Yankees’ Gleyber Torres has knack for rising to the occasion Aaron Judge snuck up the dugout steps, struggling to contain a smile. He hit the dirt and picked up speed, struggling to contain the Gatorade within its cooler. As Judge approached Gleyber Torres, the slugger lifted the container above his head, and dumped a substantial…
DetailsOne ‘tough hop,’ and it was all over the Mets PHILADELPHIA — For a second, it looked like Seth Lugo had done just enough to escape the seventh inning while hanging onto the lead. But Tomas Nido could not do the same for Lugo’s curveball in the dirt. Scott Kingery struck out, but reached first…
DetailsJeurys Familia strikes hopeful tone regarding shoulder injury PHILADELPHIA — Jeurys Familia described his shoulder ailment as more fatigue than pain, as he moves closer to a minor league rehab assignment. The righty has thrown “a couple” of bullpen sessions in recent days at Citizens Bank Park, under the watch of interim pitching coach Phil…
DetailsJerry Koosman on Mets’ 1969 World Series, Tom Seaver and meeting Joe Namath With the Mets set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets this weekend, former pitcher Jerry Koosman tossed around some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. It’s the second of a five-part series honoring the 50th anniversary of the…
DetailsLondoners going to get up-close look at Yankees juggernaut Aaron Judge hasn’t heard details about how London Stadium, the site of the 2012 Olympics, will be reconfigured to host a Major League Baseball game. But he’s heard it’s going to be about 385 feet to the wall in center field, which is 5 feet shorter…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1394: Hard Cora Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether the Red Sox pulling a pitcher in the middle of a plate appearance was an instance of “Strategy,” share a Stat Blast about whether the platoon advantage is more pronounced early or late in plate appearances, and discuss a pitch-framing flare-up…
DetailsFitt: Vanderbilt Completes Long Journey From The Abyss To The Pinnacle Vanderbilt’s program was shattered after the tragic death of Donny Everett in 2016. Now Everett’s remaining classmates are national champions, and the program is back on top of the college baseball world. Source: https://d1baseball.com/columns/fitt-vanderbilt-completes-long-journey-from-the-abyss-to-the-pinnacle/
DetailsChris Mazza gets long-awaited MLB moment with Mets PHILADELPHIA — Chris Mazza was watching the Mets game on TV in his apartment a night earlier when he got the call informing him his dream was about to be realized. And so the right-handed pitcher arrived at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday as a 29-year-old rookie…
DetailsToglia notches first career three-hit game Michael Toglia, the Colorado Rockies’ 2019 first-round pick, reached base four times and scored three runs in Class A Short Season Boise’s 11-5 win over Eugene. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190626&content_id=308522804&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRockies’ Rodgers placed on 10-day IL Baseball’s sixth overall prospect Brendan Rodgers went on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement after injuring it in a series over the weekend. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190626&content_id=308522758&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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