Luis Severino looks back to prime self as rock of Mets’ rotation
Jose Quintana pitched in the Mets’ game of the season on Sunday. The next day, Luis Severino basically said, “Hold the beer.” Blink and you’d have missed it, but on this pleasant spring night, Severino accelerated the Cubs’ fast break, and Dansby Swanson’s ball to left field was too high for Francisco Lindor’s outstretched glove. […]
Mets’ top-pitching prospect Christian Scott an option to aid rotation
Kodai Senga took live batting practice Monday afternoon and then said he plans to return by May 27, when he will be removed from the 60-day disabled list. The Mets lost their most famous starting pitcher, but they have survived without him. Still, it will be at least four weeks before Chiga will be able […]
Rotation keeping Yankees afloat as Gerrit Cole makes his way back
Gerrit Cole handles pitching with a seriousness, precision, and expertise similar to how world-renowned neurosurgeons do it in their profession. So it’s no wonder that when he took a big step toward returning to a major league mound, in this case pitching, he held a Matrix-like debrief. 25 pitches. From 60 feet. He recorded that […]
Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks not a lock to be in Knicks’ playoff rotation
CHICAGO — Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks remain on the struggle bus as the Knicks approach two months out from their loan deals with the Pistons, and questions remain about their futures in a potential playoff rotation. . Burks, 32, has already had a significantly reduced role since returning from a shoulder sprain, averaging just […]
Oliver Wahlstrom unlikely to be in Islanders’ rotation anytime soon
SUNRISE, Fla. — With 11 games left in the season before he becomes a restricted free agent and just a playoff spot remaining, Oliver Wahlstrom doesn’t seem any closer to reclaiming his spot in the Islanders’ lineup. . Simon Holmstrom injured for the second time in three games against the Panthers on Thursday, Matt Martin […]
Yankees’ rotation contender Luis Gil has no innings restrictions
TAMPA — The Joba Rule is gone. The Yankees are seriously considering Lewis Gil as their fifth starting pitcher without an innings limit. He pitched four innings in the minor leagues last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. And since 2020, he has logged 134¹/₃ innings in his professional baseball team. And his career high […]
Mets choose Tylor Megill over Jose Butto for starting rotation
JUPITER, Fla. — Barring a late-inning injury, the Mets’ season-opening rotation was finalized Wednesday. With the Mets assigning Jose Butt to Triple-A, Tyler Megill was informed that he would be joining the team and joining the rotation. Megill and Butt were the remaining candidates to fill Kodai Senga’s rotation vacancy. Chiga was diagnosed with a […]
Yankees’ Will Warren impresses in ‘sharp’ audition for rotation spot after rocky start
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In a perfect world, Will Warren would have shown the Yankees what he’s made of without running away from Sunday’s first inning. But that’s the position Warren found himself in, and the young right-hander made a strong impression anyway as he continued to make a case to fill Gerrit Cole’s spot […]
Luis Gil may fill Yankees rotation spot amid Gerrit Cole injury
TAMPA — Lewis Gil was optioned out of camp on March 3, a deal that made sense given his potential for slow growth following Tommy John surgery. But a lot has changed over the past two weeks, with Gerrit Cole’s injury opening up a rotation spot and Gill showing some of the most viable players […]
Jose Butto working to build a case for Mets’ rotation spot
JUPITER, Fla. — Jose Butt may not get the Mets’ rotation job to start the season, but he’s certainly making the case that he should be in the rotation this spring. On Thursday, he escaped a 3-out pinch in the fourth inning thanks to a rushing grab on a line drive from Brett Batty. As […]