Two months after Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter was charged with stealing $16 million from the superstar’s bank account in a gambling scandal that stunned the baseball world, MLB on Tuesday banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball and handed down four one-year suspensions to other players caught gambling. “The strict enforcement of...
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Sean Manaea wishes he had one pitch back. The lefty had a season-high 10 strikeouts, but failed to wiggle out of a third-inning jam, giving up a grand slam to Christian Walker with two outs that broke a scoreless tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks went on to a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets (24-34) at Citi Field. Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the fifth, raising the apple in center field,...
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So much pain. Edwin Díaz was placed on the injured list before the game, Pete Alonso got hurt during it and the Mets were left licking their wounds after a 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field. The Dodgers swept the three-game series and sent New York (22-33) to its eighth loss in nine games. It has been a miserable month of May for the Mets. They’ve gone 7-19 and...
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The struggling Edwin Díaz was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement, the Mets announced Wednesday. The closer has blown four saves and pitched to a 5.40 ERA after missing last season with an injury. Lefty Josh Walker, who was just optioned earlier to make room on the active roster for David Peterson, was recalled to take the roster spot created by Díaz going on the...
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Steve Cohen’s plans for a casino at Flushing Meadows Corona Park hit a major snag Tuesday when a state senator announced that she will not introduce legislation that would allow for the permits needed to move forward with the $8 billion project. Jessica Ramos, a progressive Democrat who represents the area of Queens that would include the casino, announced her intentions in a New York...
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