Rick Porcello’s first game for the Mets at Citi Field was quiet enough until he hung up a slider in the fourth inning on Saturday. The masked Clint Frazier crushed him on the second deck in left field, a thunderous two-run blast that essentially defined Porcello’s night. The right-handed pitcher …
Read More »MLB celebrates the first exhibitions of the COVID era
NEW YORK (AP) – Didi Gregorius peered over his face mask as his Washington ace puck Max Scherzer sailed to empty seats in the garden. False applause, meant to cheer on the hometown Nationals, accidentally passed through the stadium when the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop circled the bases. After touching the …
Read More »Comrades-in-arms; Indians show their support for social justice.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Cleveland Indians took three separate buses to PNC Park ahead of Saturday’s exhibition against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a move designed to maintain proper social distancing while also attempting to conduct a Major League Baseball season. during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the club broke protocol for a …
Read More »The Yankees show the Mets how deep they really are in the winning display
Ahead of the Yankees’ first 2.0 spring training game on Saturday night against the Mets at Citi Field, Aaron Boone spoke enthusiastically about his club’s reserves. “I really like our depth and in the first two weeks I think it will be important for you to lean a little bit …
Read More »Yankees Sunday German says he doesn’t quit in apologies
The strange career of Yankees suspended right-hander Domingo German took another turn on Saturday, reversing course and insisting he will not retire from baseball. “Baseball is my life and I promise I won’t leave,” German posted on Instagram on Saturday, a day after the 27-year-old hinted that his career was …
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