Behind the Yankees’ very necessary hitting renaissance ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — How much by design, and how much by accident? We’ll need the Yankees season to play out some more in order to determine that. But there’s no denying a major reason why this team has proven able to overcome so many injuries: They’re hitting…
DetailsYankees can exhale after Gleyber Torres injury scare ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Not every X-ray or MRI exam taken of a Yankees’ body part reveals an injury that lands the player on the injured list. Fortunately, that was the case with Gleyber Torres, who had his right arm X-rayed after getting hit with a pitch…
DetailsIt’s way too early for fantasy owners to panic on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Life is full of things we worry about on a daily basis — anything from the health of a friend or loved one to your financial situation or not waking up when your alarm sounds in the morning. There’s also (at least…
DetailsThe Mets’ plan to fix returning Jeurys Familia An important member of the Mets’ family will be back by Mother’s Day. Jeurys Familia is expected to be activated off the 10-day injured list on Sunday, the first day the setup man is eligible to return after he was shut down on May 1 with a…
DetailsTravis d’Arnaud’s second chance with Rays comes with low expectations ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the bright side, Travis d’Arnaud noted Saturday with a tired smile, “I was able to go play for my hometown team for five days.” Not surprisingly, talk of his seven seasons with the Mets, not his near-week with the Dodgers,…
DetailsNationals vs. Dodgers: Deceiving pitching matchup recipe for runs The Nationals and Dodgers send a pair of high-profile pitchers — Max Scherzer and Walker Buehler, respectively — to the mound Saturday. Their past success has led to a very low total, which may not be warranted given the way things have gone for them this…
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Dutch hoofdklasse 2019: Round 6, day 2 On day two of the sixth round, the following games were scheduled: Curaçao Neptunus @ Meerlease Pioniers, L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Quick Amersfoort, HCAW @ Silicon Storks and DSS @ Oosterhout Twins. Curaçao Neptunus 2 – 0 Meerlease PioniersA two-run fourth inning was enough for Curaçao Neptunus to…
DetailsPhillies vs. Royals: Philadelphia gets back-end of rotation boost Dr. de Blasio to the conference room, stat! Calling a press conference at Lincoln Hospital, Mayor de Blasio introduced his “care card” entitling illegal immigrants to free health care. Plan will cost NYC taxpayers $100 million. “Critics say we can’t afford it. I have a simple…
DetailsThe improbable baseball realities no one saw coming Then the season happens. The one in which St. Louis’ Paul Goldschmidt is being outperformed offensively by the guy who replaced him with the Diamondbacks, Christian Walker, and the guy to whom the Cardinals never gave an extended chance at first base — Luke Voit of the…
DetailsHéroes de Cartón: A Cuban Collection When I first traveled to Cuba in 2015, I had hoped to bring home some cards of the stars I would be seeing while I was on my baseball tour. Still naive about the differences between Cuban baseball and the major leagues, I believed that there would be such…
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