This story was taken from the Mets Beat newsletter by Anthony DiComo. To read the full newsletter, click here. and Subscribe to to get it in your inbox regularly. In a way, today is the start of the 2022 Mets season proper. Over the past six weeks, the Braves have shattered the Mets’ National League … Read more
OAKLAND — Initiating second baseman Jose Altuve and manager Dusty Baker will be joined by some familiar faces in the American League dugout for the July 19 All-Star game as four Astros were called up to the reserve squad. Verlander, 39, leads the American League with 11 wins, and his 2.00 ERA is only behind … Read more
BOSTON — As far as series splits go, they don’t get any more satisfying than the one the Red Sox pulled off over Rivalry Weekend. Consider the way it started when the Yankees marked Boston’s injury-related starting rotation with losses on Thursday and Friday. Consider how it ended as the Red Sox roared back with … Read more
“I am definitely super happy and proud of the teammates and the coaching staff. I think it’s going to be great to have everyone out there,” Acuña said through team interpreter Franco García. “I’d like to bring the whole team,” Swanson said. “I feel like everyone has played a big part in why we’ve been … Read more
NEW YORK — On Keith Hernandez Day of all days, the Mets showed the Marlins exactly what happens when you don’t have good fundies. A series of miscues in Miami allowed New York to steal a 5-4 win in 10 innings on Saturday, about five hours after the Mets stole Hernandez’s No. 17 at Citi … Read more
If the postseason started today, four out of five teams from the American League East would be there. For now, let’s assume the Yankees run away with the division, which seems likely given their 13-game lead over the second-placed Red Sox. That leaves Boston, Toronto and Tampa Bay as the top three in the AL … Read more
Phase 1 results were announced Thursday on the MLB Network. The leading vote collector in each league — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge in the American League and Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. in the National League — has earned a spot on his team’s starting lineup at the 92nd Midsummer Classic at Dodger Stadium in … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — While Freddie Freeman struggled to close the door on his legendary Braves tenure, Matt Olson had to cope with the pressure of replacing him at Atlanta. But halfway through the season, he looks like a worthy successor. Olson scored his second multihomer game in eight days and helped the Braves to a 5-3 … Read more
NEW YORK — A sell-out crowd flocked to Yankee Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon hoping to maybe catch a no-hitter, which is always a chance with ace Gerrit Cole on the mound. Instead, they witnessed Astros pitcher Cristian Javier’s coming-out party, who eclipsed Cole and the Yankees and helped make history. Javier, who signed … Read more
NEW YORK — There was no panic at the Astros as they exited Yankee Stadium Thursday night after arguably their heaviest loss of the season. The sting of watching the Yankees score four goals late in the ninth quarter to carve out a win was painful, but the Astros know the momentum is as good … Read more