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 […]
Jen Pawol first woman to umpire spring training game since 2007
Jen Pawol made history Saturday when she made her MLB officiating debut as a third baseman during the Nationals’ spring training game against the Astros, becoming the first woman to officiate a spring training game since 2007. Pawol, who graduated from Minor League Baseball’s umpiring camp in 2016, was the home plate umpire for Sunday’s […]
Juan Soto launches home run off scoreboard in Yankees spring debut
Juan Soto made quite the first impression. In his spring training debut with the Yankees on Sunday, wearing a pinstriped uniform, Soto hit an inverted three-run home run that hit the left-center scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning at Tampa. The 428-foot-tall bomb had a firing speed of 110.1 miles per hour, giving […]
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 […]
Yankees’ Luis Gil impresses in first spring start since Tommy John surgery
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lewis Gil hopes it’s not just his UCL that improves after Tommy John surgery. The Yankees right-hander made his spring training debut on Saturday and showed some intriguing potential before undergoing elbow surgery. Gill, who had three strikeouts (but two walks) in two innings and 41 pitches, averaged 96.4 mph with his […]
Yankees’ Spencer Jones crushes 470-foot home run in spring debut
LAKELAND, Fla. – Aaron Boone said Saturday morning that Spencer Jones “can legally fly.” The same goes for baseball, which is in the hands of the Yankees’ top prospects. Jones smashed a 470-foot home run in his first at-bat of a Grapefruit League game Saturday, but it did little to ease the hype surrounding him […]
Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto make big splash at Yankees spring training
Notable items during the Yankees’ spring training practice Friday in Tampa: G means jewel Rookie Giancarlo Stanton demonstrated his athletic ability through defense, such as sliding to catch a shallow fly ball during outfield practice. Giancarlo Stanton made a sliding catch during Yankees practice on Friday. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post The rest of the Yankees’ […]
Mortgage rates rise again, threatening to slow spring housing market
Real estate agent Mauricio Umansky told Claman Countdown that high mortgage rates, high prices and a lack of supply are creating difficulties for homebuyers. Mortgage rates continued their upward trend this week, nearing 7%, threatening to dampen the typical spring buying frenzy as a combination of mortgage-payment crises threatens to dampen the typical spring buying […]
Francisco Lindor blasts Mets’ ‘first homer’ of the spring
Notable items during the Mets’ spring training practice Wednesday in Port St. Lucie: Get out of here Francisco Lindor hit the Mets’ first home run of the spring, over the right-field fence during live batting practice with Yaxel Rios. Lindor also hit a double against left-hander Danny Young. Francisco Lindor took batting practice earlier in […]
Mets already have Kodai Senga arm worry in spring training
It’s not even March yet, and the Mets already have health concerns for their best starting pitcher. Coach Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Wednesday that Kodai Senga felt fatigue in his arm after Tuesday’s side session and was being examined by the training staff. “He was on the mound yesterday, he was on the mound […]