Gwen Goldman Becomes Yankees Bat Girl For A Day, 60 Years After Being Turned Away
As part of this year's Hope Week, Yankees GM Brian Cashman invited the now-70-year-old to be a bat girl for the day.
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As part of this year's Hope Week, Yankees GM Brian Cashman invited the now-70-year-old to be a bat girl for the day.
Shohei Ohtani pounded his hardest-hit home run of the season in the first inning, starting the New York Yankees to yet another distressing defeat in a season overflowing with them.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, becoming the first player in major league history to hit 15 home runs in a 17-day span, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Monday.
This week's Baseball Report looks at the Giants' unlikely success, the Red Sox's second sweep of their division rivals, and Hector Santiago's ejection.
Keaton Parks and Thiago each scored a late goal to help New York City FC beat D.C. United 2-1 on Sunday night.
The Red Bulls have lost only one of their 11 meetings (including playoffs) with seven wins and three draws against Atlanta United.
The Yankees were hoping a faster start might help them find a way to slow down the rival Red Sox. Instead, Boston beat up on their best pitcher on the way to posting its most-lopsided win of the series.
Zack Wheeler threw seven scoreless innings against his former team, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Sunday to split a four-game series.
Trailing 3-0, New York had a chance to tie the game in the sixth when DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge reached on back-to-back singles with one out.
DeGrom's bid to set the Mets record for the longest scoreless-inning streak fell just short.
The Islanders, who were aiming for their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 37 years, forced a winner-take-all showdown by rallying to win Game 6 on Anthony Beauvillier's overtime goal.
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Gary Sánchez and Giancarlo Stanton combined to go 1 for 10.
Had they won, it would have been the Islanders' first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1984.
The Mets rallied to win the first game in eight innings on big hits by Francisco Lindor and Dominic Smith.
Yankees hitters have clawed out of an early season slump with a string of clutch, late-game hits.
