While Alex Cora reportedly interviewed with the Mets Tuesday, there is a strong chance he will end up in New England. After Cora interviewed with Boston’s president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski Sunday, a source told Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Dia there is a 99.9 percent chance Cora will be the next manager of the Red Sox. “They want him for the job. That post is for him,”...
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Michael Conforto’s agent Scott Boras recently spoke with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post and said the outfielder is making excellent progress from shoulder surgery. Conforto, 24, went down on Aug. 24 with a dislocated shoulder and torn posterior capsule in his shoulder after a swing which effectively ended his season. The first time all-star launched 27 homers and drove in 68 runs while...
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Robin Ventura does not want to manage the Mets in 2018 — or any team for that matter. Ventura told the New York Post Tuesday that the former White Sox skipper and Mets third baseman that Ventura’s name was removed from consideration after he showed no interest in a managerial position. “I’m not pursuing any of the openings,” he said via text message. The 50-year-old was at the helm...
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– 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 5 – NEW YORK YANKEES (2-2/91-71) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (2-2/101-61) RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-1, 1.38) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (2-0, 0.71) Wednesday, October 18, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 5:08 p.m. ET TV: FS1 • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish), ESPN Radio (National) It’s anyone’s series! The Yankees came back from a 4-0...
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The list of Mets managerial candidates grows smaller. In addition to Brad Ausmus, who is now out of consideration for Mets manager according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag, as well as Robin Ventura who has not shown interest in the opening, Chip Hale and Bob Geren are also no longer in the mix, sources told Newsday. Hale and Geren have often been tied to the Mets due to their history with the team,...
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