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- 1American Chestnut Trees Return to Bronx Zoo After a Century▼American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century
American chestnut trees, once wiped out by blight and now functionally extinct in the wild, have been planted at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo for the first time in more than a century. The return marks a symbolic milestone in long-running efforts to restore the species, which dominated eastern US forests before a fungal blight devastated billions of trees in the early 1900s. Conservationists hope renewed plantings will support breeding programs working toward blight-resistant chestnuts.
- 2Nick Martinez set to start Game 3 against Yankees●Martinez once got booted from Yankee Stadium. Now he could help boot Yanks in Game 3 https://www. mlb.com/news/nick-mart
Nick Martinez, once ejected from Yankee Stadium during his time with a division rival, is now in line to start Game 3 of the AL Division Series for the Tampa Bay Rays against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg. The storyline of him facing the team whose fans once ran him out of the Bronx is drawing attention ahead of the pivotal playoff game.
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Max Fried is rounding into form at the right time for the New York Yankees, with the left-hander set to anchor a star-studded rotation for the playoffs. The New York Post reports he is delivering on the promise that brought him to the Bronx, while the Daily News notes the rotation is finally fully healthy for a World Series push. Some outlets still question how much the Yankees can trust Fried in October.