Ramón Urías hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning off Gerrit Cole and the Baltimore Orioles withstood Aaron Judge’s two home runs to beat the Yankees, 6-4, Monday night, sending New York to its season-high third straight loss. “I thought we grinded out at-bats really well,” Baltimore Manager Brandon Hyde said. “Gerrit Cole’s got …
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Roger Angell helped me survive college midterms. Late at night, studying in the library at Vanderbilt University, I’d make a deal with myself: When these are over, when you’re settled into your seat for the flight home, Roger will take you back in time. I would find The New Yorker archives, photocopy his year-end essay …
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White Sox Manager Tony La Russa didn’t mince words when he was asked what happened between Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson and Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson on Saturday. “He made a racist comment,” La Russa said of Donaldson. “That’s all I’m going to say.” Shortly after the Yankees beat Chicago at Yankee Stadium, 7-5, Donaldson, …
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I knew my sister, Molly, a reporter for The New York Times, was scheduled to interview Ted about food, fishing, and obviously, a little baseball, too. When Molly told me about this, I was in awe that my older sister was poised to speak with one of the greatest hitters of all time. I jokingly …
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The Mets packed up their duffel bags late Thursday afternoon, winners again, and slipped into their uniform for the flight to Denver: a black T-shirt with Eduardo Escobar’s face on the front and “Diez Años” across the back, above the number 10 . Escobar is new to the Mets this season, signed as a free …
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Albert Pujols passed Eddie Collins for 10th place on the career hits list when he went 2 for 4 in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday. Or he tied Collins. Or maybe he was still one short. It all depended on where you looked. One thing is certain: Pujols, who is thoroughly enjoying his …
Before a recent game, Mets outfielder Mark Canha gleefully acknowledged the drink in his locker. He didn’t elaborate on the tea in his paper cup, but it was clear that he appreciated its availability in the Mets’ clubhouse. The same went for the food. “Every meal in here is unbelievably good,” Canha said. “Quality food, …
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That Albert Pujols took the mound as a pitcher for the first time at age 42 and did not set a record is all you need to know about the depth of Major League Baseball’s record books. There he was Sunday, a hulking first baseman in the waning days of his celebrated career, throwing 61-mile-per-hour …
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The Mets had not lost a series all season, but that streak sailed when the Seattle Mariners closed out a teeter-totter affair Sunday. Seattle outslugged New York in the rubber match of a three-game set at Citi Field, winning, 8-7. The Mets had multiple chances to keep their streak alive, as a mammoth home run …
The Cincinnati Reds accomplished a baseball rarity Sunday by losing despite conceding no hits. Hunter Greene, a rookie right-hander, had struck out nine batters through seven innings without allowing a hit. His counterpart, the Pirates’ veteran left-hander José Quintana, nearly matched him, allowing only three hits and one walk in seven innings before turning the …
