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Eliézer Alfonzo took the field for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday and made his major league debut under circumstances that are almost impossible to comprehend. His sixteen-year-old sister Eliana and his stepmother Patricia remain missing following the catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela. The twenty-six-year-old caught Emmet Sheehan and batted ninth against San Diego, and whatever the box score says, that young man showed something far beyond baseball.
Shifting to the pitch, the World Cup knockout round hit a snag as Mexico and England's highly anticipated match was delayed due to thunderstorms rolling through the venue. Fans were left waiting with kickoff pushed back, adding tension to an already electric matchup. We'll have updated timing as conditions clear and the two sides finally get underway.
And in NASCAR, Richard Childress is not holding back. The Richard Childress Racing owner publicly accused Shane van Gisbergen of deliberately wrecking Austin Hill at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, calling it intentional retaliation for an earlier incident between the two drivers. Hill's race was over on the spot, and Childress wants answers. Expect NASCAR to be paying close attention this week.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
