MEXICO/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday [8-24-18] thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for treating Mexicans with more respect — or at least not saying anything insulting lately…Earlier this week Trump said about Lopez Obrador: ‘I think he’s going to be terrific.’ Mexico’s president-elect also said that bilateral talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement ‘are on a good track.’ But Lopez Obrador — who has had baseball on his mind this week — paraphrased Yankees legend Yogi Berra, saying ‘This isn’t over till it’s over.” Lopez Obrador, who will take office on Dec. 1, took a break from his routine of meetings on Thursday [8-23-18] and posted a video of himself on a baseball field, where took a turn at bat and connected solidly on about a half-dozen pitches. The 64-year-old, who claims to bat above .300, said he wants to set up schools throughout Mexico to promote baseball in a country where soccer dominates.”
–The Associated Press, “Mexico’s President-Elect Thanks Trump for Being Respectful,” The New York Times online, August 24, 2018