Carlos Beltran, two years removed from his playing career and with no managerial experience, has been picked by the New York Mets to replace Mickey Callaway. Beltran, 42, received a three-year contract that includes a club option for 2023. The Mets announced the move Friday. A ...
A few cheering fans caught the attention of Nationals manager Dave Martinez as he finally began his nightly debrief with reporters. "Thank you for staying," Martinez said. They couldn't have been blamed for leaving early. No doubt, they're glad they didn't. Kurt Suzuki capped the largest ninth-inning ...
Cubs hurler Yu Darvish ties MLB mark with 10th straight no-decision
Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish got his 10th straight no-decision Friday in a 5-4 loss to the New York Mets, tying a major league record. The 32-year-old right-hander twice surrendered homers after his lineup had given the Cubs the lead. Darvish left the mound after six ...
Padres rookie Chris Chris Paddack outduels Mets' Jacob deGrom
Chris Paddack struck out fellow rookie Pete Alonso on a 158-kph fastball in the first inning, pumped his fist and hollered. It was on. The fired-up Paddack fanned a career-high 11 to outduel NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom, and Hunter Renfroe homered for the ...
Swallows reliever Ryota Igarashi combats stiffness with stretching
The art of pitching past one's prime is being flexible — even when one's body isn't, Tokyo Yakult Swallows right-hander Ryota Igarashi said Sunday. Igarashi, who will turn 40 next month, is tied for third-oldest pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball after the Yomiuri Giants' Koji ...
Mets' Jacob deGrom fans career-high 14, whacks homer in victory over Marlins
With his first swing of the night, Jacob deGrom hit the ball farther than any of the Miami Marlins hit it against him. Often they failed to connect at all. DeGrom clubbed a homer and struck out a career-high 14 in seven shutout innings to help ...
Rookie slugger Pete Alonso belts first career homer in Mets' ninth-inning rally against Marlins
The New York Mets poured it on. Pete Alonso, their 104-kg rookie slugger, squeezed into a clubhouse cart as ordered by teammates for a postgame dousing that included every available substance. "A couple of eggs," Alonso said. "Barbecue sauce. Mayonnaise. Beer. Shaving cream. Maybe ketchup and ...
Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom avoid arbitration, accept one-year deals
AL MVP Mookie Betts, NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and major league home run champion Khris Davis reached high-priced one-year deals to avoid salary arbitration, while slugger Nolan Arenado and pitchers Gerrit Cole, Luis Severino and Aaron Nola were among 15 players ...
The New York Mets and catcher Travis d'Arnaud has agreed to a one-year, $3,515,000 deal to avoid salary arbitration, according to published reports on Wednesday. That is a raise of $40,000 for d'Arnaud, who played in just four games last season before sustaining a torn ...
Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui said Thursday he feels "destined" to end his storied career with the Seibu Lions, where he started his professional baseball journey 25 years ago. In a news conference at MetLife Dome to announce his retirement, the 42-year-old player-coach said he ...
