Mookie Betts is likely to end his career in Los Angeles after the All-Star outfielder signed a 12-year extension with the Dodgers on Wednesday. Betts spent the first six seasons of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, winning four Gold Gloves, three Silver Sluggers, one Most Valuable …
Read More »Mookie Betts: how the Dodgers got the right fielder over the next 13 seasons
Twenty-one months ago, Mookie Betts shot out into the garden at Dodger Stadium, with a smile as broad as Chavez Ravine’s. He had just won the World Series. He threw himself into the arms of his Red Sox teammates. Across the field, the Dodgers entered their clubhouse to mourn a …
Read More »Lightning strikes atop AL East over Yankees
Joel Sherman of The Post anticipates AL East. 1. Tampa Bay Rays O / U wins: 3. 4 Key player: Austin Meadows The Rays’ offense is largely interchangeable pieces used to maximize selective skills and hide deficiencies. Meadows’ .922 OPS was best for Ray who qualified for the batting title …
Read More »MLB test sweep brings some success, but optics is an issue
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
Read More »MLB test sweep brings some success, but optics is an issue
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
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