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What is the Mets’ plan? Inside the mind of David Stearns
Some 8½ years after his big break, though, there are times when Stearns’ youth seems to bubble closer to the surface than it ever has before. Why? He’s excited. “I had a very good idea of what I was stepping into,” Stearns said, speaking on a sleepy March day in the dugout of the Mets’ […]
Continue readingStrange but true postseason feats
The Dodgers scored nine runs in a game Clayton Kershaw started — and lost. The A’s scored eight runs in a game Jon Lester started — and lost. The team that won the World Series went almost two weeks without hitting a homer. The team that lost the World Series went almost four weeks without […]
Continue readingFantasy Forecaster: Week 7
On tap: It’s yet another week with a wide range of scheduled games per team. Week 7 has three more teams scheduled for five-game weeks, and one scheduled for eight — the New York Yankees — thanks to a traditional doubleheader at the Cleveland Indians on Monday that is a makeup of their April 10-11 […]
Continue readingPower and bullpen carry Orioles
When informed of the reasons for skepticism surrounding his team, manager Buck Showalter responds with a furrowed eyebrow and a disarming brand of common sense. “What are you supposed to do?” Showalter said recently. “Build a team for the postseason and then not make it?” Now that the Orioles have won 96 games and captured […]
Continue readingWhy Mike Trout wants to win only with the Angels
ON AN UNCOMMONLY crisp afternoon in the middle of December, new Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington arrived in Bridgeton, New Jersey, for his first meeting with his most important player. Washington, hired a month earlier, drove up to Mike Trout‘s sprawling, custom-built mansion alongside his two new outfield coaches, Bo Porter and Eric Young […]
Continue readingJ.D. Martinez’s Mets debut delayed while conditioning continues
CINCINNATI — J.D. Martinez‘s debut with the New York Mets will be delayed as the 2023 All-Star continues to ramp up physically after signing late in spring training, manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday. “We’re not going to see him in a while,” Mendoza said. “He’s going to stay down in Port St. Lucie and get […]
Continue readingMets owner Steve Cohen’s ‘simple’ goal: Make the playoffs
“I think the goal is to make the playoffs. Pretty simple. Let’s not overthink this,” Cohen said Friday. “If we don’t make the playoffs, obviously I’d be disappointed.” Wearing a Mets cap and jacket, Cohen held a news conference at Citi Field a couple of hours before the Mets played their opener against the Milwaukee […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 season preview: Rankings, every team’s playoff odds
Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue readingJ.D. Martinez to ‘take it slow’ to get ready for Mets debut
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — J.D. Martinez and the New York Mets finalized a $12 million, one-year contract on Saturday. The 36-year-old designated hitter gets a $2.5 million signing bonus, $2 million this year and $7.5 million in deferred money, payable in $1.5 million installments each Jan. 15 from 2034-38. “Fortunately enough, I found a […]
Continue readingBoras defends himself and MLBPA leadership amid power struggle
“When you have inexperienced people who haven’t been doing this for a long time, they make statements that are just not supported by facts,” Boras said Wednesday after a news conference held by the San Francisco Giants to introduce pitcher Blake Snell, one of his clients. During an online meeting Monday, players pushed for union […]
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