Luis Severino eyeing multiyear contract after rejecting Mets’ qualifying offer
Luis Severino has stayed healthy, but can the Mets rely on last season's results to extend their relationship for the next four or five years? The right-hander on Tuesday rejected the club's qualifying offer worth $21.05 million next season, making it clear Severino's return to Queens would be on a multi-year deal. Pete Alonso and […]
Pirates’ Paul Skenes, Yankees’ Luis Gil Win 2024 Rookie Of The Year Awards
Paul Skenes! Lewis Gil! Your 2024 Rookie of the Year! Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skeens Especially since it took only a few months to recover from one condition. 1st draft pick He has grown into an absolute ace in Major League Baseball, and his overwhelming performance in the 2024 season without giving up a […]
Yankees’ Luis Gil wins AL Rookie of the Year after dominant debut
In March, on the field in Clearwater, Fla., Aaron Boone looked around the visiting dugout as Lewis Gil rustled through the Phillies' signature batting lineup. “I kept turning around, 'Who else is watching this?'” the Yankees manager said this spring. After Gil won the job in camp and often dominated during the season, he began […]
Luis Gil could be first Yankees pitcher to win AL Rookie of the Year since 1981
The last time the Yankees had a pitcher win the American League Rookie of the Year award was after they lost to the Dodgers in the World Series. Lewis Gil will find out Monday night whether his strong season in the Yankees' rotation has earned him the AL's ultimate rookie honor. The right-handed pitcher was […]
Mets’ Luis Severino watching old Yankees side in World Series
LOS ANGELES — Manager Luis Severino was sufficiently impressed by the Yankees' breakthrough in October that he was prepared to amend comments he half-jokingly made about his former team during the regular season. The Mets right-hander revealed in July that he twisted a former teammate in a text chain by saying the Yankees “have two […]
Yankees ready to deploy their Luis Gil advantage in Game 4
CLEVELAND — Lewis Gil spent most of the season as one of the top right-handed starters in the majors. He has spent nearly three weeks as a spectator, making his last appearance on September 28th. Gill will return to action on Friday and is scheduled to start Game 4 of the ALCS against the Guardians. […]
Luis Severino not good enough for Mets in Game 3 loss to Dodgers
Proper. But being decent isn't enough against these Dodgers. Luis Severino kept the Mets in the game, but not in Game 3 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Mets on Wednesday night in Queens. The Mets fell behind with two runs in the second inning, but were unable to recover from an 8-0 […]
Yankees’ Luis Rojas, ex-Mets manager, thinking about Subway Series
As the Yankees took batting practice ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday, Luis Rojas turned to his cell phone in time to watch Mark Vientos' grand slam in Game 2 of the National League CS vs. the Dodgers. He said he checked. His focus remains on the Bronx, where the former Mets […]
Healthy RJ Luis can fulfill his tantalizing St. John’s potential
In the words of RJ Lewis Jr., the past year has been “terrible.” He arrived at St. John's University with high expectations after a solid freshman season at the University of Massachusetts. But injuries hampered him, first a broken hand during the preseason and then a nagging shin splint. He rarely practiced and was unable […]
Mets’ Luis Severino falters in 6th inning after cruising through NLDS Game 2
PHILADELPHIA — Luis Severino responded. The Bulldog starters, who stayed healthy all season for the first time since 2018, had a little more left in the tank at the turn of the year for the 33rd time. In the sixth inning, the right-hander understood the threat posed by Bryce Harper and threw a 99 mph […]