MLB evaluators: New Met Rick Porcello ‘will help’ rotation It doesn’t take a genius to deduce the NL East’s best rotation heading into spring training 2.0 belongs to the defending World Series champion Nationals. Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Anibal Sanchez provide the kind of punch that might be unrivaled in baseball. The…
DetailsAJ Ramos Making Comeback Attempt Former Marlins closer AJ Ramos hasn’t pitched since 2018 due to ongoing shoulder troubles, but the 2016 All-Star is eyeing a comeback bid in the 2020 season. Ramos recently tweeted a video of himself pitching in a game setting (with velocity and spin-rate data courtesy of Cressey Sports Performance in…
DetailsYankees encouraged to speak out on social issues With Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks recently participating with former Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia in a Black Lives Matter video and being active on social media, Aaron Boone said he is glad to see his players share their opinions. “I am excited they are expressing…
DetailsCardinals to replace Yankees in Field of Dreams game The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game on Aug. 13 at Dyersville, Iowa. The schedule change caused by the new coronavirus pandemic meant the White Sox no longer play…
DetailsAthletics Add Six Players To 60-Man Pool The Athletics on Wednesday announced the addition of six players to their 60-man player pool: infielders Eric Campbell and Robert Puason, right-handers Wandisson Charles and Miguel Romero, and outfielders Luis Barrera and Brayan Buelvas will all join the group. Campbell will head to Oakland to join the team’s…
DetailsMets hitting coach Chili Davis will be working remotely Chili Davis won’t be on site when full-squad workouts begin Friday at Citi Field. The Mets hitting coach, according to sources, will work remotely – at least in the short term – amid COVID-19 concerns. The 60-year-old Davis resides in Arizona, where coronavirus cases have surged…
DetailsCoronavirus era puts Aaron Boone’s Yankees management style to test If his former Reds teammate Sean Casey hadn’t beaten him to the nickname, Aaron Boone could go by “The Mayor.” To watch Boone traverse the Yankees’ clubhouse is to witness an effortless ballet of small talk, eye contact, handshakes and shoulder pats, be they with…
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DetailsMLB teams can’t announce names of players who have coronavirus MLB and the players association agreed that bulk test results for COVID-19 will be released to the public, but teams cannot announce individual players who test positive, The Post has learned. All 30 clubs were doing intake testing Wednesday and Thursday before the majority open…
DetailsYankees’ World Series-or-bust mentality hasn’t been dampened by coronavirus Aaron Boone fully understands that what MLB is attempting to do with a 60-game season is completely different. The coronavirus made spring training vanish on March 12 and ravaged the tri-state area. It has made a comeback in other parts of the country and could force…
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