NEW YORK — The Mets give out championship belts to their players of the game. There’s one gaudy and gold belt for the best pitcher of the day, and another mimicking the same WWE belt design for the top hitter…
By the numbers, the Phillies are clearly the best team in Major League Baseball. They have the most wins (36) and the highest run differential (+90). They’re the only team with fewer than 17 losses, and one of just two…
The Cubs and Cardinals are within striking distance in the NL Central. The Dodgers have been playing .500 ball the past two weeks. Elly De La Cruz is on pace to make history. The Diamondbacks appear to have serious concerns.…
Buyers and sellers are beginning to take shape with just over eight weeks until Major League Baseball’s July 30 trade deadline. Teams that began the year with low expectations and performed like it (looking at you, Marlins) are clear-cut sellers.…
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge is a big believer that, in baseball, success is accompanied by failure. “If you hit .300 or get on 40% of the time, you’re a beast,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “You know what that…
We’re at the quarter mark of the MLB season, and Julio Rodríguez and Ronald Acuña Jr. still don’t look close to their typical selves. Neither the Padres nor Rangers are hitting — or winning much — despite their loaded lineups.…
Ranger Suárez is not a typical starting pitcher in today’s game. He’s not obsessed with spin rate. His 91.4 mph fastball velocity, a couple of ticks slower than in previous seasons, is ranked in the 13th percentile among all qualified…
The Braves and Mets have yet to break out on offense. The Reds and Giants have underachieved. The Brewers and Cardinals are in the same spots they were in at the end of last season, prompting trade speculation involving Nolan…
NEW YORK — The last time the Houston Astros traveled to the Bronx, they were 15 games over .500, No. 2 in the American League wild-card race and two games out of first place in the AL West. Their starting…
First, there was shock. Then, there was delight. The shock emanated from Atlanta, after Braves general manager Alex Anthopolous traded away his young All-Star catcher for a top-five backstop. The delight came from Milwaukee, as Brewers fans realized their front…
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