defending his decision to visit saudi arabia as he travels to the middle east next week against criticism and controversy surrounding the trip. the president set to meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. now as president he says his visit to the country is critical to u.s. security. that s right. washington post op-ed the president writes it s my job to keep our country strong and secure. we have to counter russia s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete china, and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world. to do these things we have to engage directly with countries that can impact those outcomes. the president s trip has come under criticism because of saudi arabia s role in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the saudi crown prince was said to be responsible for ordering khashoggi s murder. let s get some perspective on president biden s trip. a historia
unlikely source. jeter down named after yankees legend derek jeter but recording his first ever major league hit bringing them within one and then it was alex verdugo knocking in two runs with none other than jeter down sliding into home for the walk-off win and, oh, yeah, yesterday happened to be the 11-year anniversary of derek jeter s 3,000th hit. how about that for yankees/red sox history. the mets retiring legendary first baseman keith hernandez s number before their game with miami. current first baseman alonzo paying homage by growing out his mustache looking a lot like hernandez. the boys wanted me to shave and have a mustache and then i was like, you know what, if the boys want it, i ll give it to them. this one goes to the tenth inning. mets brandon nimmo hits it back