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
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was selected to the American League All-Star Team as a pitcher and hitter for the second year in a row, while brothers William Contreras and Willson Contreras will both start for the National League. Ohtani, 28, was selected as the designated hitter for the AL team and then selected … 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
BOSTON — The Yankees are starting to look like Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes. Even on a night when Nestor Cortes had his toughest start to the season, the Yankees used their offense and bullpen to further cement their place as the best team in the division — as well as the majors — with … 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
CINCINNATI — Jacob deGrom’s 100-mile heat on his return to action didn’t excite Mets officials, but the high speed was also understood. “What are you going to do?” Manager Buck Showalter said Monday, a day after deGrom threw 24 pitches for single-A St. Lucie on the injured list with a stress reaction on his right … Read more
HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout ended a three-game streak 0-11 with nine strikeouts, and the Los Angeles hitter fanned 20 times in what was a major league record when the Houston Astros won 4-2 Sunday. Rookie Jeremy Pena hit a homer twice, topped by a two-run drive with two outs in the … Read more