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 […]
Reds star Elly De La Cruz’s foul ball off Hunter Greene smashes into Greene’s Maybach at spring training
When parking within ball striking distance of a baseball facility, you generally expect that your property may be damaged by a hard hit. But the odds were stacked against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene as a foul ball landed in the window of a luxury car on Tuesday. Green’s Maybach was pitching to young star […]
Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton hits a laser during spring practice
Notable items during the Yankees’ spring training practice Tuesday in Tampa: still have it Newcomer Giancarlo Stanton still has some strength left in him. The slimmed-down DH has become a Statcast favorite year after year for his high exit velocity, hitting a rocket into the right-center field wall in live batting practice with right-hander Dennis […]
Mets’ Jorge Lopez fires perfect inning in spring training outing
Notable items during the Mets’ spring training practice Tuesday in Tampa: high score Jorge Lopez pitched a perfect inning during Tuesday’s live batting practice and looked the sharpest of the four pitchers in attendance, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner said. Lopez, a reliever, joined the Mets this offseason on a one-year contract worth $2 million. Mets […]
CUNY professor Spring Chenoa Cooper wins $30M in revenge porn suit against ex Ryan Broems
A public health professor at the State University of New York who specializes in sexuality has won $30 million in a revenge porn lawsuit against her ex-girlfriend, making it the largest verdict in a similar case in New York City, her lawyer told the Post. Ta. Dr. Spring Chenoa Cooper, 43, was given a staggering […]