Joel Sherman
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Pete Alonso confident this won't be his final Mets homestand
In a discussion about both getting into the playoffs and his future, Alonso said he had “a gut feeling” it will all work out positively.
Passionate Pete Alonso addresses Mets during impromptu team meeting after Francisco Lindor injury
The feeling was the team needed to come together and talk about what was ahead of them amid such a substantial loss, even for a short period, due to the...
The Yankees' lack of baseball 'feel' is an October red flag
What I can’t get out of my head is their Saturday of over-thinking and underperforming the more nuanced elements of the game.
Yankees, Gerrit Cole have no excuse for unforgivable intentional walk decision
Even after the explanations Saturday, what occurred with one out in the fourth inning remains unfathomable for the Yankees.?
Yankees eyeing rare opportunity in AL MVP, Rookie of the Year races
The Yankees are likely to do what they have never done.
Yankees maneuver to keep reliever available as postseason option
Trivino, who turns 33 on Oct. 1, has made 10 appearances on rehab between Double- and Triple-A, pitching to a 5.40 ERA.
Yankees' homegrown talent is finally showing off
It is emphasizing that the Yankees are receiving more homegrown help than arguably at any point in at least a decade and perhaps since the heyday of what will never...
The Yankees can delay, but they can't deny what Jasson Dominguez's arrival should mean for Alex Verdugo
The Yankees had to call up Jasson Dominguez because Alex Verdugo has arguably been the worst regularly used player in the majors.
Mets are basically in playoffs even before October
The Mets are in the playoffs trying to make the playoffs. They are in the midst of a best-of-three weeks to try to earn entry to a best-of-three, wild card...
David Stearns' calling card saved the Mets' season
The Mets made a series of tactical decisions in May that have transformed them from May-bes back then to one of the majors’ best teams since.
Mets are employing winning formula of a playoff team
The Mets are still on the wrong side of the playoff bracket while playing very much like a postseason team.
Francisco Lindor's case for putting Shohei Ohtani historic season to NL MVP test
Should Bobby Witt Jr. and Francisco Lindor be able to achieve MVP status against players who rise to potentially 60 homers and a 50 (homer)-50 (steals) campaign?
Juan Soto is still helping the Padres
The body of work puts him in the top five for AL MVP and sets himself up for a free-agent payday with a likely floor of $500 million.
Jasson Dominguez questions loom for Yankees with roster expansion coming
The Yankees probably should see what the backup quarterback has.
Why MLB's trade deadline has become more about tryouts than blockbusters
The trade deadline is morphing into more of a time for auditions than blockbusters.
MLB's projected qualifying offer revealed — and how it could impact Yankees and Mets
Teams must decide by five days after the World Series whether to tender a qualifying offer to a free agent.
Yankees have no excuses to not win the AL East
The Yankees need to win the division, because the AL East champ is a near lock to get one of the two AL byes, thus making a road to a...
The good old days had one Babe Ruth. Now we have two
We still tend to think greatness from the past was so much better. It can make us miss when something is happening right in front of us.
This type of starting pitching contract may not longer make sense
So I ask this question as the offseason comes into focus: Why would any team sign a starter to a contract longer than, say, three or four years?
Aaron Judge is making this look easy
The Yankees recently played in Williamsport, Pa., and Aaron Judge is making every stadium look like the one there — the Little League version.