Sports this 'n' that

 Last year, it was domestic abuse. This year, busted for DUI.

It's clear Atlanta OF/DH Marcell Ozuna, once a promising superstar in Miami and St. Louis, has some issues that require top priority attention.

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Ozuna was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning, after Atlanta had beaten the Mets. He didn't play in the series vs. the NL East leaders, nor was he in the lineup vs. Houston last night, another win for the defending World champs. His defensive play, or lack of it, landed him on the bench, and manager Brian Snitker didn't even bother using him as a DH or a late inning pinch hitter in the Mets series.

Roughly translated, the DUI could be Ozuna's ticket outta town. Stay tuned.

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We've seen it happen all season in the major leagues. If you're not vaccinated, you can't get into Canada to play.

For the 2nd time in less than a month, that reality has hit the Tri-City Valleycats, as they are playing the first 7 games of a 10 game road trip in the Great White North, opening with a blowout win last night over Trois-Rivieres. Catcher Austin Elder and pitcher Ryan Hartman, the latter signed earlier this week, and beginning his 2nd tour of duty with Tri-City, are not vaccinated, which could hurt the 'Cats if they make the playoffs next month.

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Meanwhile, the WWE also had to make some adjustments to last night's Smackdown card, calling up Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne, 2-time NXT women's tag champs as part of Toxic Attraction, to replace Zoey Stark & Nikkita Lyons in the WWE women's tag tournament. Stark is in the concussion protocol after getting screwed by Jayne & Dolin's partner in crime, Mandy Rose, on Tuesday, and Lyons----wait for it----is not vaccinated.

While the husband & wife team of Karrion Kross & Scarlett appeared via videotape, this was because they, too, are not vaxxed (by choice). Tag team champions Jey & Jimmy Uso were scratched due to their legal issues preventing them from getting into Canada.

With Clash at The Castle coming up in 2 weeks in Cardiff, Wales, one wonders if Kross will even be on the card. Lyons will return to NXT on Tuesday.