The Marlins have confirmed that President of Business Operations Chip Bowers is "no longer part of the organization" after a tenure of about 14 months. Bowers joined the club in February '18 after previously serving as Warriors CMO, and he reported directly to Marlins CEO Derek Jeter . The move "did not have anything to do with low attendance figures, although the Marlins are averaging just 9,651 fans" through 18 home games, a figure that is "by far the worst in MLB" this season ( MIAMI HERALD, 5/3 ).

Adidas today reported a "forecast-beating rise" in Q1 profits, "helped by high-margin ecommerce, even as overall sales growth slowed due to supply chain problems in the North American market, as well as a decline in Europe." Adidas said its Q1 operating margin rose 1.4% to 14.9%, "pulling ahead of Nike which recorded an operating margin" of 13.5% for the December-February period. Sales growth "slowed" to a currency-adjusted 4% rise to $6.57B, but was "still ahead of analyst consensus" ( REUTERS, 5/3 ).