SEATTLE — Matt Carpenter suffered a fractured left foot on Monday after fouling a ball off his foot in the first inning against the Mariners on Monday. It’s unclear how long Carpenter will be out, but his loss is a serious blow to the Yankees offense after he revived his career in The Bronx. The …
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LOS ANGELES — Entering the much-anticipated weekend series against the Padres, the Dodgers insisted they weren’t in the business of sending a message, throwing out just about every cliche in the book. Well, whether they intended to or not, the Dodgers sent a loud and clear message that they’re still the team to beat in …
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Pete Rose dismissed questions on Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped plans in 2017 to honor him because of a woman’s allegation that baseball’s hit king had sex with her when she was a minor. “It was 55 years ago, babe,” Rose told a female baseball writer …
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There have been other baseball weekends at Citi Field since the Mets moved to the other side of the parking lot from where the old Shea Stadium stood. There was even a World Series weekend in 2015 against the Royals, when the Mets were trying to push that Fall Classic back to Kansas City. But …
This is the online version of our daily newsletter, The Morning Win. Subscribe to get irreverent and incisive sports stories, delivered to your mailbox every morning. Major League baseball continues to have a huge issue with umpires being very bad at their jobs and that issue was on full display yet again Sunday in St. …
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DETROIT – You didn’t say Detroit Tigers continue to put up historically awful offensive numbers, Kerry Carpenter is enjoying one of the best seasons for any minor league player in the nation. Sunday was just the latest scoreless performance for the Tigers’ offense this season, as they mustered three hits and zero walks while striking …
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The Mets chased Spencer Strider out in the third inning of Sunday’s victory over the Braves – although the rookie pitcher did not sound impressed. Strider was tagged for four runs and six hits before Braves manager Brian Snitker pulled him after 2 2/3 innings and 79 pitches thrown. Shortly after the 5-2 loss, the …
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CLEVELAND — When the final story is written on the 2022 Houston Astros, chances are their performance this weekend in Cleveland will look more like an aberration than a trend. So while it’s important to remember that the Astros aren’t as bad as they looked in their two losses, including Sunday afternoon’s 1-0 defeat at …
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With the Dodgers surging past the Yankees for the top record in the Majors last week, Los Angeles also leapfrogged New York in the latest edition of the Power Rankings. It marks the first time that the Dodgers have topped our rankings since the May 31 edition. That wasn’t the only shuffling within the Top …
MINNEAPOLIS — Farewell to boring baseball. The Blue Jays’ four-game series split saved its highest drama for the final inning, a controversial play at the plate that handed them the 3-2 win in 10 innings Sunday afternoon at Target Field and left Twins manager Rocco Baldelli throwing his hat, kicking the dirt and yelling at …
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