More Teams. More Games. Relive Pete Alonso padding the Mets’ lead vs. the Giants with a two-run home run. (0:50) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York Mets realize a long-term deal with Pete Alonso is unlikely before the star first baseman is eligible for free agency after the World Series. Alonso agreed last […]
Continue readingThe Orioles also announced that left-hander John Means, a potential candidate to start Game 3, was left off the roster with a sore elbow that came up after he pitched a couple of innings in a simulated game. Scherzer threw two innings in his own simulated game Friday and said afterward that he felt good […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mauricio Dubon lines a single to right, giving the Astros a 2-1 win. (0:33) HOUSTON — The Astros were in desperate need of a win Wednesday after dropping four of five and letting their lead in the AL West dwindle. Held scoreless through seven innings, things looked bleak before some late-game […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield examine the battle for the final National League Wild-Card spot between the Reds, Giants, Marlins and Diamondbacks. (2:59) There are four power rankings left to go in the 2023 season, and while certain teams — such as the Braves — have cemented their position in the […]
Continue readingTampa Bay’s 113-day reign atop the American League East is over — there’s a new division leader in town. The Orioles not only jumped the Rays in the division but in our power rankings as well, with Baltimore making its debut at No. 2 — its highest standing in recent memory. But that was not […]
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