human beings toward one another. 

Wednesday’s game was the opener of a three-game Tigers-Guardians series that could very well decide the AL Central. The Tigers were once as many as 15.5 games ahead of the Guardians in the division race and still led by 9.5 games as recently Sept. 10, but Cleveland has reeled off a stretch of 15 wins in 16 games while Detroit has lost 10 of its past 11 games.

The Guardians led the division by one game after Wednesday, with the head-to-head tiebreaker. If they finish the job and win the AL Central, it will be the largest comeback in the standings in MLB history.

Skubal has been far from a problem for Detroit during its free fall, as he is heavily favored to take home a second straight AL Cy Young Award. He currently leads the AL in ERA (2.21), FIP (2.46), WHIP (0.891) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.30) with 195 1/3 innings pitched across 31 starts.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal visits David Fry in the hospital after fastball fractures Guardians DH’s face

It appears Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is going to be OK, though he’s going to need 6-8 weeks to recover after taking a foul-tipped 99 mph fastball to the face.

The pitcher who threw that fastball, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, was visibly horrified after seeing where his pitch ended up during Tuesday’s game. Fry immediately fell to the ground and was bleeding before being carted off the field and taken to a hospital.

[Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24/7]

As he revealed to reporters Wednesday, Skubal was concerned enough that he hitched a ride from Guardians manager Stephen Vogt to visit Fry in the hospital Tuesday night. A group of Guardians players also reportedly made the trip.

The Guardians released a statement Wednesday revealing that Fry sustained “multiple, minimally displaced, left-sided facial and nasal fractures” from the pitch. He has already been discharged from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery with no surgery needed.

Skubal’s visit is a nice reminder that a tense and potentially historic division race doesn’t mean players can’t be human beings toward one another. 

Wednesday’s game was the opener of a three-game Tigers-Guardians series that could very well decide the AL Central. The Tigers were once as many as 15.5 games ahead of the Guardians in the division race and still led by 9.5 games as recently Sept. 10, but Cleveland has reeled off a stretch of 15 wins in 16 games while Detroit has lost 10 of its past 11 games.

The Guardians led the division by one game after Wednesday, with the head-to-head tiebreaker. If they finish the job and win the AL Central, it will be the largest comeback in the standings in MLB history.

Skubal has been far from a problem for Detroit during its free fall, as he is heavily favored to take home a second straight AL Cy Young Award. He currently leads the AL in ERA (2.21), FIP (2.46), WHIP (0.891) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.30) with 195 1/3 innings pitched across 31 starts.

Here’s Everything New in iOS 26.1

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It seems like iOS 26 just dropped, and yet, Apple is back at it with another update. As of Monday, iOS 26.1 is officially in beta testing, which means developers and public testers can try out Apple’s next update early.

“Point updates” like iOS 26.1 are never as feature-filled as the main releases, though 26.1 seems particularly small in scope. Apple seems to have done most of what it planned to do with iOS 26, saving just smaller changes for this upcoming update. Still, there are some interesting new additions in this latest beta, and more could come in subsequent releases. Here’s what’s new.

Apple Music gestures

If you want to skip a song in Apple Music, you hit the forward button. If you want to get back to the previous song, or restart the current song, you hit the back button. With iOS 26.1, however, you’ll have the option to swipe to switch between songs.

In the current beta, you can swipe right and left on the Now Playing bar to switch back and forth through your queue. With it, Apple has removed the skip forward button from the Now Playing bar. (The back button wasn’t present.) It’s a small but cool feature, but one that might take a little time to get used to.

Video playback bar

In the current version of iOS 26, the video playback bar in the Photos app is flush with the UI. You might love or hate it, but it can be a bit difficult to make it out, depending on the video in question. The play button and mute button, for example, can disappear when iOS can’t change their colors to stand out from the background.

iOS 26.1 beta 1, however, introduces a new video playback bar that is separate from the UI. It looks good, and is easy to see at all times. Again, a small change, but a smart one.

Live Translation languages

Live Translation for AirPods is a fantastic new feature that automatically translates conversations you’re having with someone who speaks a language you don’t understand. So long as you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, as well as AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, or AirPods 5 with Active Noise Cancellation, you’ve been able to try it out since iOS 26’s launch.

Apple initially rolled out support for French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish (Spain), but plans to expand the list in the future. With iOS 26.1, it adds four new options, including:

  • Chinese (Mandarin, simplified)

  • Chinese (Mandarin, traditional)

  • Italian

  • Japanese

  • Korean

Eight new languages for Apple Intelligence

Users with an iPhone 15 Pro and newer, listen up: Apple Intelligence supports eight new languages in iOS 26.1. As of this first beta, that includes the following:

  • Chinese (traditional)

  • Danish

  • Dutch

  • Norwegian

  • Portuguese (Portugal)

  • Swedish

  • Turkish

  • Vietnamese

Liquid Glass comes to the Phone’s keypad

Liquid Glass, Apple’s new design language, isn’t everywhere in iOS 26. While much of the UI now has a glassy look, some elements still look like iOS 18 and earlier. The Phone app’s keypad was one such example: While the app itself is very much changed with this update, switch to the keypad, and it looks the same as ever.

That changes with iOS 26.1. The beta brings Liquid Glass to the keypad, which, while consistent with most of iOS 26’s design, does reduce the visibility of the keys a bit, especially in light mode. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Apple workshop this one a bit.

Calendar

Whenever you have Calendar in List view in iOS 26.1, you’ll see your daily events color-coded by their respective calendars, rather than simply listed against the same white background.

References to third-party smartwatch support

If you have an iPhone, you know the only smartwatch that really works well with it is the Apple Watch. Some watches offer notification support, but most simply don’t jive well with iOS.

That might be changing in the future. Code within the iOS 26.1 beta references a new “Notification Forwarding” feature, that might allow you to choose a third-party device to send your iPhone alerts to. In addition, an unfinished “AccessoryExtension” option might be the framework that lets you pair a third-party watch to your iPhone.

These are just references in code, not something that you can actively test out in the 26.1 beta, but it’s worth noting. Apple is experimenting with supporting third-party watches on iOS, though it could just be to appease the EU’s “Digital Markets Act.”

The Two Most Surprising Things About Apple’s New ‘Workout Buddy’

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This week I did over a dozen workouts with Apple’s new Workout Buddy. I ran, I walked, I strength trained, and even did a little indoor cycling. I’ve learned a few things, but the strangest is that I didn’t need an Apple Watch for any of it. 

Workout Buddy is an AI-powered feature that sends a little voice into your headphones to motivate and congratulate you as you’re working out. Apple touted Workout Buddy as a feature of WatchOS 26 and promoted it among the features of the new Series 11 Apple Watch, so you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s part of of the Apple Watch, specifically. But that’s not what I found. 

How to use Workout Buddy without an Apple Watch

But as I found when I took a supported Apple Watch out for a trail run with an old iPhone (a 12 Mini), Workout Buddy requires a phone that supports Apple Intelligence, so I didn’t have access to it. OK, fine, it needs a newer watch and a newer phone. (Or so I thought.) Eventually I got my hands on a 16 Pro and, yep, was able to enable and use Workout Buddy. 

But this week—with a Series 11 Apple Watch on my wrist and WatchOS 26 installed—I discovered something. I could power off the watch, or even leave it at home, and still get Workout Buddy. Here are a few things I tried, all of which got me Workout Buddy: 

  • Starting a workout from the Series 10 or Series 11 Apple Watch

  • Starting a workout from the Fitness app (you can do that now!) with the Powerbeats Pro 2 headphones paired

  • Starting a workout from the Fitness app without any other Apple products in range, just a Coospo heart rate monitor and some Shokz headphones

  • Starting a workout from the Fitness app with just Shokz headphones paired (no heart rate monitor, since it was a GPS-enabled walk)

The only configuration that wouldn’t give me Workout Buddy was using the Fitness app without headphones paired. It’s serious about needing headphones, but they can be paired to either the Watch or the iPhone. 

Workout Buddy is more of a chipper sidekick than a coach

I hoped Workout Buddy might provide some kind of coaching or workout guidance, but found that’s not quite what it’s there for. The biggest difference between having Workout Buddy on versus off during a run is that, with Workout Buddy, you get your splits read to you in a more conversational voice.

The main advantage of Workout Buddy is that it gives you a check-in at the beginning and end of your workout to let you know where you stand on your goals and progress for the day and the week, and it will call out any notable recent achievements. 

For example, at the start of pretty much every workout this week—whether running, walking, or strength–it congratulated me on running my fastest-ever 5K last Tuesday. It also let me know I logged at least 16 workouts every week for the past four weeks, which is very consistent of me. 

The workout count seems to be correct (I log a lot of short workouts for device testing), but the 5K callout is wrong. Last Tuesday I earned a 5K badge, but that’s just for logging a run of more than five kilometers, not for running my fastest 5K. According to the Fitness app—remember, the same app that contains Workout Buddy—my fastest 5K was in July of 2021. 

Besides those hallucinations, the information seems to be reasonable. The overly-enthusiastic voice of the Workout Buddy always tells me at the start of each workout where I stand on my ring-closing goals. I need 22 more minutes to close my Exercise ring, it might say, or 37 more calories to close the Move ring. At the start of a run, it will tell me how many miles I’ve already run this week. And if I have music playing, it will name-check the band—seemingly just to let me know it can read that data. “Get into the rhythm with Fleetwood Mac!” it told me once, just as a Fleetwood Mac song was fading out. 

Overall, I find the goal-oriented check-ins useful; knowing I have 22 minutes left on my exercise goal does make me more likely to extend my workout if I was only going to do a 20-minute one. The conversational voice giving me my mile splits is a bit nicer than hearing the generic, more robot-like voice. And if I had run my fastest 5K recently, I’d probably love to be reminded about it at every opportunity. 

Mets designate Jose Siri for assignment as Tyrone Taylor returns from IL

The Mets announced a pair of roster moves on Wednesday, with Tyrone Taylor returning from the IL and Jose Siri designated for assignment.

The writing was unfortunately on the wall for Siri. With Taylor activated off the IL, the Mets had a surplus of center field options, making Siri or Cedric Mullins the most logical choice. Ultimately, though, it was Siri who was removed from the roster.

“Not an easy [decision],” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said before Wednesday’s game. “We know how toolsy he is and what he brings to the table, but a difficult year for him. Dealing with the fracture pretty much the whole year. Got to a point where you’re activating a right-handed hitter, that plays pretty good defense and adds versatility and speed. Not an easy one, but we decided to go with Siri there.”

Siri, who missed the majority of the season with a fractured tibia, played in just 16 games for the Mets, slashing .063/.167/.125 with 17 strikeouts in 32 at-bats.

Taylor has also had a down year at the plate, slashing .218/.277/.315 with two homers and 25 RBI in 109 games, though he’s provided strong defense in center field.

When asked what the plan for center field is now that Siri is out and Taylor is back, Mendoza said he will continue to play the matchups, even use Jeff McNeil andBrandon Nimmo if need be.

“That’s still in play, with Nim, with the right matchups and who’s available and things like that,” Mendoza explained. “We still have to watch TT here a little bit, too. [Cedric] Mullins will continue to get some playing time. Will continue to play the matchups. We have five more [games]. We’ll try our best to mix and match with the guys that we feel will give us the best chance to win, day in and day out. That’s how we’ll treat it.”

Celtics unveil gold City Edition jerseys for 2025-26

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The Celtics are taking a break from the color green with their newest City Edition jerseys.

The unveiled the new look, which features a clean, white jersey with gold lettering and numbers.

“A white base accented with gold representing success, achievement and triumph,” the team posted on X. “The word mark and number set are trimmed in black, making this our first uniform to not feature green.”

As an added touch, Red Auerbach’s signature is stitched in to every jersey.

“The Gold Standard – a uniform honoring our storied franchise,” the Celtics wrote on Instagram. “Notable teams, plays and careers are weaved into our DNA, transcending time. To be a Celtic is to be someone who works hard, never gives up and never has excuses. As we look to our past, sit in our present and plan for the future, we will recognize the accomplishments of all that have come before us.⁣”

The gold-lettered jerseys replace last year’s City Edition jerseys, which were black with neon green lettering and numbers. The team has experimented with various looks each year, though the color green has always been a part of those outside-the-box concepts.

The Celtics didn’t announce a schedule for when this year’s City Edition jerseys will make their on-court debut, but their preseason begins on Oct. 8, with the regular season beginning on Oct. 22.

Nationals reportedly hiring Red Sox assistant GM Paul Toboni as president of baseball operations

The Washington Nationals are hiring Paul Toboni as their new president of baseball operations, according to multiple reports. 

Toboni, 35, was the Boston Red Sox’s assistant general manager under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. He will succeed Mike Rizzo, who was fired along with manager Dave Martinez in early July after beginning the 2025 season with a 37-53 record. Rizzo had been part of the Nationals’ front office since 2006 and GM since 2009, helping build a team that won the World Series in 2019. 

Beginning with the Red Sox as an intern, then area scout, Toboni moved up through the organization while being largely involved in the team’s scouting operation. He was eventually promoted to assistant scouting director and then scouting director. 

Prior to becoming assistant GM, Toboni was the team’s vice president of scouting and player development. During his tenure, the Red Sox drafted several young stars who are expected to be key parts of the future for the team, including Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell. 

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The Washington Nationals have hired Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni (center) as their new president of baseball operations. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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He also oversaw drafts involving Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, the prospects packaged in the trade for ace Garrett Crochet. 

The Nationals settled on Toboni after a wide search that reportedly included Dodgers senior VP Josh Byrnes, Red Sox assistant GM Eddie Romero, Guardians assistant GM Matt Forman and Cubs GM Carter Hawkins, according to The Athletic.

Toboni becomes the latest alum from the Red Sox front office to take a top decision-making role with another team, joining Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen and Pittsburgh Pirates GM Ben Cherington, in addition to Jed Hoyer of the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals executive Chaim Bloom, Dave Dombrowski of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are president of baseball operations for their respective teams.

Toboni’s eye for drafting and developing young talent will be key in overseeing the Nationals. Since selecting star players Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon in the 2009-11 drafts, Washington has not drafted an impact player in the first round. Recent top picks Brady House, Elijah Green and Dylan Crews have yet to fulfill their potential. 

The team’s top young players — James Wood, CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray and Keibert Ruiz — were acquired as prospects by trading stars such as Juan Soto, Trea Turner and Max Scherzer.

A more immediate concern for Toboni to address is whether to retain interim manager Miguel Cairo, who replaced Martinez. His 27-41 record and a last-place finish for the Nationals would appear to suggest that the new president of baseball operations will make his own choice for a new manager.

Ultimately, team ownership hopes a new POBO will bring stability to a front office operation described as “chaotic” last week in the Washington Post.

Nationals reportedly hiring Red Sox assistant GM Paul Toboni as president of baseball operations

The Washington Nationals are hiring Paul Toboni as their new president of baseball operations, according to multiple reports. 

Toboni, 35, was the Boston Red Sox’s assistant general manager under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. He will succeed Mike Rizzo, who was fired along with manager Dave Martinez in early July after beginning the 2025 season with a 37-53 record. Rizzo had been part of the Nationals’ front office since 2006 and GM since 2009, helping build a team that won the World Series in 2019. 

Beginning with the Red Sox as an intern, then area scout, Toboni moved up through the organization while being largely involved in the team’s scouting operation. He was eventually promoted to assistant scouting director and then scouting director. 

Prior to becoming assistant GM, Toboni was the team’s vice president of scouting and player development. During his tenure, the Red Sox drafted several young stars who are expected to be key parts of the future for the team, including Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell. 

[Get more Nationals news: Washington team feed]

The Washington Nationals have hired Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni (center) as their new president of baseball operations. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox via Getty Images

He also oversaw drafts involving Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, the prospects packaged in the trade for ace Garrett Crochet. 

The Nationals settled on Toboni after a wide search that reportedly included Dodgers senior VP Josh Byrnes, Red Sox assistant GM Eddie Romero, Guardians assistant GM Matt Forman and Cubs GM Carter Hawkins, according to The Athletic.

Toboni becomes the latest alum from the Red Sox front office to take a top decision-making role with another team, joining Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen and Pittsburgh Pirates GM Ben Cherington, in addition to Jed Hoyer of the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals executive Chaim Bloom, Dave Dombrowski of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are president of baseball operations for their respective teams.

Toboni’s eye for drafting and developing young talent will be key in overseeing the Nationals. Since selecting star players Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon in the 2009-11 drafts, Washington has not drafted an impact player in the first round. Recent top picks Brady House, Elijah Green and Dylan Crews have yet to fulfill their potential. 

The team’s top young players — James Wood, CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray and Keibert Ruiz — were acquired as prospects by trading stars such as Juan Soto, Trea Turner and Max Scherzer.

A more immediate concern for Toboni to address is whether to retain interim manager Miguel Cairo, who replaced Martinez. His 27-41 record and a last-place finish for the Nationals would appear to suggest that the new president of baseball operations will make his own choice for a new manager.

Ultimately, team ownership hopes a new POBO will bring stability to a front office operation described as “chaotic” last week in the Washington Post.