NEW YORK—Francisco Lindor will get $341 million over 10 years with the Mets, but he can’t buy the thing he wants so much. The world championship ring, for sure. But also a world championship sweatshirt. Noon at work on Thursday, the day before The Mets face the Padres in three games of the National League … Read more
Simply put, by not being Gary, Keith and Ron, the ESPN crew consisting of Karl Ravish, Eduardo Perez and David Kohn would start the Mets’ playoff series with a 0-2 count. This is the case for all national crews, because fans like their local broadcast teams, and the SNY trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, … Read more
Street. Lewis – The last time he faced the Cardinal and Velez was in the playoffs, 2011. As it turned out, this was the last time for a few significant events between the participants of the following decade. Disturbed by the Cardinals in a five-game NL Division streak, including a 1-0 classic at the end, … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – High speed and increased turning have brought the average hitter in the Major League down to 0.243, its lowest level since 1968. Defensive turnovers and 100-mph pitches have set records this season, contributing to the worrying offensive decline that Major League Baseball is trying to address. When the average dropped to … Read more
Wilson Contreras never faltered in the first half. In nearly every aspect of the game he was an elite, one of the last ties to the 2016 World Championships that now looks much deeper into the past than just six years ago. 2016 was Contreras’ rookie season, so the world championships until 2022 have been … Read more
Detroit – This is not how 2022 will end Detroit Tigers It was meant to feel the season. On Wednesday, when All-Star cast representative Gregory Soto performed a single to cap the season with his 11th loss, I think there was more disinterest among the fan base than sadness. Heck, many probably felt like they … Read more
KANSAS CITY, MO – Manager Mike Matheny and shooting coach Cal Eldred were fired by the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night, shortly after the struggling franchise ended the 65-97 season with a 9-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The royals exercised their option over Matheny’s 2023 contract during spring training, when the club hoped to … Read more
The new-look MLB playoffs are here. Gone is the old single-player round between the four and the fifth seed. Instead, this year, for the first time, MLB features four series of three wild cards after expanding each playoff field to six teams and three wild cards. The top two seed in each league bid farewell … Read more
Detroit – This is not how 2022 will end Detroit Tigers It was meant to feel the season. On Wednesday, when All-Star cast representative Gregory Soto performed a single to cap the season with his 11th loss, I think there was more disinterest among the fan base than sadness. Heck, many probably felt like they … Read more
New York — Jeff McNeill He stayed on top without swinging. Nursing McNeill with a four-point lead in the Big League batting race, he was not in the New York Mets lineup on Wednesday in the regular season final against Washington. He only played defense after coming in late and finishing at the highest rate … Read more