They insist on equal pay law in sports

Georgina Saldierna and Andrea Becerril

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Yesterday, the Citizen Movement relaunched the initiative to ensure that both male and female athletes receive the same base salary and that there is no discrimination based on gender or disability.

The coordinator of the MC senators, Clemente Castañeda, explained that a similar reform had already been unanimously approved in the upper house during the previous legislative session, but it failed to reach a vote in San Lázaro, so they decided to reintroduce it.

During the "Changing the Game" forum held in the Senate, he emphasized that this proposal aims to combat precariousness in professional sports and guarantee substantive equality between men and women.

He asserted that he is not going against the sports industry, but rather seeks to demonstrate that this business is perfectly compatible with the right to a base salary for all people.

Representative and racquetball player Paola Longoria explained that the initiative seeks to transform sports in Mexico by expanding the protection of athletes' labor rights from a gender perspective.

Level floor

"We want a level playing field, because discipline, effort, and dedication are worth the same. Whether it's a men's or women's team, whether it's soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, or any other sport," he added.

Former Paralympic athlete and congressman Juan Armando Ruiz noted that Paralympic athletes have also historically been marginalized despite the recognition they have achieved in international competitions.

Representative Anayeli Muñoz believes that Congress must be consistent with the feminist policies being promoted so that the reform on substantive equality does not remain a dead letter.

Former soccer player Paola López Yrigoyen argued that base salaries should be negotiated jointly between the public sector and the private sector, including owners, federations, leagues, and athletes.

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Kansas City., Mexican pitcher Andrés Muñoz reached 36 saves in the Major Leagues in his team's 2-0 victory, the Seattle Mariners, over the Kansas City Royals, which again tied them for first place with the Houston Astros in the American League West Division.

The tricolor left two runners on base in the ninth by striking out Adam Frazier with three pitches for his 36th save and is third on the general list of Major League Baseball (MLB), surpassed only by Carlos Estévez (40), of Kansas City, and Robert Suárez (39), of San Diego.

Fellow Mexican Randy Arozarena had a modest performance, only having four attempts at bat.

Dominican Luis Castillo pitched six innings and allowed only three hits , while his compatriot Jorge Polanco drove in one of the runs with a line drive to center field, giving him 73 this season.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-1 at Comerica Park, securing their seventh straight win that puts them within a game and a half of the final American League qualifying spot.

Dominicans Jhonkensy Noel and José Ramírez hit home runs in the fourth and seventh innings, respectively.

From the mound, a group of four pitchers led by Tanne Bibee allowed just five hits to the Tigers' offense, one of the most potent in the Major Leagues.

In a duel between ranked teams, the New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres 6-1.

Dominican Juan Soto reached 100 RBIs this season with a sacrifice fly in the third inning.

Soto, 26, in his first year with the Mets, is adding his third consecutive season with at least 100 RBIs, his record is 110 (2019).

Young sensation Jonah Tong pitched five complete innings, allowing four hits and one run for his second major league win.

The Red Sox, in turn, lost 5-3 to the Oakland Athletics, squeezing out of a three-game series against a team with no playoff aspirations.

Boston is still in position for the third and final wild-card spot in the New York Yankees' first-round wild-card race, but they fell two and a half games behind the Yankees.

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New York, The Buffalo Bills achieved their third consecutive victory in the current NFL season by defeating the Miami Dolphins 31-21 this Thursday at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo.

Josh Allen threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns for the Bills. The 2024 MVP, Allen completed 22 of his 28 passes. A penalty on Zach Sieler for coming into contact with the kicker on fourth down allowed the opposing quarterback to extend the drive and eventually score the game-winning touchdown with a 15-yard strike to Khalil Shakir.

The hosts completed six of their 11 passes on third down and outscored Miami in total yards 360 to 276. Trailing by a touchdown , quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took the ball for the Dolphins and, although he approached the red zone, it all ended with another interception on a pass attempt to Jaylen Waddle.

The visitors relied on short passes and a ground game to hurt the Bills, who were favored to retain their division title, but in the end, it was their own mistakes that tipped the game in favor of the home team.

Buffalo remains in first place in the division with a perfect record, while the Dolphins are last, with three consecutive losses.