Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo smack homers in Mets’ win
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets' lineup has been buoyed by Francisco Lindor's MVP-caliber season and the emergence of Mark Vientos, who led the team to a playoff berth, but the offense needs more to make an impact in October. Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez have been two of the main culprits for the poor performance so […]
Mets’ homers support Jose Quintana in key win over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Jose Quintana turned the Citizens Bank bandbox into his own sandbox on Friday night, delivering perhaps the defining performance of his two-year Mets career. Fortunately, the left-hander survived thanks to some hard-hit balls that landed just in the right spot early on, but the quality of his hits weakened as the game went […]
Yankees Anthony Rizzo homers, plays first base in rehab start
WASHINGTON — Anthony Rizzo was available to play first base sooner than expected Tuesday night, making his first start in the third game of his rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset. The veteran Yankees pitcher, who is returning from a broken right forearm, was initially expected to continue as a designated hitter on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
Yankees Have An Absolutely Iconic Day With Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton Back-To-Back-To-Back Homers
This, ladies and gentlemen, is New York Yankees baseball. Already a legend Aaron Judge The iconic pinstriped player continued his historic run on Sunday, hitting his 50th and 51st home runs of the season. 51 Judge was the best performer in Major League Baseball, and the cheers were in the air during a 10-3 victory […]
Aaron Judge homers again as Gerrit Cole leads Yankees’ one-hitter
In the afternoon, Aaron Judge’s show continued as several of his co-stars joined him on the show. Gerrit Cole was outstanding, holding Cleveland to just one hit, and Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer. But the Yankees’ world revolves around their slugger, who is coming off another of the greatest seasons in baseball history. Judge […]
Mets’ Mark Vientos blasts two homers after chance to hit second
Mark Vientos batted second in the order on Thursday for the first time since high school and said he asked his coach to let him bat second. In fact, he did get two hits there last season, but was just one for nine with five strikeouts. But the third baseman was promoted in part because […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge becomes fastest ever to hit 300 homers
CHICAGO — Aaron Judge is Mr. 300 and he’s faster than anyone. The Yankees captain hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, becoming the fastest player in major league history to reach that milestone in both games and at-bats. It took Judge just 955 games to reach 300 home […]
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 […]
Franciso Lindor’s homers lead Mets’ rout of Yankees to sweep Subway Series
Against every other team this season, Gerrit Cole has allowed two home runs in 25 ⅓ innings. In 9 2/3 innings against the Mets, Cole allowed seven home runs. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor watches his two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Yankees on July 24 at Yankee Stadium. Jason Zenz, New York […]
Jeff McNeil’s two homers can’t save Mets in loss to Marlins
MIAMI — Jeff McNeil’s big performance was a welcome sign for the Mets on Friday, raising hopes that for the second straight year, a post-All-Star break upturn awaits the veteran utility man. Sean Manaea’s pitching performance was less than promising. The Mets have been struggling to get above .500 and have been so good offensively […]
