Rodon loses perfecto in 9th, settles for no-no
Neville Hewitt
The Jets linebacker group has talent but some questions. Gang Green lost a majority of their 2020 production in free agency.
In 2020, Hewitt led the Jets in total tackles with 134 and Langi was second among linebackers with 60. Both weren’t re-signed.
The Jets brought in Davis on a one-year, $6 million deal who had 46 tackles and one tackle for loss last season. He struggled under Matt Patricia’s 3-4 scheme, but the Jets are hoping a change of scenery can change the former first rounder’s career trajectory.
2018 was Davis’s best season when he had 100 tackles, six sacks, five pass deflections and 10 TFLs.
After Mosley made four pro bowls for the Baltimore Ravens, he signed a fiveyear, $85 million contract with $51 million
CHICAGO — Carlos Rodón threw the second no-hitter of the young baseball season Wednesday night, losing his bid for a perfect game on a hit batter with one out in the ninth inning, and the White Sox cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Indians.
The left-hander retired his first 25 batters before he plunked Roberto Pérez on the back foot with an 0-2 slider. An incredulous Rodón looked on almost in bewilderment as Pérez made his way to first.
Rodón regained his composure in time to strike out Yu Chang looking and retire Jordan Luplow on a sharp grounder to third, starting a joyous celebration. The crowd of 7,148 cheered as Rodón (2-0) jumped around with teammates near the mound and then started handing out hugs. guaranteed with the Jets in 2019. But he’s only played two games for Gang Green since signing the deal.
Mosley injured his groin in 2019, and opted out of last season due to COVID-19 concerns in 2020. There were reports the Jets were taking calls about him according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
There’s uncertainty about what level Mosley will return to after not playing much in two seasons. Whether he can return to his Ravens level of play remains to be seen.
Cashman dealt with groin and hamstring injuries last season which limited him to four games. After being drafted in the fifth round in 2019, he’s only totaled 46 tackles
It was the first no-hitter for the White Sox since Lucas Giolito pitched one Aug. 25 last year against Pittsburgh and No. 20 in franchise history, second-most among major-league teams behind the Dodgers (23).
Pérez made two hard outs earlier in the game and said when he came up in the ninth, he was unaware Rodón had not allowed a baserunner.
On his way to first, the Indians catcher was asked by Rodón if he really got hit by the ball.
“To be honest, I didn’t really think he had a perfect game until I got hit,” Pérez said. “I thought he had a no-hitter going on, but I really didn’t think he had a perfect game. It’s hard, man. I’m not going to stand there and get hit, especially on a night like tonight when it was cold. But that’s just part of the game.”
Rodón’s gem came just five days after Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter for his hometown Padres at Texas in two seasons.
DRAFT OPTIONS
The Jets linebacker core is one of the many holes on the Jets’ roster, but unlike the other positions there’s some talent there with Mosley and Davis. They still must address the group.
Here are some options for them in the draft:
Zaven Collins, Tulsa
The 6-4, 260-pound linebacker was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2020. In eight games he had 54 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and four interceptions while returning
— the first no-no in club history. San Diego had been the only big-league franchise without a no-hitter.
Working quickly in short sleeves with the top of his jersey unbuttoned on a cool Chicago night, Rodón threw 75 of his 114 pitches for strikes. The No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft out of North Carolina State struck out seven in his first major-league shutout and second complete game.
Sidelined by a string of arm injuries throughout his career, Rodón was out of a job for a while last winter. Back in December, the White Sox declined to offer him a 2021 contract. He resigned with the team as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal for $3 million on Feb. 1.
The closest call for Rodón and the White Sox occurred when Josh Naylor led off the ninth with a slow bouncer. First baseman José Abreu picked it up and got his toe on the bag just ahead of a sliding Naylor.
The call stood after a video review, delighting the bundled-up crowd.
A perfect game saved by inches — then lost by a foot.
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