When you’re searching for your first World Series title since 1986 and your offense could use a jolt of energy just in time for the playoffs, who are you gonna call? The no. 1 overall prospect in the game. The Mets are promoting MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall talent Francisco Álvarez to the Majors for … Read more
SYRACUSE, NY — Francisco Álvarez is a baseball player, a player. Always has been. Álvarez’s mother, Yolanda, likes to tell of the time when Álvarez, just 2 or 3 years old, snuck under some netting and wandered onto his older brother’s field in Venezuela. Once there, he found an adult-sized cap and placed it on … Read more
Back in 2017, a then-19-year-old Ronald Acuña Jr. appeared in Miami at the Futures Game. He had the hardest-hit ball of the evening, but he also showed off his arm, uncorking a pair of throws — each tracked at over 95 MPH. “[Those throws are] something that I do all naturally,” Acuña said at the … Read more
NEW YORK — With Hurricane Ian bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Florida, Major League Baseball is discussing contingency plans with the Mets and Braves in the event that the storm affects their three-game series in Atlanta this weekend, according to multiple people briefed on the talks. Realistic options include shifting game times or … Read more
Every postseason seems to come with its own breakout star. In 2019, Howie Kendrick helped push the Nationals to a World Series win with a final postseason for the ages. A year later, Randy Arozarena introduced himself to the baseball world with his electric personality and 10 postseason home runs. And who can forget Eddie … Read more
As we enter the final full week of the Major League season, a team that previously spent a decent amount of time in the top spot has worked its way back into the Top 5. The Yankees have turned things around following a late-season swoon, but they aren’t the only club heating up just in … Read more
ARLINGTON — There’s been so much focus on how young the Guardians’ roster is this season. So along with a typical champagne celebration, what’s more fitting than a pizza party for a young club that just clinched the American League Central? Oscar Gonzalez and Cal Quantrill were bringing in boxes of pizza as other guys … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols blasted his way into the exclusive 700-home run club when he drilled the second of two home runs in Friday night’s 11-0 win at Dodger Stadium, with the milestone reached in the fourth inning off right-hander Phil Bickford. The 42-year-old Pujols, who has said this is the final season of … Read more
“All my exes live in Texas,” George Strait. With New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom expected to opt-out of his contract following the season, there are a number of teams that will be in pursuit of the two-time Cy Young Award winner. According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Texas Rangers are … Read more
Tonight’s game between the Red Sox and Yankees is a prime-time showcase for Aaron Judge’s bid for baseball history, and it’s airing exclusively on Apple TV+. It is not available on your local cable provider or MLB.TV. First pitch is set for 7:05 pm ET. Judge is not only on the verge of tying former … Read more
