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SAN FRANCISCO — — Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove beyond right field in the fifth inning to back Javier Assad’s strong start on the mound, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.

Busch’s drive was the 176th splash hit at Oracle Park, 68th by an opponent and fourth by a Cubs player — first since Joc Pederson on June 3, 2021.

Seiya Suzuki broke up a scoreless game with an RBI double in the fourth then scored moments later on Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly.

Assad (4-1) struck out five, walked one and allowed three hits over six innings to win his third straight decision spanning seven starts. His throwing error on a pickoff attempt of Bryce Eldridge in the fourth could have been costly but the right-hander stranded Eldridge on third.

Hoby Milner pitched the seventh and Trent Thornton the final two innings, surrendering Eldridge’s one-out homer in the ninth.

Busch greeted reliever Erik Miller with his eighth home run after Chicago put runners aboard on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s double and a leadoff walk by Carson Kelly against Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-7). Roupp was tagged for four runs on four hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Chicago won for the third time in its last seven games.

San Francisco had beaten the Cubs 18-3 last Friday then 2-1 in extra innings Sunday — but the Giants dropped to 7-3 overall in the matchups since the start of the 2025 season, outscoring the Cubs 63-35. San Francisco is 6-2 at Oracle Park in the series dating to the beginning of 2024.

Jung Hoo Lee went 0 for 3 and had his career-best 18-game hitting streak snapped — longest by a Giants batter since Angel Pagan hit in 19 in a row from July 31-Aug. 23, 2016.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — — Trey Mancini hit a two-run triple to give Los Angeles an early lead, rookie Sam Aldegheri tossed five strong innings and Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Cedric Mullins with the bases loaded in the ninth to help the Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.

Zeferjahn walked Junior Caminero on four pitches after replacing Mitch Farris with two on and two outs. He struck out Mullins swinging on a 2-2 pitch for his second save, sealing the Angels’ third straight win.

Aldegheri (2-1) allowed two runs — one earned — and three hits with three walks in his second start this season and seventh of his career.

Mike Trout and Jo Adell had back-to-back one-out singles off Shane McClanahan (6-4) in the first inning and Mancini followed with a two-out triple for a 2-0 lead.

Oswald Peraza led off the third with a double and Nick Madrigal drove him in with a two-out single, before stealing second and scoring on Logan O’Hoppe’s single for a 4-0 advantage.

Aldegheri allowed a hit and walked two in the first inning, then retired 10 straight before walking Chandler Simpson to start the fifth. Nick Fortes reached on a fielding error by shortstop Zach Neto and Taylor Walls’ bunt single loaded the bases with no outs.

Aldegheri struck out Yandy Díaz looking, but Jonathan Aranda singled to left to cut it to 4-2. Caminero hit into a double play to end the rally.

Simpson robbed Adell of a homer in the eighth to keep the Rays within two, and Aranda cut it to 4-3 with a two-out single off Mitch Farris before Zeferjahn finished.

McClanahan gave up four runs and eight hits in four innings, but struck out seven. Mason Englert pitched four shutout innings and allowed four hits and two walks.

U.S. Navy Captain and NASA Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Trout.

LAS VEGAS — — Lawrence Butler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on a throwing error and had an RBI single in the eighth to lead the Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz hit back-to-back solo home runs in the fifth for the A’s. Langeliers’ homer, his team-leading 18th, traveled 450 feet to center field. Kurtz, who has 16 homers, hit his 471 feet to right-center.

Mason Barnett (1-0) worked 1 2/3 innings for the victory, and Hogan Harris got the final four outs for his sixth save.

Zach Agnos (0-2) took the loss.

Butler broke a 4-4 tie with two outs in the seventh when he got caught in a rundown. But Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman threw the ball away, allowing Butler to score. Goodman, who had slugged five home runs in his previous nine games, also went 0 for 4 and struck out three times.

Zack Gelof singled in the sixth inning for the A’s to extend his career-high hitting streak to 16 games. Tyler Soderstrom extended his on-base streak to 21 games with a seventh-inning walk.

Colorado’s Cole Carrigg hit a three-run 450-homer to right-center field in the sixth to put the Rockies ahead 4-2. Max Muncy answered with a two-run double in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

The game began with an unusual pitcher’s duel in this ballpark between rookie starters.

Gage Jump tossed five shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out six batters. He then loaded the bases in the sixth with no one outs on two singles and a walk to end his night.

Left-hander Sean Sullivan pitched three shutout innings in his major league debut. He allowed two hits and struck out two. Sullivan was removed after throwing 49 pitches.

Major League Baseball implemented the ABS challenge system for the 2026 season, which allows players to challenge a ball or strike call made by the plate umpire. Each team receives two challenges to start the game, and only batters, pitchers and catchers can challenge a call. If a team wins a challenge, it can keep challenging. If a team challenges incorrectly twice, it loses its challenges for the rest of the game.

Here are the ABS challenge system rankings for batters, catchers, teams and umpires for the 2026 MLB season.

Data updated through Friday, June 12.

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Batter ABS Challenge Leaders

Rank	PlayerName	Team	BatChallSuccess	BatChallenges	BatChallSuccess%
1	Sal Stewart	CIN	20	30	66.7%
2	Maikel Garcia	KC	10	15	66.7%
2	Kevin McGonigle	DET	10	15	66.7%
2	Jose Caballero	NYY	10	17	58.8%
5	Xander Bogaerts	SD	9	12	75.0%
5	Davis Schneider	TOR	9	12	75.0%
5	Jose Altuve	HOU	9	13	69.2%
5	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	9	14	64.3%
9	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	8	14	57.1%
9	Mark Vientos	NYM	8	14	57.1%
9	Ivan Herrera	STL	8	14	57.1%
9	Munetaka Murakami	CWS	8	15	53.3%
9	Gary Sanchez	MIL	8	19	42.1%
14	CJ Abrams	WSH	7	7	100.0%
14	Nick Kurtz	ATH	7	9	77.8%
14	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD	7	10	70.0%
14	Josh Bell	MIN	7	10	70.0%
14	Brent Rooker	ATH	7	10	70.0%
14	Brayan Rocchio	CLE	7	11	63.6%
14	Samuel Basallo	BAL	7	11	63.6%
14	Austin Martin	MIN	7	14	50.0%
14	Zach Neto	LAA	7	14	50.0%
14	Bryce Harper	PHI	7	15	46.7%
14	Luke Keaschall	MIN	7	15	46.7%
14	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	7	16	43.8%
14	Cam Smith	HOU	7	17	41.2%

Catcher ABS Challenge Leaders

Rank	PlayerName	Team	CatChallSuccess	CatChallenges	CatChallSuccess%
1	William Contreras	MIL	52	86	60.5%
2	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	39	54	72.2%
3	Salvador Perez	KC	35	48	72.9%
3	Nick Fortes	TB	35	59	59.3%
5	Dillon Dingler	DET	33	48	68.8%
5	Hunter Goodman	COL	33	52	63.5%
5	Edgar Quero	CWS	33	67	49.3%
8	Victor Caratini	MIN	32	48	66.7%
8	Logan O’Hoppe	LAA	32	54	59.3%
8	Patrick Bailey	CLE	32	56	57.1%
11	Will Smith	LAD	31	47	66.0%
11	Shea Langeliers	ATH	31	55	56.4%
13	Austin Wells	NYY	30	48	62.5%
14	Carson Kelly	CHC	28	34	82.4%
15	Liam Hicks	MIA	27	46	58.7%
16	Pedro Pages	STL	25	35	71.4%
17	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	23	29	79.3%
17	Miguel Amaya	CHC	23	35	65.7%
17	Joe Mack	MIA	23	41	56.1%
20	Agustín Ramírez	MIA	22	31	71.0%
20	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	22	36	61.1%
20	Luis Torrens	NYM	22	39	56.4%
20	Freddy Fermin	SD	22	40	55.0%

MLB Team ABS Challenge Rankings

Team	BatChallSuccess%	Pitch/CatchChallSuccess%	TotChallSuccess%
Arizona Diamondbacks	56.1% (2)	67.2% (4)	61.9% (2)
Athletics	54.4% (5)	57.3% (20)	56.1% (10)
Atlanta Braves	39.3% (28)	61.6% (10)	52.4% (18)
Baltimore Orioles	52.1% (9)	44.0% (30)	48.8% (26)
Boston Red Sox	43.5% (22)	58.3% (19)	50.0% (23)
Chicago Cubs	44.8% (21)	72.0% (1)	59.2% (3)
Chicago White Sox	46.6% (17)	48.6% (27)	47.9% (27)
Cincinnati Reds	54.9% (3)	70.6% (2)	62.0% (1)
Cleveland Guardians	37.5% (29)	52.0% (24)	44.5% (29)
Colorado Rockies	39.7% (27)	60.9% (12)	51.2% (21)
Detroit Tigers	50.0% (10)	70.0% (3)	59.0% (4)
Houston Astros	58.3% (1)	48.8% (26)	53.3% (16)
Kansas City Royals	54.8% (4)	60.4% (14)	58.2% (6)
Los Angeles Angels	43.2% (24)	59.3% (16)	51.9% (19)
Los Angeles Dodgers	52.3% (8)	62.9% (7)	57.8% (8)
Miami Marlins	54.0% (6)	59.8% (15)	58.1% (7)
Milwaukee Brewers	41.7% (26)	60.7% (13)	54.8% (12)
Minnesota Twins	46.7% (16)	61.2% (11)	54.2% (14)
New York Mets	49.3% (12)	55.8% (22)	52.7% (17)
New York Yankees	50.0% (10)	59.3% (17)	54.7% (13)
Philadelphia Phillies	46.4% (18)	62.5% (8)	54.1% (15)
Pittsburgh Pirates	37.0% (30)	45.6% (29)	40.8% (30)
San Diego Padres	45.8% (20)	61.7% (9)	55.8% (11)
San Francisco Giants	47.9% (14)	52.1% (23)	50.0% (23)
Seattle Mariners	41.8% (25)	58.4% (18)	50.7% (22)
St. Louis Cardinals	47.4% (15)	65.2% (5)	57.1% (9)
Tampa Bay Rays	45.9% (19)	56.0% (21)	51.7% (20)
Texas Rangers	52.5% (7)	64.9% (6)	58.5% (5)
Toronto Blue Jays	48.4% (13)	50.8% (25)	49.6% (25)
Washington Nationals	43.3% (23)	48.0% (28)	45.9% (28)

Umpire ABS Challenge Leaders

Rank	UmpireName	Chal	ChalW	Chal%	P
1	Dillon Wilson	6	1	16.7%	864
2	Louie Krupa	33	11	33.3%	2028
2	Dexter Kelley	27	9	33.3%	1832
4	Erich Bacchus	41	15	36.6%	4011
4	Emil Jimenez	41	15	36.6%	3210
6	Tyler Jones	27	10	37.0%	1973
7	Derek Thomas	40	15	37.5%	2762
8	Scott Barry	46	18	39.1%	3717
9	David Rackley	53	21	39.6%	4099
10	Edwin Jimenez	24	10	41.7%	2181
11	Nic Lentz	57	24	42.1%	3955
12	Mark Ripperger	52	22	42.3%	3943
13	James Hoye	49	21	42.9%	3562
13	John Libka	35	15	42.9%	3475
15	James Jean	48	21	43.8%	3817
16	Alex Tosi	45	20	44.4%	3937
17	John Tumpane	58	26	44.8%	4299
17	Adam Beck	58	26	44.8%	3883
19	Chris Conroy	48	22	45.8%	3755
20	Austin Jones	41	19	46.3%	2754
21	Jonathan Parra	28	13	46.4%	2205
22	Quinn Wolcott	58	27	46.6%	4141
23	Jansen Visconti	45	21	46.7%	3451
24	Ryan Additon	64	30	46.9%	3953
25	Nate Tomlinson	42	20	47.6%	3840
26	Shane Livensparger	44	21	47.7%	3140
27	Jordan Baker	46	22	47.8%	3682
27	Steven Jaschinski	23	11	47.8%	1398
30	Vic Carapazza	54	26	48.1%	4234
29	Edwin Moscoso	52	25	48.1%	3578
31	Will Little	62	30	48.4%	4193
32	Dan Merzel	45	22	48.9%	3233
33	Tom Hanahan	56	28	50.0%	3942
33	Nestor Ceja	52	26	50.0%	3890
33	Lance Barksdale	48	24	50.0%	3514
36	Ryan Blakney	49	25	51.0%	3723
36	Junior Valentine	49	25	51.0%	3501
36	Ryan Wills	49	25	51.0%	3465
39	Adam Hamari	45	23	51.1%	3785
40	Nick Mahrley	35	18	51.4%	2999
41	Jeremie Rehak	56	29	51.8%	3599
42	Mark Wegner	54	28	51.9%	4162
43	Mike Muchlinski	48	25	52.1%	3804
43	Carlos Torres	48	25	52.1%	3747
45	Brennan Miller	53	28	52.8%	3933
46	D.J. Reyburn	51	27	52.9%	3419
47	Tripp Gibson	49	26	53.1%	3971
48	Bruce Dreckman	64	34	53.1%	4377
49	Chris Guccione	71	38	53.5%	4250
50	Brian O’Nora	41	22	53.7%	2830
51	Alan Porter	48	26	54.2%	3340
52	Jen Pawol	33	18	54.5%	2098
53	Bill Miller	51	28	54.9%	3894
54	Gabe Morales	47	26	55.3%	3317
55	Laz Diaz	73	41	56.2%	4255
56	Cory Blaser	48	27	56.3%	3360
57	Ben May	46	26	56.5%	3965
58	Dan Bellino	60	34	56.7%	3773
58	Malachi Moore	60	34	56.7%	4183
60	Roberto Ortiz	51	29	56.9%	3303
61	Chad Fairchild	58	33	56.9%	3798
62	Charlie Ramos	42	24	57.1%	2286
63	Alex MacKay	54	31	57.4%	3740
64	Marvin Hudson	40	23	57.5%	3347
65	Sean Barber	57	33	57.9%	3520
66	Paul Clemons	43	25	58.1%	3683
67	Mike Estabrook	55	32	58.2%	3839
68	Brock Ballou	41	24	58.5%	2878
69	Adrian Johnson	37	22	59.5%	2285
70	Doug Eddings	50	30	60.0%	3655
71	Jim Wolf	48	29	60.4%	3210
71	Chad Whitson	48	29	60.4%	3422
73	Lance Barrett	67	41	61.2%	4042
74	Rob Drake	57	35	61.4%	3969
75	Hunter Wendelstedt	66	41	62.1%	3598
76	Alfonso Márquez	45	28	62.2%	3599
77	Manny Gonzalez	69	43	62.3%	4124
78	John Bacon	49	31	63.3%	2526
78	Willie Traynor	49	31	63.3%	4132
80	Dan Iassogna	69	44	63.8%	4182
81	Ron Kulpa	36	23	63.9%	2033
82	Ramon De Jesus	53	34	64.2%	2951
83	Chris Segal	62	40	64.5%	3846
84	Brian Walsh	54	35	64.8%	3388
85	Jacob Metz	41	27	65.9%	2074
86	Stu Scheurwater	59	39	66.1%	3564
87	Clint Vondrak	40	27	67.5%	3196
88	Felix Neon	22	15	68.2%	892
89	Todd Tichenor	49	34	69.4%	3622
90	Andy Fletcher	40	29	72.5%	2790
91	CB Bucknor	9	7	77.8%	674

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yordan Alvarez hit a grand slam and two-run homer in the first inning of the Houston Astros’ 10-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

The left-handed slugger drove in two runs with an opposite-field homer early in the inning. He then cleared the bases with a two-out shot to center, giving him six RBIs in a nine-run inning.

Alvarez finished the game 3-for-5, adding a single in the top of the third inning.

Since the RBI stat became official in 1920, only Alvarez and Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz (2008) have hit two homers and recorded six RBIs in a first inning, according to ESPN Research.

Alvarez, the American League leader in homers, is tied with Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber for the MLB lead at 24.

Alvarez, who is from Cuba, was the AL rookie of the year in 2019. The three-time All-Star was the AL Championship Series MVP in 2021 and led the Astros with six RBIs the next year when they won the World Series.

Only four months after winning Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, the Seattle Seahawks received their championship rings.

The Seahawks were bestowed with their winner’s spoils on Thursday night, continuing the celebration of their Super Bowl LX triumph over the New England Patriots in a private ceremony.

Touted as the largest Super Bowl ring ever created — and the “most technologically advanced” — the hardware was lowered down from the ceiling to the awaiting Seahawks, with Seattle’s Sam Darnold, veteran defensive lineman Leonard Williams and reigning AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba among the many in attendance hours after a minicamp practice.

The rings were designed by Jason of Beverly Hills.

“The Super Bowl LX championship ring will forever represent our historic 50th season and the dedication and determination of our entire franchise,” Seahawks president Chuck Arnold said, via the team website. “We are deeply grateful to Jason of Beverly Hills for bringing our vision to life. The stories told in the ring’s design perfectly capture the significance of an unforgettable season and the unwavering support of our fans.”

While it was a private ceremony, among the rings’ myriad features was an ode to Seattle’s devoted fanbase — the 12s.

There is a 12 flag on the side, which is a button that releases Lumen Field arches and unveils the words “WORLD CHAMPIONS.” The bottom of the ring offers 12 feathers to symbolize the fanbase. Fifty white diamonds surround the center logo in commemoration of the franchise’s 50th season.

The ring also opens to unveil a piece of a football used during the championship season and featuring No. 50.

Smack dab in the middle of the ring are a pair of Seahawks blue sapphires along with two Lombardi Trophies — representing each of the franchise’s Super Bowl wins.

An assortment of hidden details are also within the design.

Thursday night’s nod to the greatness of last season followed the Seahawks’ conclusion of mandatory minicamp earlier in the day and the beginning of the club’s summer break before returning in July to kick off training camp and the team’s defense of the Super Bowl it now has the jewelry to celebrate forever.

In 2020, the Buffalo Bills made a bold move, acquiring Stefon Diggs from Minnesota to help Josh Allen take the next step in his third season.

The move, along with improved mechanics from the quarterback, paid off: Allen exploded, passing for 4,544 yards, led the league in success rate, saw his completion percentage go from 58.8 to 69.2, and made his first Pro Bowl. Diggs was electric, generating 127 catches and 1,535 yards, both of which led the league, and eight touchdowns to earn first-team All-Pro honors. Diggs gave Allen a true No. 1 target who could win against any coverage and bail him out of bad balls.

Davis Webb was a practice-squad quarterback for the Bills that season. He had a front-row seat to see just how big a role Diggs played in helping elevate Allen to the MVP QB he became.

Now the offensive coordinator and play-caller for the Denver Broncos, Webb sees some similarities between the Bills’ trade for Diggs and Denver’s acquisition of Jaylen Waddle this offseason.

“He’s good. He’s a really good player,” he said Thursday of Waddle. “There are some similarities when I was with Josh Allen going into Year 3, similar to Bo (Nix) going into Year 3, and we traded for Stefon Diggs. That was a good year. That was a good two-year run in ’20 and ’21 when I was together with them. Just seeing the growth from both players, that time, there’s some similarities of what’s starting to happen here.

“It doesn’t mean it’s going to. We’ve got a long way to go, but, man, he’s good, and I’ve just enjoyed the person and watching him work. He’s a blessing to be around. He is a multiplier; he is a thermostat, like very, very good. That’s a credit to (general manager) George (Paton), that’s a credit to Sean (Payton). We don’t bring in bad people here. We’ve got really good players and great team chemistry.”

Waddle has made head-turning plays during OTAs, displaying the ability to win and make plays after the catch. Of course, doing so in non-contact sessions is much different than for 17 real games, but the glimpse is there.

The Broncos offense went into lulls far too often last season. The belief is that Waddle, with his ability to beat man or zone coverages and the speed to blast past defenders, will help eliminate those ineffective stretches. The former first-rounder has the talent to re-energize the offense and give Nix a go-to target.

The potential Diggs-type effect Waddle can have on the offense is why the Broncos didn’t shy away from paying the first-round-plus-some price tag for the WR. If Waddle can push Nix’s evolution even further in Year 3, it will be well worth the cost.

It’d be an understatement to characterize Lukas Van Ness’ first three seasons in Green Bay as a disappointment. Entering Year 4, the former first-round pick has a combined 8.5 sacks in three seasons, including just 1.5 in 2025.

“It’s probably not been my ideal career if you would have talked to me in 2023 when I was a fresh rookie coming in here, but everyone’s got their own process and their own path,” Van Ness said this week, via The Associated Press. “I’ve trusted the path. I feel really good about where I’m at.”

The Packers used the No. 13 overall pick on the Iowa product in 2023, hoping to get a relentless edge presence to team up with Rashan Gary. Van Ness has yet to live up to that hope. His four-sack rookie campaign was brushed aside as a player growing, yet his numbers have dwindled each year after, with 3.0 sacks in 2024 and 1.5 in nine games in 2025. He’s also never generated more than 27 QB pressures in a season, nor higher than an 11.2% pressure rate, per Next Gen Stats.

“I think pressure is a privilege to have,” Van Ness said. “We’re obviously in a blessed position where there’s people watching our spot and people are obviously going to have their own opinions, but at the end of the day I think you’ve just got to believe in yourself and believe in what you’re hearing in the building from your coaches and from your circle and other players in the defensive room.”

After last year’s injury-riddled season, the Packers are counting on Van Ness finally putting things together. Green Bay traded Gary this offseason and didn’t draft an edge until Dani Dennis-Sutton in the fourth round.

Van Ness is confident his breakthrough is coming, but knows showing it on Sundays this fall is the only way to prove himself.

“At the end of the day, I feel like talk is cheap,” Van Ness said. “You’ve just got to put it out there when it matters.”

With Micah Parsons slated to miss the start of the regular season, the Packers’ pass rush sorely needs Van Ness to become the player he was drafted to be.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ selection of Xavier Worthy in the 2024 NFL Draft sparked giddy reactions, most notably from pop star Taylor Swift. The speedy wideout was supposed to transform the K.C. offense, providing an element it lacked following the Tyreek Hill trade.

The hype outpaced the production.

Worthy earned a solid rookie campaign, leading the receiver group with 638 yards on 59 catches with six touchdowns. However, a Year 2 leap never materialized after a shoulder injury three snaps into the 2025 campaign. He earned 532 yards and one score in 14 games.

“I’d definitely say that’s not a true indication of what I am,” he said Thursday of last season, via the Kansas City Star. “I was limited in certain things. I want to come back out here and show my ability and what I can do.”

Worthy’s second-year struggles epitomized the unit’s ineffectiveness. No K.C. WR hit the 600-yard mark last season, as the offense struggled to move the pigskin consistently even before Patrick Mahomes went down with injury. The collection of Worthy, Hollywood Brown, Rashee Rice, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton was supposed to finally provide a diverse skill set that would unlock a stymied passing game. They did not.

“We didn’t do what we needed to do last year,” Worthy said.

The early-season shoulder injury lingered for the speedster, who never felt 100% — it showed. His route tree never blossomed, and at times it felt like he was running the same route on repeat.

Despite last year’s struggles, the Chiefs made no significant upgrade to the position. Brown and Smith-Schuster are gone, with fifth-rounder Cyrus Allen the most notable addition. K.C. is counting heavily on an improved running game with Kenneth Walker III and improvement from Worthy, Rice and Thornton to get the offense back on track.

“Obviously I know the kind of player I can be,” Worthy said. “The things I can do on the field and what I can bring to the team.”

He knows. Now he needs to show.

The NFL will not discipline Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt after a league investigation into his April arrest found insufficient evidence of a violation of the personal conduct policy, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per sources.

The decision comes after the misdemeanor domestic battery case against Merritt was dismissed without prejudice in May by a Kansas court.

Merritt was charged on Apr. 23 with misdemeanor domestic battery after a complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.

The 54-year-old Merritt spent several years playing linebacker in the NFL before becoming one of the best defensive backs coaches in the league. He has been with the Chiefs since 2019, and including his time with the Giants, has helped teams win five Super Bowls.

He took part in the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp in early May.

“Dave’s been very up-front with everything,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said at the time. “We’re still going through that whole procedure. In this case, you always let the law enforcement part take care of itself and work its way out.”

Kansas City wrapped up its offseason program Thursday with the conclusion of mandatory minicamp. The Chiefs will return for training camp in late July.