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What Gerrit Cole needs to do this season to alter his career arc
Aaron Boone thinks Gerrit Cole is headed to Cooperstown, and this season could go a long way toward making, or breaking, that case.
New York's best free-agent signings in last 25 years
Where do you think Brunson will eventually end up on this list of the best free-agent signings in New York sports over the past 25 years (1998-2023)?
How baseball's analytics movement affects the 2022 Hall of Fame vote
The 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame writers’ ballot might very well be the most fascinating and polarizing such referendum in the museum’s history.
Assessing Justin Verlander's chances of reaching this rare milestone
Justin Verlander joined an elite contingent over the holiday weekend when he became the sixth pitcher to throw three no-hitters. Four of the previous members — Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax,...
Mike Mussina isn't bothered by his Yankees what-ifs
More than seven months have passed since Mike Mussina learned he would become a Hall of Famer. It has been another month and change since his official enshrinement. But after...
Yankees reliever's contentious toe tap no longer an issue
SEATTLE — The Yankees were notified reliever Cory Gearrin’s toe tap, ruled illegal Monday night by crew chief Sam Holbrook, with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez calling the right-hander for a...
Mike Mussina has Hall of Fame question he still needs answered
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — There was an almost around nearly every turn. Shortcomings used to identify Mike Mussina’s career. Good, just not great. He never won a World Series, despite reaching...
Mariano Rivera's Hall of Fame speech is getting perfect treatment
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It will be just like old times: Mariano Rivera closing out the day. This time, however, he won’t have a baseball in his hand, but a speech...
Hall of Fame experience worth the wait for Mike Mussina
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Mike Mussina didn’t mind the wait. Six years was nothing to the former Yankees and Orioles pitcher. He was thrilled he didn’t have to hold out any...
Mike Mussina: Blank cap for Hall of Fame was my only choice
In the immediate aftermath of getting the call to the Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina had not yet figured out which cap — Orioles or Yankees — he would wear...
New York fans have two cities to despise in this Super Bowl
We tend to focus all of our energy on Boston, and on greater New England, and it is easy to understand why. After all, it has been almost three full...
Mike Mussina makes his Hall of Fame team decision
After Mike Mussina learned he’d been elected to the Hall of Fame, he said he would have a hard time choosing which cap to put on his plaque, since his...
The solution to the great Mike Mussina Hall of Fame cap debate
Mike Mussina should go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee. Out of deference to Baltimore. The Great Plaque Debate of 2019 comes down to the two teams in...
Michael Kay has some lingering beef with Mike Mussina
Mariano Rivera was elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but it's safe to say his former Yankees teammate Mike Mussina isn't as universally loved. On Wednesday's episode of...
The one Mariano Rivera do-over Edgar Martinez wishes he had
Mariano Rivera and Edgar Martinez were in uniform together on Wednesday for the first time since their playing careers ended. All that was missing was a Martinez double to right....
Edgar Martinez's touching tribute to fellow Hall inductee Roy Halladay
Making the National Baseball Hall of Fame is the highlight of any major league career, but once in a great while it is bittersweet. That was the case Tuesday night...
Mike Mussina 'surprised a little bit' by call to Hall of Fame
Turns out Mike Mussina knew exactly when to quit. He grew up in Montoursville, Pa., six miles from South Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series, and will wind...
Ex-Yankee Mike Mussina joins Mariano Rivera in Hall of Fame class
Mariano Rivera won't be the only ex-Yankee joining the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer -- his longtime teammate Mike Mussina will also be enshrined, though Mussina might enter Cooperstown...
Mariano Rivera unanimously elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
It’s unanimous: Mariano Rivera is a Hall of Famer. The retired Yankees legend, considered by many to be the greatest closer of all time, became the first player to be...
This could be year Mussina gets over hump to earn Hall induction
Mike Mussina’s approval rating has gradually climbed to the point he’s within striking distance of the Hall of Fame. Whether the former Yankees pitcher belongs to the Class of 2019...