Mets’ Pete Alonso snaps bat over knee after third strikeout
Pete Alonso's poor showing at the plate got even worse on Wednesday night at Citi Field, when he struck out for the third time and then broke his bat under his foot on his way back to the dugout. Alonso struck out with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the first […]
Giancarlo Stanton’s broken bat hits umpire in head, knocks him out of game in bizarre scene
An unfortunate series of events occurred during Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies in the Bronx that saw an MLB umpire being carried off on a stretcher wearing a neck corset. In the bottom of the fifth inning, with runners on first and second, Giancarlo Stanton hit a pitch from Austin […]
Seattle plumber grabs bat in attempt to stop carjacking suspect accused of killing 80-year-old dog walker
Seattle police detectives are searching for a suspect who stole the car of an 80-year-old woman who was walking her dog Tuesday morning, dragged her, then ran her over with her vehicle. Just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, police were dispatched to a report of a carjacking in a Seattle neighborhood. When officers […]
Video captures brave 8-year-old girl use baseball bat to help her dad fight off alleged armed robber
Minnesota liquor store manager He said he was shocked To see security camera footage of her helping her 8-year-old daughter fight off an armed robber with a baseball bat. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday as the store manager, who called himself Leo, was preparing to close Big Discount Liquors in Maplewood when […]
Austin Wells’ bat will earn him ‘a lot of playing time’ for Yankees
When Jose Trevino went on the disabled list with a quad injury on July 13, he and Austin Wells split playing time evenly, appearing in 48 games each. Wells’ hitting has continued to improve since then, making him a vital part of helping the Yankees get back to a 50-50 platoon when Trevino returns from […]
Aaron Judge’s bat slugs three Yankees homers vs. Phillies thanks to Jazz Chisholm
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Judge not only leads the world in home runs, he’s also helping his teammates hit more. Judge hit two more home runs in a 14-4 win over the Phillies on Monday at Citizens Bank Park before handing the batting position to new teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the top of the ninth […]
Aaron Boone goes to bat for Yankees after Luis Severino’s dig on lineup
The Yankees scored six runs on Friday night to give them an MLB-high 494 runs this season. Still, when Luis Severino said (jokingly) that the Yankees’ offense was comprised of Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and not much else, it’s hard to argue with the way they’ve been playing recently. In Friday’s 6-1 win over Tampa […]
Four-year-old rescued from Blackpool blaze by neighbour with bat | Blackpool
A woman has revealed how her partner rescued a four-year-old boy after his parents were killed in a house fire in Blackpool. The boy’s mother and father died in the fire early Wednesday morning and two of the children remain in hospital, with the youngest, a boy, in “very poor condition,” police said. Lancashire Police […]
‘Enough!’: Bernie Sanders Goes To Bat For Biden, Says Dems Need To ‘Stop Bickering And Nit-Picking’
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders expressed his continuing support for President Joe Biden in the 2024 election in a New York Times op-ed published Saturday. Sanders, who opposed Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2020, called on Democrats to rally behind the presumptive party nominee even while acknowledging that the president is “old, is prone […]
Trent Grisham has big night with bat and glove in Yankees’ win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manager Aaron Boone made two batting order changes, putting Alex Verdugo in the leadoff spot and phenom Ben Rice in the cleanup spot, but they didn’t help matters as the Tigers went hitless for a combined eight at-bats. But the manager found all the points the Yankees needed Wednesday night in […]