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Ike Davis knows the exact moment his Mets rise ended
Down in Arizona recently, the stunning news of Andrew Luck’s retirement from the NFL struck a baseball nerve. “Watching that Andrew Luck thing, it reminded me of how I felt...
Mets' former first-base hope calls it quits
As the Mets decide whether Dominic Smith or Peter Alonso is their future first baseman, a one-time Mets future first baseman is saying goodbye. Ike Davis has retired, his agent...
Ike Davis reflects on magical Team Israel run he nearly missed
Ike Davis wasn’t sure what to make of the invitation to join Team Israel for the World Baseball Classic in September 2016. The former Mets first baseman was battling a...
Mets get some great news on Michael Conforto
Michael Conforto has received excellent medical updates from his surgeons and should be swinging a bat by late January, according to his representatives. Conforto, who had left shoulder surgery in...
Ex-Mets slugger Ike Davis is a pitcher now, and he's not bad
Perhaps inspired by the exploits of Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner, another ex-Met has caught on with a different franchise and looks pretty good. Ike Davis, who made his name...
Israel's suddenly the undefeated darling of the baseball world
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Team Israel entered the World Baseball Classic as seemingly little more than a novelty, ranked just 41st in the world, but with some familiar names such...
Israel pulls off baseball miracle
Israel stunned South Korea with a thrilling 2-1 extra-inning victory Monday in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic in Seoul. Scott Burcham drove in the go-ahead run with...
Team Israel: motley minor league American Jews with a baseball dream
Only a handful of Israel’s players at the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament have ever actually set foot in the country they are representing. All but two are Americans, mostly...
Cashman: The 2 road blocks to Aaron Judge's Yankees call
Aaron Judge was good enough to be named the International League Batter of the Week on Monday after going on a tear at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but it doesn’t sound like...
Mark Teixeira's brutal honesty: No idea about my health
Mark Teixeira made his long-awaited return to the lineup Saturday in the Yankees’ 2-1 win over the Twins in The Bronx. The problem is the first baseman picked up right...
Ike Davis resigned to Yankees exit, blaming his bad luck
Ike Davis is still waiting for his first at-bat in Yankee Stadium since signing with the team last week. In two games against right-handed starters, Davis stayed on the bench...
Yankees are finally trusting Rob Refsnyder — at Ike Davis' expense
For a second straight game, Rob Refsnyder was in the lineup at first base against a right-handed starting pitcher, leaving the lefty-swinging Ike Davis on the bench. Joe Girardi said...
Teixeira rehab begins as Yankees may be souring on Ike Davis
Mark Teixeira went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in his first rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday in his attempt to come back from torn cartilage in his right...
'Is he gonna die?' Ike Davis' best Father's Day story is terrible
If Ike Davis' best Father's Day story is moving, it's more a sprint-to-the-bathroom moving than it is?touching. The new Yankees' part-time first baseman celebrated this year's Father's Day in Minneapolis,...
Mark Teixeira's all lubricated and feeling great
DENVER --?Mark Teixeira is so encouraged by the way his?right knee injury is responding to cortisone and lubricant products, he thinks he could come off the disabled list?next Friday when...
Playing in an NL park is costing Yankees one of their best hitters
DENVER — Not only were the Yankees without their DH against the Rockies Tuesday night, their hottest hitter wasn’t in the lineup. When Carlos Beltran woke up Tuesday morning his...
Yankees' latest loss embarrassing for everyone involved
DENVER — Ten runs late in the game was a nice way to pad individual statistics, but it did nothing to remove the stench coming out of the Yankees’ third...
Jonathan Papelbon breaks down at opportune Yankees moment
Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon went on the?disabled list Tuesday?for the first time in his career due to?a strained ribcage. His controversial personality has done much to overshadow how durable and...
Ike Davis' dad makes the case for Ike Davis: It's his time
Ron Davis wasn’t making any predictions, but he believes his son, Ike, is finally healthy after hip problems contributed to short stints with the A’s and Pirates and determined to...
Ike Davis is next up on Yankees' 1st base merry-go-round
There is room for Ike Davis and Lucas Duda in New York after all — just not with the Mets. The Yankees and Davis have agreed Sunday to a major...