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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole has no interest in accelerating rehab after hard-throwing live BP session
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (326+ words) TAMPA " Shortly after Gerrit Cole faced hitters for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring, Aaron Judge said that "you would have never known" the Cy Young winner was coming off a procedure that robbed him of…...
Bill Madden: Tony Clark scandal just the beginning of the storm about to hit baseball
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (727+ words) Amid the tidal wave of the Tony Clark scandal that rocked the MLB Players Association last week, the baseball owners were meeting in New York to re-affirm their solidarity over the necessity of a s" Amid the tidal wave of…...
Yankees’ Jake Bird ready to reintroduce himself after nightmarish first impression
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (656+ words) TAMPA " Jake Bird is well aware that he made a poor first impression with the Yankees. The following day, Bird, acquired as part of an effort to retool the Bombers" bullpen, was demoted to Triple-A. He spent the rest of…...
Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (521+ words) Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless'Pittsburgh Pirates'fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of'the 1960 World Series, has died…...
Yankees pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez sharp in spring training opener
1+ day, 22+ min ago (475+ words) TAMPA " As Gerrit Cole wrapped up his first live batting practice session since undergoing Tommy John surgery on Friday morning, Yankees pitching coaches Matt Blake and Preston Claiborne left George M. Steinbrenner Field in a hurry. The two were in a…...
Luke Weaver is comfortable with the Mets even as he tries ‘not being too funny too quick’
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (630+ words) I have to make sure I'm not being too funny too quick," Weaver told the Daily News this week at Clover Park. We want loose, good energy, we want to make sure we're smiling. That breaks up the trouble that…...
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole faces hitters for first time since Tommy John surgery
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (361+ words) TAMPA " While the Yankees prepared for their first spring training game against the Orioles in Sarasota on Friday morning, a different exhibition took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field. There, Gerrit Cole faced live hitters for the first time since undergoing…...
Mets early experiment with ABS challenge system in spring training
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (284+ words) PORT ST. LUCIE " Spring training is the time to figure out the nuances of baseball's evolving rules. With the automated ball-strike system set to be implemented in the big leagues this season, the Mets are taking advantage of this time…...
Yankees’ Ryan McMahon turns to narrower stance in search for more offense
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (593+ words) TAMPA " Shortly after the 2025 season ended, Ryan McMahon hopped on a Zoom call with Yankees hitting coach James Rowson and his assistants, Casey Dykes and Jake Hirst. As the four chatted, the coaches shared information on McMahon's batting stance, as…...
New reliever hopes to crack Yankees’ bullpen after rocky start to career
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (661+ words) TAMPA " As Angel Chivilli hung at a friend's house in his native Dominican Republic on Jan. 27, a late-night phone call interrupted their game of dominoes. When the reliever answered, his agent told him that there was a strong chance he…...