Thursday night’s game between the Mets and Marlins has been postponed after two New York members tested positive for the coronavirus, MLB announced. The Mets-Yankees Subway Series Friday night opening game has also been postponed. Competing rivals were judged to play a series of three games at Citi Field this …
Read More »Coronavirus eventually came to sports in New York
This is coming home now. We always knew this was a possibility, if not a certainty. As the coronavirus made its way to Major League Baseball, infiltrating random teams and picking games like a sniper – the Marlins, the Cardinals, the Reds – New York could hold its breath, then …
Read More »Pitching prospect Triston McKenzie set for Indian debut on Saturday
PITTSBURGH – High-pitched pitching prospect Triston McKenzie is scheduled to make his big league debut Saturday night for the Cleveland Indians. The right-hander will start at home against Detroit. He worked at the Indians’ Alternative Education Site in Eastlake, Ohio. The Indians announced McKenzie as likely on Saturday for Thursday …
Read More »The Yankees say James Paxton, Gleyber Torres is set to have MRIs
New York Yankees left-hander James Paxton will have an MRI after feeling some discomfort in his forearm / elbow area, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday after the 10-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Paxton (1-2) started the game, allowing three runs over five innings, while one allowed and four …
Read More »Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. says he is cancer-free after cancer March
BALTIMORE – Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has made a complete recovery from prostate cancer, he said Thursday. On a Zoom call with reporters, Ripken, who turns 60 next week, said he was diagnosed at a routine check-up in February and underwent surgery in March. “I do not …
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