Altuve, Keuchel Start Off Well For Astros In Loss To Yankees
Jose Altuve and Dallas Keuchel got off to neat spring starts for the Houston Astros in a 9-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday.
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Jose Altuve and Dallas Keuchel got off to neat spring starts for the Houston Astros in a 9-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Murphy was hit by a pitch by David Price in the second inning against Detroit on Friday. X-rays on his right hand came back negative.
Alex Rodriguez went 0 for 2 with a walk in his second exhibition game Friday night, a New York Yankees' split-squad 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Six up, six down. Three strikeouts and 99 on the gun. You couldn't ask for a better return from Tommy John surgery.
With a rotation spot likely, Eovaldi will have every chance to become a stud in New York.
Brian Cashman can't see anybody else with a 'C' on their jersey. But it's not up to him.
While so many eyes focus on A-Rod and his journey through comeback-land in Tampa, something interesting is fermenting across the state. The Mets are showing signs of becoming a real baseball team.
"You don't think he's going to be amped up?" manager Terry Collins said. "We'll do the best we can to make sure he understands what the process is (on Friday)."
MLB's inclusion ambassador says his visit to Mets camp was "100 percent successful" despite the controversial comments about his so-called "lifestyle" made afterward by Daniel Murphy.
The New York Post is marking Alex Rodriguez's first hit in over 17 months with an asterisk. But not everyone is amused.
Schoop has been with the organization since he was 17 years old and taken time to develop. He's a natural in the field, but never showed much at the plate aside from some slightly above average power for the position and just a bit of speed.
"Once you hit rock bottom, any time you hear a few cheers these days is a pleasant surprise," Alex Rodriguez said after his spring debut.
A disgruntled Mets fan has put his displeasure with the team's ownership on full display.
Murphy's mouth is as powerful as his bat. And he should know better than most about the accidental tripwires of the limelight.
David Wright isn't about to apologize for getting on the Mets' pitching prospect. But he is sorry for how it all went down.
The former Red Sox star went on the offensive Sunday after receiving several "vulgar and defiling" sexually charged responses to his tweet congratulating his 17-year-old daughter.
Most baseball fans likely know Steven Souza from the unbelievable, no-hitter-saving catch he made in the final game of the regular season for the Nationals last year.
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McKnight's family told the Mets that McKnight died Sunday after having leukemia for 10 years. He was mostly an infielder, and played every position in the majors except center field and pitcher.
Aside from elite prospects, it's not often that a player with only 10 games of MLB experience comes into Spring Training with an almost guaranteed spot in the starting lineup.
The early reviews from some of the Mets' top batters have been positive. "It's been a pretty easy adjustment for me," said Long, who was fired by the Yankees last October.
As the third baseman tries to help lead the Mets to the postseason, he's already part of a winning team as a partner with MISSION Athletecare, the leading brand in thermoregulation.
The Yankees begin exhibition play Tuesday against the Phillies. Manager Joe Girardi said he'll announce Monday whether Rodriguez will be in the lineup for the game.
Are you hoping that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will demand that the Wilpons start spending more money on players? Well, don't get your hopes up.
Terry Collins expects the Mets to be a playoff team, but he's letting his players know that they should be doing their talking on the field.
