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Yankees minor leaguer’s dream of beating Red Sox has to wait
Reliving the past is one way to briefly escape the mess we’re all in, and so without much else going on, Yankees minor leaguer Ben Ruta dug through boxes from...
The most intriguing Yankees, Mets faces in minor leagues
It didn’t take long for T-shirts emblazoned with the word “Savages” — an ode to manager Aaron Boone’s notorious rant aimed at an umpire in July — to make its...
Another former Mets prospect is joining scary trend
Anthony Kay is on his way to becoming a member of the ever-growing club that includes former Mets prospects who might one day come back to haunt the organization. The...
Soaring Deivi Garcia is 'confident' Yankees bullpen possibility
While Deivi Garcia pitched out of the bullpen Saturday for the first time this season, it’s what the Yankees top prospect did — not when he did it — that...
Clint Frazier relives deadline drama, as Yankees hint at plan for 2020
MOOSIC, Pa. -- Rap music blares through the stadium tucked into Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains as Clint Frazier waves his white glove and matching Nike Jordan cleats above his head to...
Mets castoff getting chance with rival
T.J. Rivera’s agent initially was hesitant to let the former Met try to resurrect his career with the Long Island Ducks of the lowly independent Atlantic League. But it took...
Mets castoff takes drastic step to keep dream alive
Standing under the sweltering sun near the Long Island Ducks dugout one afternoon last week, T.J. Rivera refused to call his time in the lowly independent Atlantic League a pit...
Where Mets' top prospect fits into shortstop uneasiness
Of course Andres Gimenez tuned in from his Binghamton apartment to watch Pete Alonso win the Home Run Derby. “Knew he was going to win it,” the Mets’ top prospect...
Where Yankees' top prospect goes from here
Yankees top prospect Estevan Florial only has to look down the dugout to face his cautionary tale. It’s as old as baseball: Highly touted up-and-comer has his dream squashed by...
The other Mets pitching prospect quietly moving on up
As Anthony Kay took center stage at the MLB Futures Game on Sunday night in Cleveland, the Mets’ other fast-rising pitching prospect was off the radar. By now, Ryley Gilliam...
Inside the mind of Clint Frazier
MOOSIC , Pa — Clint Frazier’s black Mercedes truck is filled with 30 pairs of sneakers, reminding him that being back in Scranton isn’t all bad. “It was probably a...
The rising manager in Yankees system you've heard of before
The ferries whisk by every 25 minutes, the seagulls are still shrieking above and the ballpark still overlooks the postcard-perfect Manhattan skyline on a cloudy day. The scene screams déjà...
Mets' draft pick was made for them: Chicken 'sacrifice,' superstitions
They’re the Amazin’ Mets, but also the Superstitious Mets, the club that made rally caps cool, whose fans always blame some curse for its misfortunes. So, Jake Mangum, selected in...
Yankees find powerful prospect after canceling Shohei Ohtani experiment
The Yankees had dreams of their version of Shohei Ohtani. Dermis Garcia had his own dreams to consider. “All of my life — all of my baseball-playing life — what...
Mets prospect's long-awaited rise is finally here
For so long, the light has been stuck on red for Anthony Kay and the Mets. First in 2013, when they chose the pitcher from Long Island’s Ward Melville High...
Meet the 'superstar' pitcher emerging as Yankees' next phenom
The comparison immediately springs to his mind, but it takes some time to reach his mouth. He backs into his answer, caveats rushing out first. When Double-A Trenton manager Pat...
Atlantic League is the laboratory for baseball's fast-paced future
The supposed future of baseball is rolling out slowly. And making the game fast. Major League Baseball has turned the Atlantic League into a laboratory, its players into guinea pigs....
Ignored veteran pitcher is forcing Yankees to take notice
MOOSIC, Pa. — “I’m going to put everything I can here, try the best I can. If it’s not good enough for 30 teams ...” And it dawns on him....
No one has seen anything like this Mets Triple-A team
SYRACUSE — Have you ever seen a minor league team like this? “No,” manager Tony DeFrancesco said. “No,” outfielder Gregor Blanco said. “No,” second baseman Danny Espinosa said. The oldest...
Next step in Tim Tebow's quest to join Mets begins in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Out in left field, roughly equidistant from the children’s between-inning dizzy-bat races and the rumbling trains over the outfield wall, in front of a crowd of 8,823 chilly...