Soto homers, Poteet wins New York debut as Yankees sweep Guardians and...
CLEVELAND — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and Cody Poteet pitched six solid innings in his debut for New York as the Yankees won 8-2 to sweep a doubleheader on Saturday over the Cleveland Guardians...
View ArticleWheeler, Phillies slammed by Pirates
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler reflected on another halfway disappointing day’s work Sunday, concluding as always that his production as the Phillies’ top pitcher is always a work in progress, especially...
View ArticleGuardians rally for 3 runs in 10th inning to stun Yankees with wild finish
CLEVELAND — Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly capped Cleveland’s wild, three-run rally in the 10th inning as the Guardians salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a stunning 8-7 win over the New...
View ArticleAs Mets retire his No. 16, Dwight Gooden tells fans he wanted to `make things...
NEW YORK — Dwight Gooden still knows how to work a crowd. Honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 on Sunday, the four-time All-Star recounted how his career in Queens was cut...
View ArticleMets get 2 in 8th to snap scoreless tie and beat Royals as Díaz earns 1st...
NEW YORK — Harrison Bader broke a scoreless tie with an infield single in the eighth inning and Edwin Díaz earned his first save at Citi Field since October 2022 as the New York Mets edged the Kansas...
View ArticleFor Langhorne native Nolan Jones, ‘nothing cooler’ than Citizens Bank homecoming
PHILADELPHIA – Even before playing his first game at Citizens Bank Park, as he would Monday night, the stadium has loomed large in Nolan Jones’ life. It was part of the steady sports diet in the...
View ArticlePhillies Notebook: Rob Thomson giving one Whit to help Merrifield get on track
PHILADELPHIA — Whit Merrifield didn’t miss a game in the 2019, 2020 or 2021 seasons. Even being traded in 2022 and finding a new home in Toronto in 2023, he made at least 550 plate appearances each...
View ArticleJohn Sterling retires from Yankees broadcast booth at age 85 a few weeks into...
NEW YORK — John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, announced his immediate retirement Monday at age 85. Sterling made...
View ArticleBlue Jays hand Yankees first back-to-back losses
TORONTO — Chris Bassitt pitched into the seventh inning to win his second straight start, Alejandro Kirk reached base three times and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 3-1 on Monday night, handing...
View ArticleMets’ turnaround coincides with Bader’s emergence from season-opening slump
NEW YORK — Harrison Bader walked into a new clubhouse for the third time in 18 months and felt empowered as he introduced himself to Mets teammates. “They might hear some stories about your...
View ArticlePache’s single, Harper’s catch in 10th inning lift Phillies past Rockies
PHILADELPHIA — Cristian Pache hit a walk-off single with one out in the 10th inning after Bryce Harper made a leaping, run-saving catch in the top of the frame to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a...
View ArticleHow Cristian Pache stays ready for moments like Monday’s walk-off hit
PHILADELPHIA — If Cristian Pache looked Monday night like he knew what was coming, it’s because he sort of did. Technically, when Pache stepped to the plate in the 10th inning against Colorado reliever...
View ArticleOn night where masterful Ranger Suarez needs little, Phillies offense obliges
PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, through a torturous opening trip and abundant offensive frustrations, Rob Thomson preached the gospel that his Phillies would eventually hit. By August, the sun would shine,...
View ArticleMets rally in 7th and score the go-ahead run on a balk for victory over Pirates
NEW YORK — Jose Hernandez balked home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Jeff McNeil added an RBI double and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday night. Joey Wendle came...
View ArticleGuerrero has 2 RBIs as Blue Jays deal Yankees first series loss this season
TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times and had two RBIs, Yusei Kikuchi won for the first time this season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 5-4 on Tuesday night, handing New...
View Article‘It’s definitely a trend’: Jack Neely the latest tall pitcher that Yankees...
BRIDGEWATER — Jack Neely was always eight inches taller than everybody. Or at least that’s what he estimates was the case as a kid in southern Texas whenever he visited the doctor and saw how he...
View ArticleJAY DUNN: Big Ten baseball is about to get a whole lot bigger
Lou Boudreau was the captain of Illinois’ 1937 basketball team. A decade later Robin Roberts was the captain at Michigan State. Dave Winfield was a star forward on Minnesota’s 1972 Big Ten championship...
View ArticleStarling Marte’s HR keys surging Mets to sweep of Pirates
NEW YORK — Starling Marte hit his 150th career homer Wednesday, powering the New York Mets to a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of a three-game series. Marte, who spent the first eight...
View ArticleJudge hits the tiebreaking single in 9th as Yankees rally to avoid sweep
TORONTO — Aaron Judge broke a 4-all tie with a two-run single in the ninth inning, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton hit solo home runs and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4...
View ArticleTaijuan Walker may return, as Cristopher Sanchez looks solid in Phillies’ win
PHILADELPHIA — There will be some clubhouse buzz this week because the Phillies might finally become whole with their pitching rotation. Taijuan Walker, originally expected to regain his form through a...
View ArticleQ&A: Somerset pitching coach Brett DeGagne chats about Yankees prospects and...
BRIDGEWATER — Brett DeGagne joined the Somerset Patriots’ coaching staff this season as pitching coach in his fourth year with the Yankees. The 31-year-old previously served as the farm system’s...
View ArticleYankees’ DJ LeMahieu to hold off on beginning rehab assignment for a few more...
DJ LeMahieu’s rehab assignment will wait at least four more days. The Yankees infielder was scheduled to begin rehabbing Friday night with the Somerset Patriots against the Hartford Yard Goats, but the...
View ArticlePhillies’ Taijuan Walker on way back, but Spencer Turnbull looks like a keeper
PHILADELPHIA — Before a game that saw Spencer Turnbull going into the seventh inning before finally yielding as much as a single, his would-be replacement in the Phillies starting rotation was saying...
View ArticlePair of Alec Bohm bombs help Phils rout the White Sox
PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm’s first homer of the game was hit the opposite way into the right-field seats. His second homer was lofted high into the left-center section. Both Bohm bombs counted the same...
View ArticleSoto’s 3-run homer in 5-run 7th inning lifts Yankees over Rays
NEW YORK — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer halfway up the right field second deck to cap a five-run seventh inning and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night. Soto...
View ArticleLindor slugs tiebreaking 2-run homer, Mets knock off the Dodgers for 5th...
LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning and the New York Mets won their fifth straight game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night. Lindor...
View ArticleJohn Sterling honored by Yankees for 36 seasons and 5,631 games as radio voice
NEW YORK — After 36 seasons as the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling needed just 90 seconds to say goodbye. Sterling was honored with an on-field ceremony before Saturday’s game against...
View ArticlePhillies Notebook: Less chasing has equaled more success for Trea Turner
PHILADELPHIA — For all the attention that he got in 2023, between the scuffling midseason stretch and the August post-ovation rejuvenation, it seems Trea Turner has flown under the radar at times in...
View ArticleJudge fans four times, hears boos in Yankees’ loss to Rays
NEW YORK — Yankees captain Aaron Judge was booed by New York fans on his bobblehead day after he struck out for the fourth time in Saturday’s 2-0, 10-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. “I’ve heard...
View ArticleMarte’s 3-run homer and Alonso’s brilliant play carry the Mets to win over...
LOS ANGELES — Starling Marte hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth and first baseman Pete Alonso made a spectacular rally-killing play in the bottom of the inning for the New York Mets, who beat...
View ArticleWheeler takes no-hitter into 8th as Phillies beat White Sox
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler pitched no-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings, Brandon Marsh homered and the Phillies extended their winning streak to five by beating the struggling Chicago White Sox 9-5 on...
View ArticleLuis Gil gets 1st big league win in 3 years, pitches Yankees over Rays
NEW YORK — Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win in three years, and the New York Yankees took advantage of Adam Civale’s control problems in a...
View ArticlePhillies complete 6-0 homestand with sweep of White Sox
PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner stole home, Kyle Schwarber hit a solo shot and Aaron Nola struck out seven in eight innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White...
View ArticleOhtani breaks Matsui’s home run record, Dodgers end Mets’ win streak
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani broke Hideki Matsui’s major league record for homers by a Japanese-born player with a huge two-run shot in the third inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their...
View ArticleWatch: Yankees manager Boone ejected 5 pitches into loss to A’s
Take another look at Aaron Boone's ejection… pic.twitter.com/Ugo2ezpsCR — YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 22, 2024 NEW YORK — Aaron Boone didn’t tie the record for fastest ejection. The New York...
View ArticleJets trade former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson to Broncos
Zach Wilson was expected to be the face of the franchise for the Jets. Instead, he became a symbol of disappointment. And now, the 2021 second overall draft pick will get the chance to rejuvenate his...
View ArticleRanger Suarez dominant again as Phillies blank the Reds
CINCINNATI — Ranger Suárez allowed two hits in seven innings and Kody Clemens, playing in place of Bryce Harper, hit a three-run homer as the Phillies extended their winning streak to seven games with...
View ArticleConforto homers against former team as Giants beat Mets
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Conforto homered against the team that drafted him in the first round a decade ago, helping to back rookie Keaton Winn’s latest stellar outing as the San Francisco Giants beat...
View ArticleSloppy Phillies have 7-game win streak halted by Reds
CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run home run, Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ seven-game win streak with an 8-1...
View ArticleRizzo’s 2-run homer in 4-run first leads Yankees over Athletics
NEW YORK — Anthony Rizzo snapped a lengthy power drought with a two-run homer that capped a four-run first inning, and the New York Yankees held on for a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday...
View ArticleWebb extends scoreless streak to 19 innings as the Giants send Mets to 3rd...
SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 19 as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night. Webb (3-1) won his...
View ArticleJAY DUNN: John Sterling, even during 2009 World Series confusion, was always...
It was in fourth inning of Game Four of the 2009 World Series. Ryan Howard of the Phillies was on second base with two out when Pedro Feliz singled sharply to left field. While Howard raced around...
View ArticleLindor slugs a pair of 2-run homers and Mets end 3-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO — Francisco Lindor hit a pair of two-run homers and the New York Mets avoided a three-game series sweep on Wednesday with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Lindor went 4 for 5...
View ArticleBullpen meltdown, lack of clutch hitting costs Phillies against Reds
CINCINNATI — Santiago Espinal had three RBIs, reliever Fernando Cruz pitched out a jam in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday...
View ArticleJudge homers as Yankees top A’s
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the first inning after Oakland starting pitcher Joe Boyle was called for a balk on the previous pitch and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-3 on...
View ArticleHarper homers in return to team as Phillies get split against Reds
CINCINNATI — Bryce Harper homered in his return to the lineup following the birth of his third child, and the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Thursday for their second shutout win in splitting a...
View ArticleYankees’ bats quiet in finale of 4-game set with A’s
NEW YORK — Mason Miller retired Aaron Judge with a runner on for his first four-out save, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-1 Thursday night for a four-game split. Nick Allen and...
View ArticleYankees fall to Brewers in 11 innings
MILWAUKEE — Joey Ortiz hit a run-scoring single in the 11th inning and finished with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Owen...
View ArticleCardinals’ Burleson turns on the power with 3-run HR to beat Mets
NEW YORK — Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Burleson’s second-inning...
View ArticlePhillies slug five homers to take series opener from Padres
SAN DIEGO — Kyle Schwarber homered on Joe Musgrove’s fourth pitch and Bryce Harper also had one of the Phillies’ five home runs in a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Musgrove...
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