The first week of September did not disappoint. The Blue Jays took two of three against the Reds and a massive Game 1 in the Bronx to impact both leagues’ wild card races, the Giants swept the Rockies and took two of three from the Orioles, storming back in the National League wild card race, and the Rangers beat the Astros Friday night and have gone 10-3 in their last 13. No one is safe...
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For most of this season, batting Mark Vientos cleanup would have been viewed as a liability. It might have even elicited eye rolls from Mets fans. The Vientos of last year didn’t show up for the better part of four months. But over the last month-plus, Vientos has transformed back into that dynamic presence in the lineup. He continued that Friday night with a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance,...
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Updated Post (09/06/25, 15:16): The passing of Davey Johnson shocked the baseball word Saturday, leading to many organization’s and players’ releasing statements on his behalf. Below is the statement released by Steve and Alex Cohen. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Davey Johnson. Davey’s 595 wins remain the most in franchise history, and his legacy is...
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A.J. Ewing has been on fire since his promotion to Double-A Binghamton, slashing .391/.423/.483 in 20 games entering Friday. He kept it up with an RBI single that extended his hitting streak to 14 games in the Rumble Ponies’ 7-2 victory over Akron. The 21-year-old speedster selected in the fourth round of the 2023 draft out of Springboro (Ohio) High School has stolen 69 bases across three...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Beginning with Saturday’s game against the Reds, the Mets are about to enter a three-game stretch where Jonah Tong, Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean will start for New York. Sproat’s outing will be his major league debut, while Tong and McLean have put a jolt into a Mets team that badly needed it — McLean has had a historic four-start stretch to begin his...
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