5 larong pinoy Donald Trump is returning to the world stage. So is his trollingThe Red Sox made their first big signing of the offseason Tuesday, inking veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.75 million contract. The deal, which is pending a physical, also includes $250,000 in potential bonuses. Chapman confirmed the deal, posting a photo of himself in a Red Sox cap on social media. The Cuban-born lefty made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2010. Since leaving Cincinnati in 2015, he’s primarily pitched for the New York Yankees (two stints), as well as the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. One of MLB’s hardest-throwing pitchers, Chapman is a seven-time All-Star, was American League Reliever of the Year in 2019, and has won two World Series (’16 Cubs, ’23 Rangers). He also has the distinction of being the first Yankees pitcher to ever give up a home run to Rafael Devers, on Aug. 13, 2017 at Yankee Stadium. The signing, however, is a controversial move for the Red Sox. In 2016, Chapman became the first player ever suspended by Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association under their Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy , which they’d enacted in 2015. The then-Yankees closer served a 30-game suspension at the beginning of the ’16 season after an Oct. 30, 2015 incident at his Florida home. He fired a gun eight times in his garage, and his 22-year-old girlfriend alleged that he’d choked her. “I’m apologizing because of the use of the gun,” Chapman told reporters at spring training in March 2016. He acknowledged that he used “bad judgement,” but maintained that he never physically harmed his girlfriend. While prosecutors declined to prosecute due to conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence, MLB’s own investigation yielded enough to penalize Chapman. And unlike the performance-enhancing drug policy, players who serve DV suspensions are allowed to participate in that year’s postseason. Three days after the one-year anniversary of the incident that led to his suspension, Chapman picked up the win in Game 7 of the World Series, ending Chicago’s 108-year championship drought. In signing Chapman, the Red Sox are signaling a pivot in organizational values. Boston notably backed out of acquiring Chapman from Cincinnati during the 2015 Winter Meetings. The Dodgers then reached an agreement with the Reds, only to walk away for the same reason. After reports of Chapman’s incident surfaced and MLB opened an investigation, the Yankees traded for him on Dec. 28. A few years later, the Red Sox made a similar decision. Despite needing bullpen reinforcements at the 2018 trade deadline, then-president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski made it clear that the club hadn’t pursed Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna, who was serving a 75-game DV suspension (and appearing in court) at the time. “We were not going that route,” manager Alex Cora told reporters before the Red Sox demolished Osuna and his new team, the Houston Astros, in that year’s ALCS. “After 2015, we agreed to send (top prospects Manuel) Margot and Marco Hernandez to the Reds for Chapman, but it fell apart when we discovered disturbing details about his domestic dispute,” former Red Sox assistant general manager Zack Scott wrote on X . “We actually informed the Reds about it. We pivoted to (Craig) Kimbrel, and Chapman went to the Yankees. I guess enough time has passed without incident for the Sox to be OK with it now.” You can find every Red Sox offseason update on the Boston Herald’s 2024-25 live tracker !TV Shows That Went Through Showrunner Changes: 'Handmaid's Tale' and More

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — All the talk about holiday travel this week has a Chico area family reminding people to hang onto their pets. A recent visit to pick up relatives at the Sacramento International Airport left their dog, gone , for over 30 hours. “He bolted,” said Charlie the dog’s human, Anna Farrell. “He bolted and then he was gone.” Gone in a flash after jumping out of their truck as they sat curbside at Terminal A. “We had some dark thoughts when we found out he was running across roads,” she said. Farrell explained to KCRA 3 the agony of knowing her precious pup was wandering the airport property without her, but she was unwilling to believe she'd seen the last of him. “We can't give up on Charlie,” Farrell repeatedly said in her head during the hours he was missing. So she enlisted help from those with eyes on all things airport. The dispatchers from Sacramento International's communications center combed through various camera angles. “It ran like a streak across the screen,” said senior dispatcher Lona Bradford. “I looked through bushes and anywhere I could get camera range, I was looking.” But then the trail started to go cold. “I just couldn't find the dog anywhere after I lost him on video,” Bradford said. With hours ticking by and concern growing deeper, the Farrell family continued a ground search, created a flyer and connected with everyone they encountered. “Dispatchers, shuttle drivers, the guys who drive around security,” Farrell said. “There wasn't one person who didn't make an effort, and said, 'OK, we're gonna look out for him.'” Kind strangers even joined the search after seeing Charlie's story on lost animal social media pages. “He's such a sweet dog,” said Jordan Brace, a high school student who showed up with her mom to assist. “I was just like, I need to come help because I love animals so much.” Then, finally, that collective effort paid off. “I got the call at 6:05 a.m.,” Farrell said. A shuttle driver spotted Charlie running from the economy lot to the daily lot so she raced to that location. She spotted the dog and managed to coax him back into her arms – immediately overcome with emotion. “I was just screaming/crying,” Farrell said. “I couldn't believe I had him. Farrell completely credits her daughter Jacqueline for staying positive and motivated to continue the search. And she’s grateful for all those on board for the 30-plus-hour search mission. Meanwhile, Charlie is keeping close to his loved ones these days and is all "adventured out" after his holiday time ordeal. After everything that happened, Charlie now wears an AirTag tracker on his collar and the family has a seat belt restrainer for him in the car. “We just feel beyond lucky that we got him back,” Farrell said. “We know that you just don’t give up.” See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletterAP Business SummaryBrief at 5:00 p.m. EST