Jonah Tong gave up three hits, a walk, hit a batter and served up a three-run, opposite-field home run to the Cardinals’ Nolan Gorman Wednesday in his spring debut at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. St. Louis (3-2) beat the Mets (2-2-1), 6-0. Tong went 2 2/3 innings, threw 50 pitches and was pulled by manager Carlos Mendoza one batter after the Gorman homer. After dominating in the minor...
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All Mike Tauchman can do, in what could be one of the last spring trainings of his career, is give the Mets a tough decision when it comes to who makes the cut in the outfield. He did that Tuesday, blasting a three-run shot off Astros starter Jason Alexander in the first inning at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. He also drew a walk in the second inning. “You know, results are great,”...
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Team Israel will hope to go on a surprising run like it did in 2017, when the Mensch on the Bench mascot, along with pitcher Josh Zeid (named to the WBC All-Tournament team) and designated hitter Ike Davis (8-for-17, two doubles, a triple, four walks, five runs scored) helped it pull off four straight victories. Notable Players Harrison Bader, Spencer Horwitz, Matt Mervis, Garrett Stubbs, and...
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Andruw Jones, who in January became the first player born in Curacao to be elected to the Hall of Fame, will manage the Netherlands. Making it extra special, his son Druw Jones, the second overall pick of the 2022 draft, will play for him. The younger Jones hit five homers, stole 28 bases and posted a .694 OPS for the Diamondbacks’ High-A affiliate last season. He is a center fielder like...
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Team Venezuela should be fun to watch. A former MVP, a three-time batting champion, and a slew of players with All-Star appearances on their resumes will look to lead the squad to its first World Baseball Classic title. The potent offense may have to do a lot of heavy lifting because the pitching, already thin compared to some other WBC contenders, was dealt a serious blow when the Twins’...
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