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Best Pure Hitter: Michigan 2B Mitch Voit (1) ranks ninth in program history with 356 total bases but is second on the list when considering only three-year players. A two-way player as an underclassman, Voit dropped pitching as a junior to focus on hitting and playing second base. He hit .346/.471/.668 with 14 homers and 14 steals in 56 games for Michigan this season while showcasing a strong zone-contact rate, sturdy swing decisions and plenty of hard contact at ideal angles.Â

Best Power Hitter: After transferring from Miami to Central Florida, SS Antonio Jimenez (3) improved his power production with 11 homers and a .575 slugging percentage in the Big 12 Conference this season. Jimenez is an aggressive righthanded hitter who looks to inflict damage to his pull side. He didnâ€t hit much as a freshman at Miami or in the 2024 Cape Cod League—though he did hit five homers with wood that summer—but he showed improved zone contact and impact in his one season at UCF.

Fastest Runner: SS Sam Robertson (17) is an Alabama high school product who attended Auburn as a freshman but appeared in just six games as a pinch-runner. He got hit by a pitch in his lone plate appearance. Robertson transferred to Northwest Shoals CC in Muscle Shoals, Ala., in 2025 and hit .362/.469/.546 with four homers and 60 steals in 55 games. The Mets had 70-grade speed on Robertson in the spring—4.1 seconds to first base from the right side—but he turned in an elite time during pre-draft workouts. Interestingly, Robertson started a game at every field position but first base and catcher in his pro debut for Low-A St. Lucie. He stole nine bases in 10 tries.

Best Defensive Player: Jimenezis a sound fundamental shortstop with a plus arm. He played the position in 17 of 26 games during his pro debut for Low-A St. Lucie, while also seeing time at third base.

Best Fastball:Six-foot-three RHP Nate Hall (6) pitched just 29 innings for Division II Central Missouri in two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman in 2024 and then missed most of 2025 with an arm injury. Despite the small sample, the Mets liked the way his mid-90s fastball plays based on its velocity and plus carry from a low release. They are optimistic it will play against players of both batting hands.Â

Best Secondary Pitch:Auburn RHP Cam Tilly (7) made six starts among his 19 college appearances this season, striking out 58 in 46 innings. He throws a fastball and slider, but his mid-80s splitter is the standout of his repertoire. Tilly can locate his splitter well enough for zone whiff and chases. With enough command of his other pitches, he is a candidate to start in pro ball.

Best Pro Debut:The Mets signed Austin Peay State OF John Bay after the draft. The 24-year-old played center field for the Governors but mostly right field in his pro debut, which he spent at Low-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn. Bay is a 6-foot-1 righthanded batter who hit four homers in 27 pro games to go with a .253/.417/.458 slash line. He was the starting left fielder for the Cyclones club that won the South Atlantic League championship.Â

Best Athlete:OF Wyatt Vincent (11) starred for Nixa (Mo.) High as both a center fielder on the baseball team and a wide receiver in football. He also played basketball for Nixa. Vincent has a lean, muscular 5-foot-11 frame with surprising strength and plus twitch. The righthanded hitter played in the college summer Appalachian League prior to signing with the Mets for $272,500. The Mets were drawn to Vincentâ€s overall ease of operation and potential for double-plus speed.Â

Most Intriguing Background: The Mets selected Lakeland High SS Anthony Frobose (9) out of their figurative back yard, drafting the Westchester County product and going over slot to sign him for $387,500. He played shortstop and righthander on the diamond and also played wide receiver, quarterback and safety for the Lakeland varsity football team.

Closest To The Majors: Voit got into 22 games for Low-A St. Lucie after signing. He hit .235 with three extra-base hits but showed secondary skills with 20 stolen bases in 21 tries and 13 walks. He played second base, shortstop and third base in the Florida State League, his versatility and all-around offensive potential pointing to a player who could improve dramatically with a pro routine and training methods.

Best 11+ Round Pick (Or UDFA):UC Santa Barbara RHP Frank Camarillo (13) has a 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame that could still hold more weight. Despite logging a 6.53 ERA in 20.2 innings for the Gauchos, Camarillo has shown velocity up to 96 mph and the potential for his stuff to jump forward. While he walked too many batters in Big West Conference play, he showed greater feel for the zone in the summer California Collegiate League, walking just nine batters over 36 innings in 2024 and 2025.

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Chelsea Green is not going anywhere anytime soon.

The former Women’s US Champion has been a featured face on WWE TV in recent times and a mainstay of the women’s mid-card title picture.

Fightful Selectrecently provided an update on her contractual status with the company, confirming that the Canadian star signed a new contract with the organization this year.

Chelsea had signed a three-year deal with the promotion towards the end of 2022, before making her surprise return during the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble.

The contract would have originally expired towards the end of this year, but the officials approached her about an extension well in advance.

According to the report, Chelsea Green officially signed a new contract back in January this year. This new deal is of 5 years in length and it will keep the former Knockouts champion with the company atleast until 2030.

This extension was signed very differently from the company’s recent approach, where stars such as Karrion Kross and Santos Escobar have been offered underwhelming deals with very little time for consideration.

Kross ended up leaving the company in August this year after being given only 24 hours to sign the new deal, while Escobar signed a new contract this month, when he was offered a better deal a day after his original one expired.

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While wrestling has taken a beating on cable due to Nielsen’s new viewership system, things haven’t gone much better for “Raw” on Netflix. September proved to be the worst month the red brand has had since joining Netflix in January, with three out of five episodes drawing 2.4 million total views or less, and the September 22 and 29 episodes in particular drawing a record low 2.3 million views over a week. And October hadn’t been much kinder, rising only to the 2.4 million views range.

Fortunately, October 20 turned out to be the best “Raw” has done in a while. Wrestlenomics reports that the episode drew 2.6 million views over the course of the week. Not only was this up from October 13, but it represents the highest number of total views “Raw” has gotten in a month, since the September 8 and 15 episodes each did 2.6 million views. “Raw” was also up in hours viewed with 5.1 million, up from 4.6 million, and the highest number of hours viewed since 5.3 million on September 15.

The good news was also reflected in Netflix’s global and domestic rankings, where “Raw” has continued to place well even with lower than expected viewership. The October 20 episode placed 6th globally, the highest “Raw” has ranked in this category since August 25. Similarly, “Raw” was up to 4th place domestically, the first time it had gotten that high since September 22.

Last week’s “Raw” was built around the fallout of The Vision’s betrayal of Seth Rollins one week prior, and featured Rollins being stripped of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship due to the attack/shoulder injury. The show was main evented by a battle royal to determine who would face CM Punk for the vacant championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event, with Jey Uso ultimately prevailing.

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The following report originally published 30 years ago this week in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter paper copy…

KELLERâ€S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT
OCTOBER 23, 1995
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER (ISSUE #358)

-The program opened with footage of the Bret and Diesel exchanged blows at In Your House, a preview of the two TV main events on Raw, and footage of Shawn Michaels handing over the IC Title to Dean Douglas…

-The new Raw opening was replaced with a newer Raw opening using the same footage but with different, faster paced music and a shorter duration. Kind of overwhelming, but catches the eye without going too long like the last version…

(1) Battle Royal. As the battle royal was about to begin, soundbites aired with Psycho Sid and Marty Jannetty talking about their chances in the match. Several wrestlers ganged up to eliminate King Kong Bundy a few seconds into the match. The usual battle royal with guys standing around doing very little hoping no one is actually watching them. Approximate order of elimination was as follows: King Kong Bundy, Aldo Montoya, Bob Holly, Duke Droese, Hakushi, Skip, Barry Horowitz, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Fatu, Henry Godwinn, 1-2-3 Kid, Rad Radford, Kama, Isaac Yankem, Sid, Bam Bam Bigelow, Savio Vega, Jean Pierre LaFitte, and Marty Jannetty leaving Owen Hart the winner at 20:05. Not much in the way of fan heat throughout most of the match. Even Lawler’s commentary was unable to save most of this from being drab. They showed footage of Razor Ramon in the back watching the match to see who he’d end up having to wrestle next week. In the closing moments it appeared Owen was eliminated several times, although he never touched the ground. Jannetty head scissored Vega over the top rope and then backdropped LaFitte over the top rope. That left Jannetty vs. Owen at 17:00, which at least provided some decent action. Owen pretended he won after throwing Jannetty through the ropes to the floor. Jannetty then chased Cornette with Cornette’s tennis racquet. British Bulldog attacked Jannetty from behind. That allowed Owen to easily dispose of Jannetty once Jannetty returned to the ring…

-Lawler interviewed Owen Hart at ringside…

-They recapped the Diesel-Bret Hart storyline from Sunday night’s event…

-Dok Hendrix said that fan-friendly WWF President Gorilla Monsoon came up with a “Wildcard Match” featuring Shawn Michaels & Sid & Bulldog & Ahmed Johnson vs. Dean Douglas & Yokozuna & Owen Hart & Razor Ramon. No explanation was given of how the “wildcard” teams were determined. They interrupted Hendrix’s segment to show Bob Backlund campaigning for president in the crowd of Canadians…

-Footage aired from Shawn Michaels’s appearance on the Danny Bonaduce show with the theme being “Guys who are Chick Magnets”…

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(2) Avitar (Al Snow) defeated Brian Walsh. Snow’s outfit is a cross between Tito Santana’s “El Matador,” Aldo Montoya, and Japan’s El Samurai. He actually appears to be based on the Milton Bradley Karate Fighters action figures which sponsors Raw. He came to the ring without a mask and put on a mask before he wrestled and took it off after his win. Walsh seemed to really screw up the timing and continuity of the bout which ended rather anti-climactically. Snow did get off some impressive moves. No fan heat. Lesson: Don’t debut new characters on live TV. A disappointing character in that it doesn’t take advantage of Snow’s wry sense of wit that he showed in SMW…

-Barry Didinsky returned to plug the life-sized cutouts of Michaels and Bret…

(3) Alundra Blayze pinned Bertha Faye to capture the Women’s Title at 9:03. Both worked really hard, but merely what you’d expect to see from these two. Bertha blamed Harvey Wippleman for her loss and chased him to the back…

-Ross interviewed Michaels to close the show…

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An update on Steve Maclinâ€s contract status.

Fightful Select reported on Monday that Maclinâ€s contract is set to expire at the end of 2025. He re-signed with the company on a one-year deal when his contract came up last year.

Maclin has spent the last few months in the International title scene, a new championship established earlier this year when he defeated Eric Young and AJ Francis in a tournament final to become the first-ever champion. At Victory Road, Frankie Kazarian defeated Maclin to win the title. However, Kazarianâ€s run was short-lived as Maclin regained the title at Bound for Glory earlier this month.

Previously known as Steve Cutler, Maclin wrestled in NXT and WWE for years, teaming with Wesley Blake for most of his run. They briefly formed a stable with Baron Corbin on the main roster before being released in early 2021. Maclin joined TNA later that year as a singles wrestler, winning their World Championship in 2023. He would hold it for 54 days before losing to Alex Shelley.

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WWE RAW RESULTS
OCTOBER 27, 2025
ANAHEIM, CALIF, AT HONDA CENTER
STREAMED LIVE ON NETFLIX
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR

Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett

Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia

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-Joe Tessitore introduced the show as a drone flew over a neighborhood in Anaheim, Calif. and then a shot of the arena. They showed Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss sharing a coffee drink backstage. Then Penta striking a pose as he rolled his bag backstage. They cut to the arena. As the camera panned the audience, Tessitore said, “This is the type of card that brings a sellout here.”

-A video package aired on Jey Uso winning a battle royal last week on Raw to earn a match against no. 1 contender C.M. Punk for the vacant World Heavyweight Title.

-They showed the belt in the ring. Jey Uso then made his full ring entrance. He “eyed the prize,” as Tessitore put it, as Jey entered the ring. Tessitore said it’s been six months since that “magic night at WrestleMania” and he wants it again. They “ran it back.” Fans were into it, but when the music stopped nearly ten full minutes into the show at this point, fans loudly chanted, “C.M. Punk!”

Jey said he has a lot of people in his ears these days including Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso, plus “everyone’s mama.” He said he doesn’t give a damn what they think about him, though. He said it’s just him who is going to be in the ring against Punk on Saturday night and he’s going to become a two-time champion. Punk’s music interrupted Jey.

Punk encouraged his song to play again. He cut it off a few seconds in. “Alright, alright, I apologize for stealing your stuff,” Punk said. Jey winced and seemed a bit irritated. Punk said, “Four letters, one word,” he said. He pointed at his hoodie and said, “Punk.” Fans cheered. This is now 13 minutes into the hour, but the way. Punk said he’s happy Jey is listening to himself now.

He said he likes Jey so it makes it harder for him to lace it up against him. He said he always listens to himself, but that’s harder to do when you’re losing or about to lose. He said he had a lot of questions tonight, but Jey’s body language and his action last week answer a lot of them. He said he watched him throw his brother over the top rope. He told fans not to boo that because it’s well within the rules of a battle royal. He said Jey showed everyone that he’s got what it takes. He asked Jey how far he was willing to go. He said he needs to be champion like he needs air in his lungs. He said he knows how far he has to go, but does Jey.

He told Jey he will realize against him he’s a situation he can’t “yeet yourself out of.” He asked how far was he willing to go. Jey stared him down and tried to look brave. Jey said, “Let’s go, Punk.” He said he’s been in deep waters before and he knows how to swim. He said he gets the fans behind him and he’ll paint a picture that he’s the bad buy. “Screw you, Punk,” he said. With increased volume and intensity, he said he will show him who the best in the world. He ended with, “Four letters, one word!” Fans yelled, “Yeet!” Jey’s music played and he leaned into Punk.

(Keller’s Analysis: Nice segment. Both wrestlers felt true to themselves there. Punk is confident and an alpha on the mic, but he stopped short of being arrogant. Jey seems like someone who is trying to overcome insecurity and prove he is good enough.)

-They cut to Tessitore and Wade Barrett at ringside. Tessitore toured a sellout of 13,812. A clip aired of A.J. Styles & Dragon Lee winning the World Tag Team Titles last week.

-Backstage, Dominik Mysterio walked up to Finn Balor, J.D. McDonagh, Rozanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez and said he they had a problem. He said G.M. Adam Pearce has a vendetta against him by booking Penta vs. Rusev and he has to face the winner at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Raquel said, “Well, if you weren’t such a habitual cheater.” Dom sai dhe’s never cheated. He asked what they’re going to do. McDonagh said he and Balor are focused on regaining the tag titles. Balor said Dom cost the the belts. McDonagh said he’s on his own. Dom got on the phone and said he needed their help. Raquel told Perez to focus on themselves, not Dom.

-They showed Nikki Bella arriving backstage. [c]

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WWE is reportedly hoping to lock down another talent well ahead of their contract expiring at some point next year.

One-half of the current WWE Tag Team Champions, Dragon Lee, will see his current contract with the company expire at some point in 2026. Although if WWE management has their way, heâ€ll be locked down to a new deal well ahead of time.

According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Dragon Lee has received rave reviews from those within the company following his match against Dominik Mysterio over the weekend at AAA Heroes Inmortales. So much so that there are people in WWE making it clear that they need to lock Lee down to a new deal well before his contract expires next year.

Lee reportedly signed a 3-year deal with WWE back in December 2022. So it appears some injury time has been added to his current deal for his contract to expire in 2026.

What has Dragon Lee done in WWE so far?

Despite being signed to WWE in December 2022, Dragon Lee didnâ€t make his on-screen debut with the company until April. This debut saw Lee score a victory over Nathan Frazer on NXT.

Several months later, in December, Lee, who had already been called up to the main roster, would defeat Dominik Mysterio at NXT Deadline to become the new North American Champion. His title reign didnâ€t last particularly long as he lost the title a month later to Oba Femi.

Eleven months later, Lee would defeat Andrade to become the WWE Speed Champion. This title reign lasted six months before dropping it to El Grande Americano. Earlier this month, Lee and AJ Styles defeated The Judgment Day to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions. This is Leeâ€s first major title with the company.

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What do you make of this report? Do you view Dragon Lee as a priority for WWE to re-sign before his contract expires in 2026? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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Arsenal are looking to secure a Bayern Munich star, as manager Mikel Arteta adds long-term prospects to his squad.

The Gunners signed eight new players over the summer, bringing in Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal, Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie in defence, Christian Norgaard and Ebere Eze in midfield, and Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres in attack.

But Arsenal are still looking to the future, with Arteta eyeing talent who can compete for places in his squad.

Arteta handed debuts to the two youngest Premier League stars ever in Nwaneri and Max Dowman, both Hale End playmakers who are expected to become fixtures of the Basque’s first team in seasons to come.

Now according to BILD’s Christian Falk, the Gunners are circling for 17-year-old Lennart Karl.

The German became the youngest Bayern Munich player to score in the Champions League last week, beating Jamal Musiala’s record with a strike against Club Brugge at the Allianz Arena, with calls for Julian Nagelsmann to call the teen up to the senior national set-up.

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Sport Witness relays the report from the German outlet that claims that the Gunners are joined by the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea in the chase for the no.10.

Nwaneri has been used sparingly in North London this season, with Eze and Merino featuring more, and should Arsenal move for another teenager in a similar position, it could mean competition for places is even more intense – it seems unlikely, though, that Karl is a serious target.

FourFourTwo understands that Arsenal have been looking to step up their youth recruitment in the past 18 months, bringing in the likes of Tommy Setford and Victor Ozhianvuna to complement the raft of talents they have coming through Hale End.

Lennart Karl scored against Club Brugge in the Champions League (Image credit: Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)

Karl, however, is contracted until 2028 in Bavaria and won’t come cheaply, having already broken into Vincent Kompany’s set-up – while Arsenal will face steep competition to sign yet another potential world-beater in a position that they already have two.

With Michael Ballack as his representative, Chelsea may feel that they have the advantage in landing the German, too, with Arsenal needing to convince the player’s party that they can offer meaningful first-team action in a squad filled with young talents, many of whom have recently signed deals.

Karl is valued at €20 million by Transfermarkt. Arsenal return to Premier League action against Burnley next weekend.

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Santos Escobar is reportedly set to make his return to WWE RAW this week in Anaheim.

A new report from BodySlam.net​â€â€‹â€Œâ€â€‹â€â€Œâ€‹â€â€‹â€Œâ€â€‹â€â€Œ has verified an initial story from PWInsider.com that Santos Escobar will be at WWE RAW. However, his role on the show remains unclear.

Three cryptic vignettes were posted on WWEâ€s social media on Sunday, leading to speculation that Escobar could be involved. One theory is that Escobar could unveil a new character. Interestingly, fans have also guessed that the cryptic teasers could be about WWE stars like Gunther or Tony Dâ€Angelo. A fourth teaser posted on Monday also showed a pair of black cowboy boots and jeans, leading to speculation that Brock Lesnar could be involved.

If he does show up, it could mark the start of a new chapter for Santos Escobar on WWE RAW. However, itâ€s worth noting that WWE has not dropped any hints about the teasers, simply showing four different pairs of shoes.

Santos Escobarâ€s WWE journey has taken several turns in recent weeks. His contract recently expired, and he reportedly planned to join AEW. However, WWE quickly learned about his plans and offered him a better deal, re-signing him within 48 hours of his contract expiring.

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The Orioles are finalizing a deal to hire Guardians associate manager Craig Albernaz as manager, according to a report from ESPNâ€s Jeff Passan. The club has not confirmed the news.

Albernaz, 42, spent the last two seasons on Clevelandâ€s coaching staff.

Albernazâ€s coaching career began in 2015 in the Rays organization. Across five years, he handled various roles, including a managerial stint for High-A Bowling Green in 2018.

Before joining the Guardians after the ’23 season, Albernaz spent four years with the Giants as a bullpen/catching coach.

A former catcher, Albernaz spent nine seasons in the Minors after signing with the Rays as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

The Orioles dismissed longtime skipper Brandon Hyde in May, amid a slow start to a ‘25 season that began with lofty expectations. Baltimore closed the year with a 60-59 record under interim manager Tony Mansolino, ultimately finishing in last place in the AL East at 75-87.

Albernaz will try to guide the Orioles back to the postseason — after consecutive playoff trips in 2023 and ‘24 — behind a young core that includes shortstop Gunnar Henderson, catcher Adley Rutschman and second baseman Jackson Holliday.

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