Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton rips first homer of spring training
Notable items from Saturday’s Yankees’ Grapefruit League game: Wonderful Giancarlo Stanton hit his first home run of the spring with a 116 mph bullet to left-center field off Blue Jays right-hander Paolo Espino in the Yankees’ 10-9 victory at Steinbrenner Field. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run home run in the Yankees’ 10-9 victory over the […]
Josh VanMeter blasts first homer of spring in Yankees’ loss
Notable items from Saturday’s Yankees’ Grapefruit League game: he’s not joshin Josh VanMeter, a non-roster infielder aiming to join the club, hit his first home run of the spring 348 feet off Jorge Alcala into the right field seats. Josh VanMeter, who also hit a home run, struck out Royce Lewis to end the second […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres hits homer, single as hot spring continues
Featured items from Yankees Grapefruit League games on Wednesday: Torres sheds tears Gleyber Torres hit his first home run of the spring, going 2-for-3 in the process and improving to 5-for-16 in six games. In the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Rays, Gleyber Torres, who singled in the fourth inning, also hit a home run. […]
Juan Soto has Yankees in awe after launching third homer in four games
TAMPA — Not only are you watching Juan Soto from afar, from across the diamond or through a highlight reel, but you’re also watching him on your team every day. After years of doing the former, the Yankees are enjoying the latter. “I knew it would be fun to watch him, but I just love […]
Mets’ Brett Baty belts first homer of the spring
Notable items from Friday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Going Beatty Brett Batty, who is competing with Mark Vientos to be the Mets’ third baseman, hit his first home run of the spring in his fifth game, hitting a slider from Rodery Munoz 383 feet to right. “It felt really good,” Batty said. “When you put […]
Pete Alonso blasts first homer of spring in Mets’ win over Cardinals
Notable items from Wednesday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: the first of many Pete Alonso hits a home run in the fourth inning of the Mets’ 3-0 exhibition victory over the Cardinals at Clover Park. The solo shot was Alonso’s first of the spring since hitting 46 in the regular season last year. Pete Alonso hit […]
Yankees utility man Jose Royas belts homer in loss to Rays
Items to watch for Tuesday’s Yankees game against the Grapefruit League: loxas letter day Jose Rojas, who was not invited to the roster, is a utility player who played in the KBO last season and hit a home run into the middle batter’s eye during the Yankees’ 4-2 loss to the Rays at Charlotte Sports […]
Francisco Alvarez hits first spring homer in encouraging Mets sign
PORT STREET LUCIE — The Mets may need a second-year leap from Francisco Alvarez to seriously contend for the postseason this season. But in the first game of the spring, Alvarez took some time to encourage him that the breakthrough was close. Francisco Alvarez of the Mets hit a two-run home run to load the […]
Yankees’ Trent Grisham belts three-run homer in spring opener
Notable items from the Yankees’ Grapefruit League opener Saturday in Lakeland, Fla.: runaway success Trent Grisham hit an estimated 421-foot three-run home run off minor league left-hander Jake Higginbotham. Grisham, a left-handed hitter, is expected to be the Yankees’ fourth outfielder, and manager Aaron Boone said he expects him to play “a lot.” In the […]
Hayden Senger hits first Grapefruit League homer for Mets
Notable items for the Mets’ Grapefruit League opener Saturday in Port St. Lucie: deep thoughts Congratulations to Hayden Senger on hitting his first home run of the Mets’ Grapefruit League spring pool. In the eighth inning of the Mets’ 10-5 loss to the Cardinals in Port St. Lucie, the catcher went over the right-field fence. […]