White Sox Manager Tony La Russa did not mince words when he was asked what happened between Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson and Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson on Saturday. “He made a racist comment,” La Russa said of Donaldson. “That’s all I’m going to say.” Shortly after the Yankees beat Chicago at Yankee Stadium, 7-5, …
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I knew my sister, Molly, a reporter for The New York Times, was scheduled to interview Ted about food, fishing, and obviously, a little baseball, too. When Molly told me about this, I was in awe that my older sister was poised to speak with one of the greatest hitters of all time. I jokingly …
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Albert Pujols passed Eddie Collins for 10th place on the career hits list when he went 2 for 4 in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday. Or he tied Collins. Or maybe he was still one short. It all depended on where you looked. One thing is certain: Pujols, who is thoroughly enjoying his …
Max Scherzer pulled himself from a start Wednesday night with discomfort in his left side before the Mets finished off an 11-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs for the Mets (25-14), who improved to 13-1 following a loss. The only time they dropped consecutive games this …
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That Albert Pujols took the mound as a pitcher for the first time at age 42 and did not set a record is all you need to know about the depth of Major League Baseball’s record books. There he was Sunday, a hulking first baseman in the waning days of his celebrated career, throwing 61-mile-per-hour …
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The Mets had not lost a series all season, but that streak sailed when the Seattle Mariners closed out a teeter-totter affair Sunday. Seattle outslugged New York in the rubber match of a three-game set at Citi Field, winning, 8-7. The Mets had multiple chances to keep their streak alive, as a mammoth home run …
OAKLAND – One quiet night earlier this month, fewer than 3,000 fans went to an Oakland Athletics game. It was so vacant and tranquil at the bulky, old coliseum, that the visiting Tampa Bay Rays players could hear the crisp enunciation of every taunt flung their way. Brett Phillips, a Rays outfielder, said one of …
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SAN DIEGO – The pawns are lined up and the gleaming white knight stands ready to attack. The game will resume, again, as soon as the hitters’ meeting is finished and sometime before the star third baseman lights up a box score. Given Manny Machado’s torrid start for the San Diego Padres this season, it …
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Over the course of sports history there are some extreme statistical outliers. From Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged 48.5 minutes a game in the 1961-62 season (there are only 48 minutes in an NBA game), to Wayne Gretzky, who had so many assists that he would be the NHL’s career points leader even if he had …
Commissioner Rob Manfred is well aware that his league’s baseballs are under scrutiny from players, fans and others, and while Major League Baseball is working to address various issues, his message on the subject has a central theme: consistency. Speaking with a group of sports editors at MLB’s headquarters in Manhattan on Monday, Manfred discussed …
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