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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="277141" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-York-Mets">New York Mets</keyword> first baseman <keyword id="11632977" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pete-alonso">Pete Alonso</keyword> won his second <keyword id="1742346" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Home-Run-Derby">Home Run Derby</keyword> on Monday.</li><li>He has made $2 million for winning it in 2019 and 2021.</li><li>During that span, he has made $1.47 million total with the Mets.</li></ul>Two nights of home-run hitting have proven more lucrative for Pete Alonso than three seasons with the New York Mets.On Monday, Alonso won the Home Run Derby for a second time, defending his 2019 title (the event was canceled in 2020). In the process, the Mets first baseman won $1 million for his 74 home runs. Alonso also took home $1 million for his win in 2019.That $2 million in winnings is more than he's made with the Mets over that same span.<a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-20674/">According to Spotrac</a>, from 2019-2021, Alonso has made $1.47 million with the Mets. His salary this season is worth over $676,000.Alonso only made $241,674 in 2020 because of the pandemic-shortened season. After Alonso won NL Rookie of the Year in 2019, the Mets agreed to a raise that would have paid him $652,521 in 2020, then a record for a player coming off his first season. But even if he had been paid his full salary, he still would have made less than he did in two Home Run Derbies.Alonso isn't eligible for arbitration until 2022.Alonso is not bitter toward the Mets bout the money. On Monday, he told reporters that he played the music of legendary New York rappers during his at-bats to pay tribute to a city that has treated him well. Alonso also donated $50,000 of his winnings in 2019 to the Wounded Warriors Project. It's unclear if he plans to donate the money again this season.

The Home Run Derby winner has made $2 million in 2 nights - more than he's made in 3 seasons with the Mets

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dcac0ac3afd3778067fabd2-1307/pete%20alonso.jpg" border="0" alt="pete alonso" data-mce-source="Mary Altaffer/AP">Mary Altaffer/APAs a tribute to the 24-year-old, the MLB released an emotional video in which Alonso reflects on "What The Good Life Means to Me."</img></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/new-york-mets">New York Mets</a> slugger <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/pete-alonso">Pete Alonso</a> has been named the 2019 National League <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/rookie-of-the-year">Rookie of the Year</a>.&#xa0;</li><li>As a tribute to the 24-year-old, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/mlb">MLB</a> released an emotional video in which Alonso reflects on "What The Good Life Means to Me."&#xa0;</li><li>In the video, Alonso - who paced the NL with 53 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/home-run">home runs</a> during the 2019 season - reads from an essay he wrote five years ago about his "unrealistic" dream of reaching the majors while clips of him playing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/baseball">baseball</a> as a child flash on the screen.</li><li>"I've done the math. I know the odds," Alonso narrates. "But I also know that the moment I step into the box is when I feel most like myself: a goofy kid who crushes baseballs. That is the good life."</li><li>The video wraps with a shot of Alonso crying in disbelief with the words "Welcome to The Good Life, Pete," written across the screen.</li><li>Check out the full video below:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-basketball-ap-poll-rankings-winners-losers-week-2-2019-11" data-analytics-position="1">6 biggest winners and losers in college basketball this week</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uswnt-carli-lloyd-2-goals-could-start-at-2020-olympics-2019-11" data-analytics-position="2">Carli Lloyd scored 2 goals in Vlatko Andonovski's first USWNT game as head coach, and the performance could support her bid to start at the 2020 Olympics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/projected-first-nba-draft-pick-james-wiseman-ruled-ineligible-ncaa-2019-11" data-analytics-position="2">Projected No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft James Wiseman has been ruled ineligible, but court rules he can still play</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nba-most-hated-team-after-warriors-collapse-2019-11" data-analytics-position="4">With the Warriors crumbling, there's officially a new most hated team in the NBA</a></li></ul><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Welcome to The Good Life, Pete. <a href="https://t.co/0hPTK1MjYR">pic.twitter.com/0hPTK1MjYR</a>- MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1194040861308248065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/world-famous-sports-logos-hidden-messages-2019-10">10 world-famous sports logos with hidden meanings</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/sMSU7CxL-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script> </div> </div>

The MLB released an emotional video tribute to NL Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso that calls back to his childhood

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Hello and happy first night of Hanukkah for those who celebrate! If you still haven't jumped on the TikTok bandwagon but are wondering about the hype, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-tiktoks-of-the-year-us">check out the most popular videos from the app this year</a>.In today's big story, we're looking at the truth behind <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-employees-did-not-want-to-work-for-microsoft-2023-12">OpenAI workers' threat to leave the startup</a> amid the Sam Altman ouster.What's on deck: <ul><li>Markets: Hedge funds' November report cards are in. <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/november-hedge-fund-performance-balyasny-citadel-millennium-22023-12">Here's how top firms stacked up</a>.</li><li>Tech: Google's next step in its <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-ai-model-release-ultra-pro-bard-openai-tpu-2023-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">battle with OpenAI over AI supremacy</a>.</li><li>Business: Homeowners <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-passive-income-side-hustle-selling-electricity-neighbors-solar-panels-2023-12">have a hidden fortune</a>. They just need to look at their roof.</li></ul>But first, show me your best poker face.<hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today">sign up here.</a><hr /><h2>The big story</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-employees-did-not-want-to-work-for-microsoft-2023-12"></a><div type="image" title="OpenAI logo on a phone with CEO Sam Altman in the background" height="2846" width="4446" msid="105817678" hostid="261" sizebytes="181170"></div>Open illusion"It's not a lie... if you believe it."-<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_PSJsl0LQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Costanza</a>, OpenAI employees (probably)OpenAI employees threatening to quit during Sam Altman's ouster was the type of loyalty <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-founder-ousted-ceo-genai-workers-quit-2023-11">workers rarely show toward a boss</a>.In reality, it was a bit of a bluff. While the entire company <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-workers-threaten-to-quit-over-sam-altman-firing-2023-11">signed a letter</a> stating they'd follow Altman to Microsoft if he wasn't reinstated, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-employees-did-not-want-to-work-for-microsoft-2023-12">no one really wanted to do it</a>, current and former OpenAI staffers told Business Insider's Kali Hays, Ashley Stewart, and Darius Rafieyan. It's not just OpenAI employees who were bending the truth. Microsoft viewed hiring OpenAI's employees as an absolute last resort, according to insiders.Part of OpenAI employees' issue with joining Microsoft was the less-than-stellar impression they had of working for so-called "legacy" tech. OpenAI staffers "see themselves as innovators who are radically changing the world," a former employee of the startup told BI. But the real problem was money, as is often the case. A tender offer was right around the corner, giving employees a chance to make a fortune selling existing vested equity to outside investors. The walkout would have spoiled those plans.<a href="https://my.sailthru.com/email-composer/6422595?origin=save_as" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><div type="image" title="Sam Altman at OpenAI's developer day" height="2674" width="3872" msid="105817680" hostid="261" sizebytes="1802440"></div>News of <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-employees-did-not-want-to-work-for-microsoft-2023-12">OpenAI employees' bluff</a> is the latest crack in the Altman facade.In the wake of Altman's ouster-turned-return drama, there was plenty of speculation about the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-staff-loyalty-power-chatgpt-microsoft-2023-11">perceived power he now held</a>. (When news of his return broke, I suggested he was "<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/news-today-november-22-sam-altman-openai-return-tech-ai-2023-11">now arguably one of the most untouchable executives in the world</a>.")But as BI's Alistair Barr pointed out, Altman's public statements in the wake of his return to OpenAI <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-less-powerful-openai-microsoft-2023-11">tell a different story</a>. He was adamant OpenAI "will be totally fine without me," adding that its leadership team "is clearly ready to run the company without me."That sentiment, coupled with the revelation that OpenAI employees didn't truly have unwavering support for Altman, paints the past few weeks' events in a very different light. The OpenAI drama also forced companies to make sure they aren't solely relying on the startup, according to Alistair. The timing isn't ideal for OpenAI, as bigger tech companies <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/news-today-november-30-aws-amazon-cloud-tension-goldman-sachs-2023-11">get more aggressive with AI rollouts</a>. All that's to say, OpenAI employees might have successfully pulled off a massive bluff, but the rest of the industry now knows their tell.<hr /><h2>3 things in markets</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-larry-fink-stacey-mullin-chief-of-staff-2023-12"></a><div type="image" title="Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, gestures in front of a microphone at the COP28 conference in Dubai." height="4978" width="7545" msid="105817681" hostid="261" sizebytes="485420"></div><ul><li>A key behind-the-scenes role at BlackRock is being reimagined. CEO Larry Fink's chief of staff is a <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-larry-fink-chief-of-staff-2023-2">powerful post at the world's largest money manager</a>. But "rising expectations" led the firm to make it a permanent role and <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-larry-fink-stacey-mullin-chief-of-staff-2023-12">tap longtime executive Stacey Mullin for the position</a>.</li><li>How top hedge funds performed in November. Balyasny lost 1.2% last month amid heavy turnover among its portfolio managers. Citadel's flagship fund, meanwhile, was top among multi-strategy firms. <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/november-hedge-fund-performance-balyasny-citadel-millennium-22023-12">Check out how all the top hedge funds did</a>.</li><li>Eight tech stocks to bet on in 2024. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives makes the case for the tech sector posting monster gains next year. From Zscaler to Palantir, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-stocks-to-buy-now-2024-market-rally-outlook-wedbush-2023-12">these are the tech stocks he feels have the biggest upside</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>3 things in tech</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-explainer-ai-model-2023-9"></a><div type="image" title="Zoubin Gharhramani speaking at a Google AI event" height="3996" width="5328" msid="105817682" hostid="261" sizebytes="958170"></div><ul><li>Google is finally launching Gemini — its biggest shot at OpenAI. The <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-ai-model-release-ultra-pro-bard-openai-tpu-2023-12">generative AI model</a> will be launched in phases. And it's the search giant's opportunity to thwart the narrative that it's fallen behind rivals like OpenAI. Here's <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-explainer-ai-model-2023-9">everything we know about it</a> so far.</li><li>The new Silicon Valley mantra. It's moved away from Mark Zuckerberg's "move fast and break things." Now, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-move-fast-and-break-things-sam-altman-openai-2023-12">the new saying from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman</a> starts with: "Move faster. Slowness anywhere justifies slowness everywhere."</li><li>Block CEO Jack Dorsey finally addresses layoff of Tidal staff. The music streamer just cut 40 employees. And it's <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-tidal-layoffs-block-cuts-2023-12">likely just the beginning</a>, according to an internal note sent by Dorsey. He also said in the memo that Block is looking to get on a more "sustainable" financial path.</li></ul><hr /><h2>3 things in business</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-passive-income-side-hustle-selling-electricity-neighbors-solar-panels-2023-12"></a><div type="image" title="Solar power turning into cash flow." height="1000" width="2000" msid="105817683" hostid="261" sizebytes="322132"></div><ul><li>The next lucrative side hustle: selling electricity to your neighbors. New technologies and a fleet of startups are allowing people to not just independently power their homes with solar, but also <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-passive-income-side-hustle-selling-electricity-neighbors-solar-panels-2023-12">store and sell excess solar power</a> to their neighbors.</li><li>Self-checkout theft is a bigger problem than you may have thought. It's increasingly clear that the machines lead to an increase in shoplifting. Now, new data reveals more precisely <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/self-checkout-theft-is-a-bigger-problem-than-retailers-thought-2023-12">how big of a hit retailers take</a> from skipped scans.</li><li> The hottest housing markets of 2024. The top metros were based on factors like changes in existing home sales and existing home median sale prices. This landed areas like Bakersfield, California and Rochester, New York in the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-market-outlook-2024-hottest-places-to-buy-a-home-2023-12">top 10 housing markets</a> for next year.</li></ul><hr /><h2>In other news</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-mccarthy-leaving-congress-2023-12">Kevin McCarthy's run in Congress will end, capping off "Young Gun's" era of chaos and disorder</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-compete-starbucks-drink-focused-cosmcs-launch-2023-12">McDonald's unveiled the menu for CosMc's, a beverage-focused concept that could compete with Starbucks</a>.</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/jamie-dimon-crypto-bitcoin-regulation-sec-etf-criminal-laundering-banking-2023-12">Jamie Dimon says he's deeply opposed to crypto and the government should "close it down.</a>"</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-made-more-2-days-cameo-than-congress-salary-2023-12">George Santos made more on Cameo in 48 hours than he did in his entire time in Congress: report</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/diddy-gang-raped-high-schooler-lawsuit-alleges-2023-12">Sean "Diddy" Combs participated in "gang rape" of high schooler, new lawsuit alleges</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-ackman-harvard-mit-upenn-presidents-should-resign-disgrace-2023-12">Bill Ackman wants Harvard, MIT, and UPenn's presidents to "resign in disgrace.</a>"</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-living-nyc-millionaires-wealth-tax-2023-12">Millionaires are flocking back to New York City as people making less than $172,000 move out</a>.</li><li><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/apple-stock-price-market-analysis-trillion-dollar-company-magnificent-seven-2023-12">Apple regains a $3 trillion market cap and is on track to end the year as the world's most valuable company for the 5th time in a row</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boomer-grandma-stopped-babysitting-set-boundaries-millennial-kids-2023-12">A boomer grandma felt obliged to babysit her grandkids. She wanted her life back and stopped doing it</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ncaa-proposal-nil-college-athlete-pay-womens-sports-gender-equity-2023-12">How the NCAA's revolutionary proposal to pay players could be a "huge win" for women athletes</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/longevity-anti-aging-supplements-risks-2023-12">The risks of taking supplements for longevity, from bleeding to kidney failure</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>What's happening today</h2><ul><li>The Game Awards for video games is tonight in Los Angeles. Games that were nominated include "Resident Evil 4," "Super Mario Bros. Wonder," and "Viewfinder."</li><li>Happy birthday, Sara Bareilles. Larry Bird, Terrell Owens, Emily Browning, and Pete Alonso were also born on this day.</li><li>Earnings today: Broadcom, Lululemon, Docusign, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/earnings-calendar">and other companies</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>For your bookmarks</h2>Conversation starters<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/started-conversations-with-strangers-to-gain-confidence-2023-12"></a><div type="image" title="Two friend sitting at a coffee shop petting a dog." height="1414" width="2121" msid="105817684" hostid="261" sizebytes="219428"></div>"I started conversations with 10 strangers over a month to gain confidence in my dating life." Their <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/started-conversations-with-strangers-to-gain-confidence-2023-12">top takeaways</a> include that "hello" and "how are you?" aren't great conversation starters.<hr />The Insider Today team: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-defrancesco">Dan DeFrancesco</a>, senior editor and anchor, in New York City. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/diamond-naga-siu">Diamond Naga Siu</a>, senior reporter, in San Diego. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/hallam-bullock">Hallam Bullock</a>, editor, in London. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lisa-ryan">Lisa Ryan</a>, executive editor, in New York.

News of OpenAI workers' big bluff is the latest crack in Sam Altman's facade

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ross Chastain set the NASCAR world on fire with his wild stunt to clinch a spot in the championship.</li><li>Not all drivers were happy with the 'video-game move,' saying it set a bad precedent.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/nascar-video-game-move-ross-chastain-martinsville-playoffs-2022-10">Ross Chastain set the NASCAR world on fire with his "video-game move"</a> in Sunday's playoff race, and while some weren't happy, one long-time crew chief had some strong words for the party poopers.Larry McReynolds, a NASCAR crew chief and Fox Sports analyst, made appearances on FS1's "NASCAR Race Hub" and SiriusXM Radio and explained why Chastain did nothing wrong, why NASCAR doesn't need a rule to stop it in the future, and how the fun police need to just enjoy the moment.After marveling at all the attention the move generated for NASCAR outside of the sport, McReynolds first addressed the drivers who didn't like it."It has moved the needle across the board," McReynolds said on FS1. "And I realize there are some drivers saying we can't have this every week. And you know what? I don't want to see it every week, and I don't think we will. But let it breathe. Celebrate one of the neatest things we have seen in our sport in a long time."<div type="image" title="Larry McReynolds" height="1667" width="2500" msid="95237766" hostid="261" sizebytes="436616"></div><h2>Not everybody was impressed</h2>One of the drivers who didn't like the move was defending champion Kyle Larson, who may have inspired Chastain with a similar stunt at Darlington last year that didn't work."Embarrassed that I did [inspire the move]... honestly," <a href="https://twitter.com/mattweaverra/status/1586839035292549120?s=12&amp;t=DsZr3A7OUtq-_j5N6WP2dg&amp;utm_source=pocket_mylist">Larson said after the race</a>. "That's not a good look for our sport at all. I don't know what you guys think. You probably think it's cool, but I think it is pretty embarrassing."<a href="https://www.insider.com/nascar-video-game-move-ross-chastain-martinsville-playoffs-2022-10">Former champion Joey Logano called the move "spectacular" but worried about the precedent</a> the move might set for future races. He called for NASCAR to outlaw the move and even suggested a Formula One-like penalty where drivers are not permitted to pass cars if they leave the racing line and hit the wall.McReynolds was not buying it."Ross Chastain didn't do anything wrong," McReynolds said. "He didn't shortcut the track. He didn't bring out a caution. He didn't wreck nobody but his own race car. He executed it to a T."He also slammed the idea of outlawing the maneuver after praising Chastain for showing "passion" in his effort to clinch a spot in the championship."I guess he could have stayed on the throttle in the groove and plowed through whoever the two or three in front of him was and hope it came out for the good," McReynolds said while <a href="https://twitter.com/siriusxmnascar/status/1587108791962804224?s=12&amp;t=FRzU3rLO1zjSvinc0AN7Sg&amp;utm_source=pocket_mylist">hosting his "On Track" show on SiriusXM</a>. "But the kid went about it another way ... and shame on NASCAR if they are even considering coming up with a rule. Forbid them. That would just be ripping us apart if they come up with a rule. What are you going to say? You can't get against the wall? What is the rule going to be, for Pete's sake?"<h2>Some were just impressed that Chastain even tried the move</h2>Chastain's teammate at Trackhouse Racing, Daniel Suarez, was a guest on "NASCAR Race Hub" and praised the move, but more for having the awareness even to try it."It's definitely one of the craziest things [I've ever seen]," Suarez said. "The crazy part is not to do it. It is to think about it.... To think about that as an option, you have to be a little wild. To do it, to put it up into the wall, doesn't require talent. You just have to be a little crazy to be able to do it. But to think about that as an option, that's where I give a lot of credit to Ross because, at that particular moment, that was his only option."Not all of Chastain's competitors were against the move that <a href="https://www.insider.com/nascar-video-game-move-ross-chastain-martinsville-playoffs-2022-10">Chastain said came from his childhood when he played NASCAR video games</a>. Former NASCAR champion and current Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick marveled at the guts it took.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1587070062690697216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2022</a></blockquote>And it wasn't just people in the NASCAR world who were impressed. Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso called it the move of the year in motorsports.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1587110859662364673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2022</a></blockquote>

Long-time NASCAR crew chief defends Ross Chastain's controversial playoff 'video-game' move

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="133010" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="MLB">MLB</keyword> has seen a rise in strikeouts and a dramatic reduction in offense this season.</li><li>Some MLB players have accused pitchers of using banned substances to better grip the ball to improve their pitching.</li><li>MLB is trying to crack down on pitchers using sticky substances.</li></ul>MLB is on pace for a record number of strikeouts this year, and some players have alleged that pitchers are using banned substances for enhanced grip on the ball.Substances like sunscreen, pine tar, and Spider Tack have been used to help pitchers improve their grip when applied to the ball. That improved grip enables pitchers to make the ball spin and move more, making it harder for opposing batters to hit it.MLB prohibits players from altering the ball in any way.Investigators presented evidence that the substances were being used "very prevalently" this season at an MLB owner's meeting on June 3, according to Jon Heyman of <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1400529522781347843">MLB Network</a>. In response, the league introduced measures to stop the use of sticky substances and harsher penalties for pitchers caught using them.<h2>Big-name sluggers are venting their frustrations publicly</h2>Some of baseball's top hitters have openly called out pitchers over the issue.San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. said on the "Dan Patrick Show" that he's seen pitches this year that he had never seen before."I've seen pitches this year that I've never seen in my life," Tatis said. "If they allow that, they better expect less from hitters ... It's just harder, man. Pitchers are better, they have better mechanics, they have better throwing arms, and now with this sticky sh-- they have a better spin rate."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1402667034421469191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2021</a></blockquote><keyword id="130401" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-York-Yankees">New York Yankees</keyword> slugger Giancarlo Stanton said on Wednesday after beating the <keyword id="650840" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Minnesota-Twins">Minnesota Twins</keyword> that he's had his suspicions because of the unusual movement of pitches."We understand, we know how pitches should move," Stanton said in a postgame press conference. "I've seen professional pitching for 13-14 years now. I know how balls are supposed to move, and you face guys, some guys, for that long as well. So, when you're getting older and your balls moving more and having more life to it, you know, usually something's up there."Before facing the Yankees, Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson had suggested that Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole had been using foreign substances to better grip the ball. Donaldson referenced four minor league pitchers who were suspended for using sticky substances as part of MLB's crackdown on the issue."Is it coincidence that Gerrit Cole's spin rate numbers went down (Thursday) after four minor-leaguers got suspended for 10 games?" Donaldson told reporters. "Is that possible? I don't know. Maybe. At the same time, with this situation, they've let guys do it."Donaldson also said on Twitter that he planned to release a video showing pitchers using banned substances.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Josh Donaldson (@BringerOfRain20) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1397743327475163136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2021</a></blockquote>These allegations are not new - players have said for years that MLB was too lenient on the issue, failing to consistently police pitchers doctoring the balls.However, with MLB now cracking down on the issue, batters are openly voicing their concerns.<h2>One slugger sided with pitchers for safety's sake</h2><keyword id="277141" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-York-Mets">New York Mets</keyword> first baseman Pete Alonso took an opposite stance. He said he thinks pitchers should be allowed to use whatever substance they need to improve their command, as it will limit the risk of hitters getting hit by pitches accidentally. "Whether they're using pine tar, rosin, bull frog, sunscreen and rosin, or whatever they want to use to control the ball, let them use it," Alonso said. "I see guys throwing harder and harder every day and I don't want 99 [miles-per-hour pitches] slipping out of someone's hand because they didn't have enough feel for it."Alonso's teammate Kevin Pillar suffered a nose injury after he was <a href="https://www.insider.com/mets-player-celebrates-hit-by-pitch-rbi-in-the-hospital-2021-5">hit in the face</a> with a 94-mph fastball on May 17. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-FOX <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">Sports</keyword>: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1402734935681634306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2021</a></blockquote>Alonso did take issue with MLB changing the baseballs themselves (which have some have linked to the increases and decreases in offense). "If they didn't change the ball every year then they wouldn't need to use as much sticky stuff," Alonso said. "For it to change every single year, that's not fair to the people who are using it every single day and throwing it."

Some of baseball's best hitters are accusing pitchers of using illegal, sticky substances to make pitches harder to hit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="123873" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="SP-500">S&amp;P 500</keyword> index is on track for the most record closing highs since 1995, said Bespoke Investment Group. </li><li>The "incredible pace" of wins includes 10 highs in the past 12 trading sessions. </li><li>The index has climbed about 17% this year with 39 closing highs. </li></ul>Investors have been propelling the S&amp;P 500 index to a string of record highs this year, driving the broad stock-market measure toward its best run in more than 25 years, according to Bespoke Investment Group. The index, valued at roughly $36 trillion, has notched 39 closing highs <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stocks-market-news-us-record-highs-earnings-season-growth-dow-2021-7">through Monday's session</a>, which was made possible by overcoming a modest intraday loss. The <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestm=ingest">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> and the <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_composite?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingestm=ingest">Nasdaq Composite</a> also started the week by logging closing highs.The S&amp;P 500 at its current pace is headed toward 74 record highs on a closing basis for 2021, which would rank as the second-most of all time, Bespoke said. In 1995, there were 77 closing highs. Monday's win left the index with 10 record closes in the past 12 trading sessions "which is relatively uncommon over the last 50+ years," said Bespoke in a note published early Tuesday."Like home runs coming off the bat of Pete Alonso in last night's Home Run Derby, the S&amp;P 500 is racking up record highs at an incredible pace lately," said Paul Hickey, co-founder of Bespoke Investment. The Mets' first baseman Monday night in Denver slammed 23 hits to win <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31808914/new-york-mets-pete-alonso-beats-baltimore-orioles-trey-mancini-final-round-repeat-home-run-derby-champion">his second consecutive home-run derby</a>.The S&amp;P 500 has jumped by nearly 17% this year, a performance that's been "entirely driven" by rising corporate earnings estimates of 21%, BofA said in a research note Monday. The firm, however, cautioned that big earnings beats for the second quarter <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-sp500-2q-earnings-bofa-economic-growth-2021-7">doesn't guarantee gains for strong market returns</a>. In 1964, the broad index racked up 64 record closing highs and there were 62 in 2017."One caveat here is that, as the last two weeks have shown, new highs tend to come in bunches, but if the S&amp;P 500 experiences a pullback, the rapid pace will dry up quickly," said Hickey. "Wherever the 2021 total winds up, the pace so far this year has been impressive, to say the least."

The S&P 500's incredible pace of record closing highs puts it on course for the best run in 26 years, an investment firm says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1742754" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Stephen-Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</keyword> was ejected from Thursday's game between the <keyword id="280864" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Washington-Nationals">Washington Nationals</keyword> and the New York Mets.</li><li>Strasburg wasn't playing in the game.</li><li>The pitcher was watching from the stands but was forced to leave after criticizing an umpire a little too loudly.</li></ul>Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was ejected on Thursday from a game he wasn't even playing in.Strasburg took in Thursday's afternoon game against the Mets as a fan, sitting in the empty stands of CitiField. He is scheduled to pitch Friday against the Orioles,In the bottom of the third inning, the Nationals were in a bit of trouble. With Mets slugger Pete Alonso at the plate with the bases loaded in a tie game, Nationals pitcher Austin Voth threw a fastball low on a 2-2 count that barely scraped the bottom of the strike zone. It was as close a call as there is in baseball, and home plate umpire Carlos Torres called the pitch a ball, leaving Alonso with a full count.The Nationals were clearly upset with the call. After some initial chirping from the dugout, Torres turned his attention to the crowd, pointed to Strasburg, and ejected him from the game for some unseemly criticisms.Strasburg tipped his cap to Torres on his way out, seemingly pleased with himself.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ᑎIᑕK ᗩᔕᕼOOᕼ (@NickAshooh) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1293980072597237762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2020</a></blockquote>With no fans in the stands in the age of social distancing, it's up to the players to let umpires know when they're messing up. Strasburg was clearly happy to do his part.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/fc-dallas-defender-calls-out-fans-who-booed-kneeling-players-2020-8">FC Dallas fans booed players who knelt for the national anthem in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and the team's defender called them 'absolutely disgusting'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/tony-hawk-pro-skater-mute-grab-renamed-chris-weddle-2020-8">Tony Hawk is renaming a trick in his video game called the 'mute grab' as a better and more accurate way to honor the deaf skater who invented the move</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/carmelo-anthony-clutch-shots-blazers-nba-bubble-2020-8">Carmelo Anthony is having an unlikely revival in the bubble and hitting big shots when the Blazers need them most</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/nba-lays-out-plan-for-player-guests-to-enter-disney-bubble-2020-8">The NBA will soon allow players to bring guests into the bubble, but there are strict rules on who can be invited and how many can attend games</a>

Stephen Strasburg was ejected for heckling while sitting in the stands of an empty stadium as the weirdest MLB season continues

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d499566100a247fd95395fa-1429/pete%20alonso.jpg" border="0" alt="pete alonso" data-mce-source="Mary Altaffer/AP">Mary Altaffer/APPete Alonso's go-ahead home run on Monday helped the Mets move above .500.</img></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>The New York Mets appeared to be heading for a tear-down at the trade deadline, but instead turned into buyers, puzzling the MLB world.</li><li>The Mets are now one of the hottest teams in baseball, having won 11 of their last 12 and 17 of their 23 games since the All-Star break.</li><li>The Mets still have an uphill battle to make the playoffs, but they're climbing closer to the Wild Card as some aspects of their roster are starting to look up.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball, just days after a puzzling trade deadline where they appeared to change course.As the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-trade-deadline-yankees-bumgarner-syndergaard-pitchers-twins-2019-7">trade deadline approache</a>d, the Mets were multiple games under .500, with rumors and reports indicating they were likely to be sellers at the trade deadline, most notably offering starting pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler.Instead, the Mets became buyers, trading two prospects for Toronto Blue Jays' right-hander Marcus Stroman. The Mets then traded starting pitcher Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies, an NL East rival also competing for a Wild Card spot.<a href="https://theathletic.com/1116710/2019/08/05/rosenthal-deconstructing-the-mets-trade-deadline-decisions-and-what-they-mean-contradictions-and-all/">The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported</a> that the Mets - perhaps fairly - thought their team was on the rise and that they didn't like the offers for their pitchers. However, some also thought the Mets' trade demands were too high, according to Rosenthal.Still, the baseball world was puzzled by the Mets' moves. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/27277464/law-mets-dealing-marcus-stroman-make-lot-sense">ESPN's Keith Law wrote</a>:"Stroman is a free agent after 2020, so this acquisition makes just about no sense for the Mets, who continue to labor under the impression that they're close to contention ... The Mets just aren't good enough to justify trading two of their top 10 prospects for short-term help. This continues to be the most rudderless ship in baseball, and the Mets appear to have decided that the key lesson from the disastrous offseason they just had is to do the same things all over again."<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/07/29/mets-noah-syndergaard-zack-wheeler-trade-deadline">Sports Illustrated's Emma Baccalieri</a> defended the moves in a vacuum, but arrived at the same conclusions as Law: what are the Mets doing?"It doesn't make so much sense for the Mets - for where they are (right now) or for who&#xa0;they are (always)," Baccalieri wrote. "It's hard to say just where the team is going. (Buying? Selling? Neither?) It's hard to say where it's trying to go."<h2>The Mets have surged into the playoff race</h2>Since the trade deadline, the Mets have only continued to win.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d4995e2100a241af355c703-1282/noah%20syndergaard.jpg" border="0" alt="noah syndergaard" data-mce-source="David Banks/AP">David Banks/APThe Mets didn't move Noah Syndergaard at the trade deadline.</img></div></div></div>The team has now won 11 of its last 12 games and is 17-6 since the All-Star break. With a double-header win over the Miami Marlins on Monday, capped off by a comeback win in the second game, the Mets are above .500 for the first time since May.The Mets are still 2.5 games back of the Wild Card, with four teams in front of them. The coming weeks could decide their season, as their next eight games come against division rivals in the Marlins, Washington Nationals, and Atlanta Braves. From late August to early September, the Mets play 12 of 15 games against division rivals.Things are generally looking up for the Mets, even as the injury bug continues to hang around the team - Robinson Cano tore his hamstring against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday and Jeff McNeil left Monday's game with an apparent calf cramp.The starting pitching has rebounded in recent weeks, and that's with new addition Stroman struggling in his first outing. In seven of the last 12 games, the Mets' starting pitchers have gone seven innings or more while only allowing two runs.On Monday, rookie and Home Run Derby champ Pete Alonso also broke out of a slump, hitting the go-ahead solo blast in the bottom of the seventh. Alonso, who's batting just .175 since the All-Star break, delivered a profane, but motivational message for fans at Citi Field after the game.The Mets still have an uphill battle. <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-mlb-predictions/">FiveThirtyEight</a> gives them a 27% chance to make the playoffs, notably better than the Milwaukee Brewers, who are ahead of the Mets in the standings. Yet they still trail the Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Phillies in likelihood to make the postseason.If the Mets can continue playing above .500 while they take on division rivals, they could continue a surge into the playoff race. A team that was looking at a potential tear-down weeks ago is suddenly playing meaningful games in early August.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/isan-diaz-marlins-dad-home-run-2019-8" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link"> The father of a Marlins rookie went bonkers in the middle of an interview after his son hit his first career home run</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-baker-mayfield-shotgun-beer-cleveland-indians-francisco-lindor-2019-8" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Baker Mayfield shotgunned a beer on the jumbotron at a Cleveland Indians game and sparked a 5-run rally</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-brady-contract-extension-short-lived-2019-8" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Tom Brady's $70 million extension could be short-lived and allow the Patriots to 'pull the ripcord' in 7 months</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-are-they-now-2011-nba-draft-isaiah-thomas-2017-5" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 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One week after a trade deadline that puzzled the baseball world, the Mets are suddenly surging

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rays pitcher <keyword id="4404384" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="tyler-glasnow">Tyler Glasnow</keyword> blamed his elbow injury on throwing without any sticky substances.</li><li>Glasnow said he had to change his grip and mechanics and woke up incredibly sore.</li><li><keyword id="133010" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="MLB">MLB</keyword> has begun a crackdown on sticky substances which Glasnow said should wait until the offseason.</li></ul>Amid <a href="https://www.insider.com/mlb-to-screen-pitchers-to-catch-people-using-banned-substances-2021-6">MLB's crackdown on pitchers using sticky substances</a> to better grip the baseball, <keyword id="1348949" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tampa-Bay-Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</keyword> ace Tyler Glasnow stood up for his preference to use such substances.Pitchers have been alleged to use substances like pine tar, sunscreen, rosin, and Spider Tack to better grip the ball. That enhanced grip allows them to have better command on their pitches, even increasing the spin rate to make it harder for batters to hit.MLB prohibits doctoring the ball in any way. As strikeouts sky-rocketed this season, the league has made an effort to crack down on the use of sticky substances.On Tuesday, Glasnow, who ranks second in strikeouts this season, blamed the crackdown on an elbow injury that will keep him out indefinitely."I 100% believe that contributed to me getting hurt," Glasnow said of the crackdown. "No doubt. Without a doubt."Glasnow told reporters that he has used sunscreen and rosin to better grip the ball and laughed at the idea that it's a rare practice."It's ridiculous that it seems like this whole public perception of like, 'Oh, it's just a select few people.' Your favorite pitcher 50 years ago was probably using something, too."If you felt these balls, how inconsistent they were, you have to use something."Glasnow went on to explain how during an outing against the Washington Nationals on June 8, he tried pitching without any sticky substances. He said while he pitched well, the next day he felt incredible soreness in his arm."I threw to the Nationals with nothing ... I did well against the Nationals. Probably one of my best starts I had all year," Glasnow said. "I woke up the next day and was like, I am sore in places that I didn't even know I had muscles. I felt completely different."Glasnow said that without any substances for grip, he had to change the grip on his pitches, digging the ball deeper into his hand and gripping it harder."I'm not a doctor - I know you guys probably know that. But I'm taking a fastball, I'm squeezing the ball twice as hard. So all of this - I'm recruiting all of these muscles," Glasnow said, flexing his forearm. "And I'm taking my arm as hard as I can, throwing the ball. So I'm going from, like, a flexed muscle to letting the ball go.He added: "Waking up, I was like, okay, this sucks. Something is weird here. And then that same feeling is persisting all week long. I go into my start [Monday] and that same feeling, it pops, or whatever the hell happened to my elbow."Glasnow said that MLB implementing the changes midseason gives pitchers little time to adjust."Do it in the offseason. Give us a chance to adjust to it. But I just threw 80 innings, then you tell me I can't use anything in the middle of the year. I have to change everything I've been doing the entire season. I'm telling you I truly believe that's why I got hurt."There is little agreement on the subject across MLB. Some <a href="https://www.insider.com/mlb-batters-accuse-pitchers-using-substances-cheating-2021-6">hitters have complained</a> that they have faced increasingly unhittable pitches, arguing that sticky substances should be banned.Others, like Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, have said pitchers should be allowed to use substances to grip the balls to reduce the risk of batters being hit by pitches. The concern about wild pitches has been a frequent argument to allow certain substances."The only thing I learned was that it hurts to throw a ball in the middle of the season from having something to not having something," Glasnow said.Watch a clip of his comments below:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Sports by Tampa Bay Times (@TBTimes_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1404922959857434630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2021</a></blockquote>

One of MLB's best pitchers gave an eye-opening explanation of why he likes using banned sticky substances while pitching

Welcome back to <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">10 Things in Politics</a>. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">Sign up here to receive this newsletter</a>. Send tips to <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a> or tweet me at <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentGriffiths">@BrentGriffiths</a>.<ul><li>RePete: The Home Run Derby was supposed to be Shohei Ohtani's latest moment amid a historic run. <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31808914/new-york-mets-pete-alonso-beats-baltimore-orioles-trey-mancini-final-round-repeat-home-run-derby-champion">The Mets' Pete Alonso had other plans</a>.</li></ul>Here's what we're talking about:<ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-amazon-ibm-redfield-birx-mulvaney-perry-carson-2021-7">From Amazon to Big Ass Fans, these 31 corporations have hired former Trump administration officials</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-praises-historic-anti-government-protests-in-cuba-2021-7">Biden says US stands with Cuban people amid protests</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/400-million-in-forgotten-government-account-presidential-election-campaign-fund-2021-7">Nearly $400 million in taxpayer money is just sitting there</a></li></ul>What to look out for today: President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights from Philadelphia.With Phil Rosen and Jordan Erb.<hr />1. FROM MAGA TO CORPORATE AMERICA: Former Trump administration officials are finding their places in the business world. The nation's largest companies haven't exactly rolled out the red carpet, but many former officials are returning to previous jobs in the private sector or finding new work based on their time in the administration.<ul><li>Where's the Trump White House now?: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-white-house-administration-maga-alumni-network-database-2021-7">See for yourself in our database of more than 327 top staffers</a>.</li></ul>Some of those who are now in corporate roles:<ul><li>From Big Ass Fans to Amazon: More than 30 former Trump officials landed jobs at companies. That's based on the tracking of several hundred people who worked in an official capacity for Trump from January 2017 to January of this year.</li><li>Some of the biggest names worked on Trump's COVID-19 response: Dr. Deborah Birx, the pandemic response coordinator, and Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have landed in the air-purifying industry. Redfield's new employer, Big Ass Fans, says its ion technology kills the coronavirus.</li><li>The blue-chip destinations: Corporations that have hired former Trump officials include Amazon, IBM, Goldman Sachs, and Lockheed Martin but also some smaller and less traditional companies.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-amazon-ibm-redfield-birx-mulvaney-perry-carson-2021-7">See the complete list of the 31 companies here.</a><hr />2. Biden says US stands with Cuban people amid protests: The president showered praise on the largest protests against the communist government in recent years. Biden called on the Cuban government "to refrain from violence," while Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called on his supporters to fight in the streets. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-praises-historic-anti-government-protests-in-cuba-2021-7">More on Biden's response</a>.<hr /><div type="image" title="Texas Democrats" height="1000" width="2000" msid="84374004" hostid="261"></div>3. Texas Democrats flee to Washington to stall voting bill: Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives have left the state in a dramatic walkout to block numerous conservative priorities from passing in a legislative special session. Texas is one of just a few states where the minority party can leave to deny the quorum necessary to pass legislation. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-democrats-walking-out-leaving-state-to-block-gop-bills-2021-7">Here's what comes next in their fight</a>.<hr />4. FDA adds warning to Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine based on rare reaction: Officials warn that a rare but serious neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, has been linked to the COVID-19 shot. One-hundred cases of the syndrome have been documented. Health authorities continue to stress that the benefits still outweigh the risk of not getting vaccinated. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fda-guillain-barre-risk-for-johnson-and-johnson-covid-vaccine-2021-7">Here's how the warning is another black mark for Johnson &amp; Johnson</a>.<hr />5. Wall Street <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stocks-market-news-us-record-highs-earnings-season-growth-dow-2021-7">smashed more records</a>: But analysts at Bank of America say don't count on a hefty earnings season to keep things elevated. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-sp500-2q-earnings-bofa-economic-growth-2021-7">Read what the pros think ahead of the earnings reports</a>.<ul><li>An elite club is helping prepare young CEOs to take over the world: It costs $7,950 to get in, you must run a $20 million company before age 45, and you're sworn to secrecy. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ypo-young-presidents-organization-secret-club-for-ceos-2021-4">Take a look inside the closely guarded group.</a></li></ul><hr />6. Nearly $400 million in taxpayer money is just sitting there: The money is supposed to publicly fund presidential campaigns. But it doesn't. Still more taxpayers check a box to send $3 to it, which only adds to the balance. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/400-million-in-forgotten-government-account-presidential-election-campaign-fund-2021-7">Here's what both parties would like to do with the money</a>.<hr />7. France is mandating a vaccine passport for this fall: French President Emmanuel Macron said a vaccine pass would soon be required for people to visit nonessential places like restaurants and tourist attractions. Passports will reside in a program that people can share via a QR code or certificate with establishments. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/france-to-require-covid-19-vaccine-non-essential-activities-2021-7">Macron said COVID-19 cases would rise without the mandate</a>.<hr />8. Several suspects in Haiti assassination linked to US law enforcement: The Drug Enforcement Agency confirmed that at least one of the men arrested was previously an informant. CNN is reporting that others connected to the plot were also said to have previously been US law-enforcement informants. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/men-arrested-haitian-presidents-assassination-tied-us-law-enforcement-reports-2021-7">There's a growing number of US connections to the assassination</a>.<hr />9. Trump Organization reportedly removes CFO Allen Weisselberg from leadership posts: The news of Weisselberg's removal from other Trump Organization subsidiaries comes after Manhattan prosecutors charged him in relation to an alleged 15-year tax-fraud scheme, The Wall Street Journal reports. Weisselberg and the organization have pleaded not guilty. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-organization-allen-weisselberg-subsidiaries-leadership-tax-fraud-scandal-2021-7">More on the news here</a>.<hr />​​10. Goldfish are living large in Minnesota: Goldfish are known for their short memories. But now a few forgotten pets are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, leading local officials to beg people to not dump their pets in a nearby lake. <a href="https://www.insider.com/pet-goldfish-dumped-into-minnesota-lake-invasive-2021-7">And the scale of the problem is a lot larger than you might think</a>.<ul><li>Here's what they look like:</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/pet-goldfish-dumped-into-minnesota-lake-invasive-2021-7"><div type="image" title="A person holds an extremely large goldfish found in Minnesota's Keller Lake." height="1024" width="2048" msid="84374005" hostid="261"></div></a><hr />Today's trivia question: Sunday marked the anniversary of Hamilton and Burr's infamous duel. When you're done <a href="https://genius.com/Anthony-ramos-lin-manuel-miranda-jon-rua-leslie-odom-jr-and-original-broadway-cast-of-hamilton-ten-duel-commandments-lyrics">consulting the commandments</a>, can you guess which American corporation still owns the guns the founding fathers used that fateful day? Email your guess and a suggested question to me at <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a>.<ul><li>Yesterday's answer: Wally Funk was part of the so-called Mercury 13, the name for a group of women who <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/29/17393698/netflix-documentary-mercury-13-women-space-astronauts-margaret-weitekamp-interview">privately underwent and passed many of the same tests</a> NASA's Mercury 7 astronauts did.</li></ul>

10 Things in Politics: Trump alums nab corporate gigs

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d2e35a7699e5c0567657f55-1920/screen%20shot%202019-07-16%20at%2043620%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Christian Yelich Jimmy Fallon" data-mce-source="The Tonight Show / YouTube" data-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qGQt_R_qHc"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qGQt_R_qHc">The Tonight Show / YouTube</a>Baseball players said a lot of weird stuff over the All Star break, and it turns out Jimmy Fallon was responsible.</img></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>MLB players offered quite a few odd quotes over the All-Star break.</li><li>"Even a hungry turtle can do a jumping jack," said reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich during an appearance on the MLB Network.</li><li>As it turns out, the whole thing was Jimmy Fallon's idea, who put the players up to the task for the latest version of his segment, "Drop It In."</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>There were quite a few quizzical quotes from baseball's best players over the All-Star break."It doesn't matter how much jelly you have in the jar," said Mets first baseman Pete Alonso ahead of his Home Run Derby win. "It's about how you spread it on your English muffin.""Even a hungry turtle can do a jumping jack," said reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich during an appearance on the MLB Network.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-power-rankings-dodgers-yankees-all-star-break-2019-6" data-analytics-position="5">MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands heading into the second half of the season</a>While some might have chalked this trend up to a bit of vacation-brain from baseball's finest or assumed there was something in the water in Cleveland, it turns out the whole thing was a bit for Jimmy Fallon, who revealed the stunt on his show on Monday night.In the segment of "Drop It In," stars including C.C. Sabathia, Mookie Betts, and Justin Verlander all sneaking quotes bordering the absurd into casual interviews to reporters and media members who were unaware of the joke.You can watch the segment below.Looking back, we should have known something was amiss when Verlander claimed that "Fever Pitch" still held up.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more from Tyler Lauletta:</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-jimmy-kimmel-live-megan-rapinoe-alex-morgan-fast-food-2019-7" data-analytics-position="4">Jimmy Kimmel brought USWNT superstars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan a fast-food feast to make up for skipping White House visit</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/brooks-koepka-tiger-woods-practice-round-british-open-2019-7" data-analytics-position="1" data-analytics-module="onecolumn-post_image">Brooks Koepka spurned Tiger Woods' offer for a practice round in order to prevent Tiger from picking his caddie's brain</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kendall-jenner-twitter-nba-dating-history-boyfriend-list-2019-7" data-analytics-position="2" data-analytics-module="onecolumn-post_image">Kendall Jenner claps back at a meme that tried to turn her dating history into an NBA starting 5</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-off-the-bench-2019-7" data-analytics-position="3" data-analytics-module="onecolumn-post_image">LeBron James came off the bench once in his career, and he did it to protect a teammate from being booed</a><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9qGQt_R_qHc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-american-men-suck-soccer-world-cup-2018-6">The US women's national team dominates soccer, but here's why the US men's team sucks</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/SaEwZba3-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script> </div> </div>

MLB players had a bunch of weird quotes during the All-Star break and it turned out to be a Jimmy Fallon prank

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dcb31e87eece5493860c124-1500/houston%20astros.jpg" border="0" alt="houston astros" data-mce-source="Juan DeLeon/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images">Juan DeLeon/Icon Sportswire/Getty ImagesHouston Astros logo at Minute Maid Park.</img></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Former Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers said the Astros used a system to steal signs in 2017 in a new <a href="https://theathletic.com/1363451/2019/11/12/the-astros-stole-signs-electronically-in-2017-part-of-a-much-broader-issue-for-major-league-baseball/?source=spotrac&amp;pc=spotrac40off">report by The Athletic</a>. Stealing signs is illegal in MLB.</li><li>According to the report, the Astros used an outfield camera to relay catcher signs to a TV near the dugout. Players and coaches would reportedly bang a trash can to tip batters to upcoming pitches.</li><li>Astros sources gave conflicting accounts to The Athletic about whether the system ended before the 2017 playoffs. </li><li>According to the report, there is widespread "paranoia" in MLB about the Astros cheating.</li><li>According to The Athletic, the league is investigating the current accusations.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>In 2017, the Houston Astros used an outfield camera, TV in the locker room tunnel, and a system of noises to steal signs, former pitcher Mike Fiers <a href="https://theathletic.com/1363451/2019/11/12/the-astros-stole-signs-electronically-in-2017-part-of-a-much-broader-issue-for-major-league-baseball/?source=spotrac&amp;pc=spotrac40off">told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich</a>.Three other Astros sources confirmed the sign-stealing system to The Athletic. According to The Athletic, MLB has heard of the specific sign-stealing system before, but had "not gathered sufficient evidence to prove the Astros committed wrongdoing." The league is expected to investigate the claims during an investigation into former assistant GM <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/astros-fire-brandon-taubman-roberto-osuna-comments-2019-10">Brandon Taubman's firing</a>."They were advanced and willing to go above and beyond to win," Fiers told Rosenthal and Drellich. Fiers pitched with the Astros from 2015 to 2017. Fiers has since played with the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's and said he tipped off his teammates to the Astros' system.The Athletic described the system as such:"A feed from a camera in center field, fixed on the opposing catcher's signs, was hooked up to a television monitor that was placed on a wall steps from the team's home dugout at Minute Maid Park, in the tunnel that runs between the dugout and the clubhouse. Team employees and players would watch the screen during the game and try to decode signs - sitting opposite the screen on massage tables in a wide hallway."When the onlookers believed they had decoded the signs, the expected pitch would be communicated via a loud noise - specifically, banging on a trash can, which sat in the tunnel. Normally, the bangs would mean a breaking ball or off-speed pitch was coming."<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-red-sox-warned-indians-astros-attempting-steal-signs-information-032027336.html">MLB reporter Jeff Passan wrote</a> in 2018 that "Two major league players said they have witnessed the Astros hitting a trash can in the dugout in recent years and believe it is a way to relay signals to hitters."The Astros said in a statement to The Athletic that they were cooperating with MLB's investigation and would not comment further.MLB pitcher Danny Farquhar, who is now with the Chicago White Sox affiliate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, told The Athletic that he believes he once heard the system in action in 2017."There was a banging from the dugout, almost like a bat hitting the bat rack every time a change-up signal got put down," Farquhar said. "After the third one, I stepped off. I was throwing some really good changeups and they were getting fouled off."Farquhar told The Athletic that he and his catcher changed their signals after and the banging stopped.Baseball writer Jimmy O'Brien seemed to find evidence of that specific moment.According to the report, the system was discussed fairly openly among the Astros. In one instance, a player talked about returning to Minute Maid Park so the Astros could benefit from the system. Fiers told The Athletic that not all players were on-board with the system.Two Astros sources told The Athletic that the system continued into the 2017 playoffs while another source said it did not. Passan reported in 2018 that some on the Los Angeles Dodgers believed the Astros were cheating during the 2017 World Series, which the Astros won in seven games. As The Athletic noted, the Astros won Game 7 on the road in Los Angeles, where they could not have used the same system.According to The Athletic, there is a near league-wide "paranoia" about the Astros and their methods of gaining an advantage.&#xa0;A rival GM told The Athletic: "People respect what they've accomplished. They don't respect the culture they've created or some of the methods they choose to utilize to become what they've become."Sign-stealing is prohibited in MLB. The league has taken further measures in recent years to try to crack down on sign-stealing, which some say runs rampant among teams. The Boston Red Sox were fined an undisclosed amount by MLB in 2017 for using an Apple Watch to steal signs. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred warned at the time that technology has made it increasingly hard to crack down on such activities. The league said teams found to be in violation of the rules would face steeper consequences than the Red Sox.<h2>Read the entire <a href="https://theathletic.com/1363451/2019/11/12/the-astros-stole-signs-electronically-in-2017-part-of-a-much-broader-issue-for-major-league-baseball/?source=spotrac&amp;pc=spotrac40off">report from The Athletic here &gt;</a></h2><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-pete-alonso-nl-rookie-of-the-year-mlb-tribute-2019-11">The MLB released an emotional video tribute to NL Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso that calls back to his childhood</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/espn-reporters-adam-schefter-adrian-wojnarowski-disney-plus-tweets-2019-11">ESPN reporters including Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski promote Disney Plus streaming service in eyebrow-raising tweets</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/knicks-loss-cavs-steve-mills-scott-perry-apology-2019-11">The Knicks' latest loss was so bad that the front office apologized to fans for an abysmal start to the season</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/waiver-wire-week-11-pick-ups-2019-11">Top 14 waiver-wire pickups for Week 11 of fantasy football</a></li></ul><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Statement from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Astros</a>: "Regarding the story posted by The Athletic earlier today, the Houston Astros organization has begun an investigation in cooperation with Major League Baseball. It would not be appropriate to comment further on this matter at this time." <a href="https://t.co/0BrDa77VTC">https://t.co/0BrDa77VTC</a>- Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1194361859693957122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Astros using cameras to steal signs, a breakdown <a href="https://t.co/rncm6qzXxw">pic.twitter.com/rncm6qzXxw</a>- Jomboy (@Jomboy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1194348775965437952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/world-famous-sports-logos-hidden-messages-2019-10">10 world-famous sports logos with hidden meanings</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/sMSU7CxL-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script> </div> </div>

Former Astros pitcher says the team stole signs using an outfield camera and went 'above and beyond' to gain advantages in a new report

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5644d41b2491f92b008b49d0-3056-2292/rtr2d4sx.jpg" alt="Blankfein Cohn" data-mce-source="REUTERS/Natalie Behring" />REUTERS/Natalie Behring</div></div></div>Goldman Sachs has promoted 425 people to managing director."Our new Managing Directors represent the best of our firm's dedication to excellence, leadership and client service, and we wish them continued success in their careers," Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein said in a statement.It's a big deal to be named a managing director. The title is just one step below "partner," which is one of the most highly-coveted titles in investment banking. The next class of MDs won't be selected until 2017. In 2013, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-managing-director-selection-2013-3">Goldman changed its managing director selection process</a> from every year to every two years. That year, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-managing-director-class-2013-11">280 people</a> made the cut.The following individuals have been promoted:Catherine Addona-Peña Alokik Advani Sam Agnew Daniel Ahern Murtaza Ahmed Fusae Akamatsu Phil Almond Ana Alonso Roy Appelman Juliano Arruda Alex Ashwal Daniel Avery Misty Bailey Tom Barkes Jose Barreto Sushil Bathija Gregoire Baudot Olivier Belaich Sharon Bell Allison Beller Christine Benson Schwartzstein Sam Berberian Todd Berger Sandy Bernhardt Greg Berube Shashi Bhushan (Bengaluru) Lyla Bibi Julie Billings Alexander Blanchard Tristan Blood Katherine Bloom Alexander Blostein John Blythe Andrea Bonini Vijay Borkar Jean-Pierre Boudrias Dyson Bowditch Rhett Brewer Sean Brewer Cameron Brien Tyler Brooke Marios Broustas Melissa Brown Jacob Buitelaar Jason Burgess Manuel Camacho Tim Campbell Eliot Camplisson Susana Cao Miranda Nicholas Chan Sorubh Chandani Amy Chang Dennis Chang Scott Chastain Scott Chen (IBD) Yu Chikami Vikram Chima Sung Cho Caroline Chu Simon Clarke Ray Clifford Jorge Combe William Connolly Ron Cortina Daniela Costa Yasmine Coupal Patricia Creedon Brian Culang Michelle Daly Ranga Dattatreya Christopher Daur Brian DeCenzo Alexis Deladerriere Robert Devens Devanshu Dhyani Scott Dias Johanna Diaz Simon Dickinson Andrew DiMaria Darren Dixon Terence Donnelly Christopher Droege Lindsay Drucker Mann Frank Drury Caroline Dunne Steven Edwards (Internal Audit) Jeffrey Egee Naoko Ehara Inna Elyashkevich Jason English Andrew Erekson Joris Esch Ana Estrada Cristina Estrada Owain Evans Julia Feldman Jing Feng Albert Ferng Val Feygin Dan Fishman Dennis Fleck Terence Flynn Ian Foster (IBD) Kelly Galanis Ilya Gaysinskiy Libardo Gerardino Said Ghusayni Michael Gillott Arvind Giridhar Mark Glotfelty Chloe Goddard Lakshya Goel Peter Goertzen Andres Gonzalez Clara Gonzalez-Martin Claire Goodeve Anton Gorshkov Simon Gosling Jessica Binder Graham Michael Graham (Securities) Glenn Greilsamer Fabrizio Grena Alain Griveau Pierre-Yves Guerber Renaud Guidée Renu Gupta Christoph Haenschel Simon Hale Jay Handfield Deirdre Harding Nada Hassan Frances Hawkins Tobias Heilmaier Christoph Heuer Kenneth Ho Luke Hodges Jennie Holloway Matthew Hostasa Henry Howell Soomin Hu Victor Hu Andrew Huang Lee Hughes Michael Hui Shinichiro Ichiki George Ingram Francesca Innocenti Karen Ip Yuichiro Isayama Shubha Iyer Kristy Jago Matt Jahansouz Lear Janiv Jessica Janowitz Franklin Jarman Jabe Jerram Lei Jin Moritz Jobke Charles Johnston Ganesh Jois Katherine Jollon Colsher John Jonke Shrut Kalra Emiko Kamoda Markus Kant Yugandhar Karna Lotfi Karoui Vanya Kasanof Ting Ke Kyle Kendall Richard Kendrick Corey Kenyon Anthony Kim Seong Eun Kim Sean Kingston Teresa Kingswood David Kirschner Michael Klym Jared Klyman Andrew Knight Timur Kocaoglu Kevin Kochar Christina Kopec David Korpi Caroline Kraus Jennifer Krevitt Ajay Kumar Raj Kumar Kosuke Kurosawa Marc Kurz Takashi Kuwano Loredana La Pace Phil Labbe Marco Laicini Vidya Lakshmi Lia Larson Kinger Lau Max Layton Jerome Lebuchoux Andrew Lee (GIR) David Lee (IMD) Jay Hyun Lee (MBD) Jerry Lee Shane Lee Valerie Leeder Panayiotis Lemonidis Joe Lenehan Daniel Levy Yael Levy Olga Lewis Christina Sun Li Chuan Li James Li Edmund Lim Stephen Little David Liu Daniel Lochner Michael Loetzsch Donald Lu Rochelle Lucas Matthias Ludemann Christopher Lvoff Andrew Lyons Kristen Macleod Manju Madhavan Lynn Magnus Thomas Malafronte Sajith Maliakel Rakesh Manani Elizabeth Mann Jim Mannoia John Manzi Jia Mao Guillaume Marinacce Jeremie Marrache Matthew Mason Gaurav Mathur Yuji Matsumoto Tom McAndrew Scott McHugh Andrew McIlroy Jenny Meng Shahmil Merchant Joann Mercurio Maryline Mertz Marco Messeri Hideo Michiba Jared Miller Stacey Miller Elizabeth Milonopoulos Pascal Mischler Pooja Mishra Prahlad Doretta Mistras Matthew Mizrahi Hillel Moerman Soren Moller-Rasmussen Fausto Monacelli Q Montazeri Leonie Morel Owen Morris Daniel Motta Ricardo Mourao Christian Mueller-Glissmann Niladri Mukhopadhyay Mathieu Munuera Francis Murphy Thomas Murray Charles Myers Harsh Nanda Asad Naqvi Ryan Nash David Naulty Toh Ne Win Shapour Neshatfar Billy Newport Anya Newton Katrina Niehaus Christos Nifadopoulos Ryan Nolan Brian Nordahl Steven Nowak Matthew O'Callaghan John Olivo Oscar Ostlund Marco Paesotto Kanak Palanisamy Sundaram Pandiarajan Mrudang Pandya Francesco Paolicelli Dhaval Parekh Keyur Parekh Akash Patel Himin Patel Jatin Patel Cristina Patron Nicholas Peach Agostina Pechi Xi Pei Shlomit Perry Joseph Persky Carlos Prieto Ricardo Puggina Tim Quandt Stephanie Rader Emilie Railhac Amit Raje Sudarshan Ramakrishnan Akila Raman Vishaal Rana Robert Rancitelli Zeeshan Razzaqui Paolo Re David Reis Kevin Relihan Ben Reuter Matt Rhodes Clare Richards Brian Richardson Richard Rivero Duane Robinson Fabiano Romeiro Agustin Romo Calvo Karen Rossi Matias Rotella Anne Russ C. Kyle Russ Jamie Russell Isidoor Rutten Timothy Ryan Craig Sabal Carolyn Sabat Michael Sachs Hassan Salamony Nicholas Saunders Carly Scales Marc Schaffer Tom Schouwenaars Jameson Schriber Leonard Seevers Masataka Sera Arpan Shah (Internal Audit) Dhruv Shah Nitin Shah Ashoke Sharma Nik Sharma Salil Sheth Jonathan Shugar Aaron Siegel Eric Siegel Julie Silverman Jim Sinclair Balaji Sivasubramanian Neil Slee Martin Smith (IMD) Scott Smith Lin Smyth Douglas Spell David Sprake Jack Springate Sujatha Srinivasan Ricardo Stabile John Startin John Stecher Alexander Stiles Peter Stone Miruna Stratan Matthew Straughen Hiroyuki Sugiura Joseph Sumberg Philip Sun Lawrence Tankel Richard Tarling Ian Taylor Mike Taylor (Services) Sophie Taylor Latifa Tefridj-Gaillard Kurt Tenenbaum Prasanna Thati Radha Tilton Vincent Tiseo Jandirk tom Dieck Margo Topman Shinsaku Toriyama Dom Totino Joseph Traina Matthew Traina Alexis Tsang Tetsuya Ukai Silvia Valente Laura van Alkemade Carol Van der Vorst Alexis Vassilakas Kerone Vatel Thomas Vaughan Meriel Vessey Alexandra Vincenzi David Wade Dennis Walsh Alex Wang Jun Wang Moon Wang Katherine Ward Amy Watson Peter Watson Whitney Watson Gregory Watts Jie Wei Michael Weiss Miriam Wheeler Pete Williams Wes Williams Jiahong Wu Tony Xu Michael Yaeger Satoshi Yamagata Huan Yang Jonathan Yarrow Sylvia Yeh Vincent Yeung Derek Yi Jon Yoder Jaewon Yu Brendan Zeigon Daniel Zimmerman Martin Zoll <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/seaworld-end-killer-whale-show-san-diego-blackfish-2015-11">SeaWorld is ending its killer whale show after being criticized for how it treats them</a></h3> <div> <div> <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="VjdnBxeDr7ABHNOUF_pwCshHV8m9AMwX" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> <script> if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'VjdnBxeDr7ABHNOUF_pwCshHV8m9AMwX',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); </script> <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div> </div> <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script> </div>

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