Pete Alonso hits miraculous ninth-inning homer to send Mets to NLDS
The New York Mets' magic carpet was about to end, and we may just be witnessing the miraculous Mets 2.0. Leading 2-0 in the top of the 9th inning, New York was just two outs away from elimination, but Devin Williams fought back to earn a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and advance to […]
Padres’ Fernando Tatis hits first homer of 2024 MLB playoffs
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s shot into the left field seats sent Petco Park into chaos. The Padres slugger sent a 94 mph fastball from Braves starting pitcher AJ Smith-Shover into the second deck of the left field seats on Tuesday, resulting in San Diego's first two runs of the game and his first home run of […]
Francisco Lindor’s playoff-clinching homer among Mets’ best-ever
If you hang out with fellow Mets fans, you'll spend years talking about Mets 8 games and Braves 7 games while straddling the water cooler or at the drinking fountain. And it will probably lead to other important adjacent subjects. Was that the best regular season game in Mets history? Find it by combing through […]
Travis d’Arnaud puts dent in Mets’ playoff hopes with walk-off homer in Braves’ win
ATLANTA — Former Met Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves maintained their postseason momentum with a 2-1 victory over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Reynaldo López came off the disabled list and pitched strongly for six innings for the Braves, who moved one […]
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Volpe homer as Yankees rout A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees tossed some final memorabilia into the stands Saturday in their final series at the Coliseum. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Volpe led the offensive explosion with monster balls that traveled a combined 1,287 feet. In a stadium that has long doubled as a football stadium, the Yankees scored a […]
Luisangel Acuna crushes first MLB homer during huge Mets night
Moments after Carlos Mendoza praised Luis Ángel Acuña's poise on the field, the rookie made an ugly error that allowed an earned run in the top of the third inning on Tuesday. But in the bottom of the inning, Acuña erased the mistake with a 109 mph rocket to left-center field for a game-tying double. […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge makes a statement with towering homer
The Red Sox failed. Aaron Judge didn't. Hours before Sunday's game, Boston manager Alex Cora suggested the team had thrown fastballs that reached the bottom of Judge's feet the day before. In the next game, Judge hit a 445-foot ball to center field, which may have been meant to send a message to the Yankees, […]
Francisco Alvarez gets respite with big homer in ninth in Mets’ win
TORONTO — Francisco Alvarez hit a walk-off home run to beat the Orioles nearly three weeks ago, but the Mets' hopes of the catcher's comeback never materialized. It took another 25 days for Alvarez to hit another home run, but that drought ended on Wednesday when he smashed a home run over the center field […]
Juan Soto launches go-ahead Yankees homer after injury scare
With one dramatic move, Juan Soto turned uncertainty into mayhem. Minutes after appearing to be in severe pain after being hit by a foul ball in the leg, Soto hit a two-run homer to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead against the Royals on Wednesday in the Bronx. Juan Soto reacts after hitting a two-run […]
Gary Cohen delivers electric call for clutch Francisco Lindor homer: ‘Linsanity!’
Mets announcer Gary Cohen couldn't contain his excitement after Francisco Lindor hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth inning against the Blue Jays. In a bit of Knicks history, Cohen praised “Linsanity” after Lindor ended Beauden Francis' no-hitter with a hard hit to right field. “And that home run ends the […]