Yankees DFA Michael Tonkin in ‘tough’ move, call up Phil Bickford
Michael Tonkin was undrafted for the fourth time this season, but this time it came after a solid stretch of appearances. This marks the third-longest stretch of MLB appearances of Tonkin’s career, behind 45 games with the Braves last year and 65 games with the Twins in 2016. So, “it was a tough choice,” manager […]
Trevor Bickford gets 27 years for Times Square NYE machete attack
A self-proclaimed jihadist who attacked three NYPD officers with a foot-long machete in Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022 was sentenced Thursday to 27 years in prison. Trevor Bickford pleaded guilty in January to slashing three police officers in a lone wolf attack during an annual celebration at the Crossroads of the World, prosecutors […]
Phil Bickford has another strong outing in bid for Mets’ bullpen spot
Notable items from Wednesday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Bickford’s boom In the Mets vs. Marlins game in Jupiter, Florida, Phil Bickford pitched six scoreless innings with one strikeout, resulting in a 6-3 victory. The right-hander, who is a candidate for a vacant spot in the bullpen, struggled in his first appearance in camp, but has […]