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I've changed how I vote for the Hall of Fame — here's what that meant for my 2024 ballot
I have tried to find a middle ground between generations that were looking for reasons not to elect people and a generation more willing to open the doors in Cooperstown...
Analyst regrets MLB cheating tweetstorm: 'Turned my life upside down'
For a man who wrote an entire book on baseball facts and statistics, Ryan Spaeder's slew of tweets this week were completely "unfounded." Spaeder, an MLB writer, statistician, and analyst,...
It only takes two words for Chase Utley to relive Mets hate
Chase Utley has a new job, but the same goal: upset Mets fans. Utley recently started as a studio analyst with SportsNet LA, and Tuesday night he sat down for...
Chase Utley is still somehow torturing the Mets
The bat that caused the Mets pain for nearly two decades has returned -- just in a different set of hands. Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez used the retired Chase Utley's lumber...
Machado's next free-agent test comes as World Series villain
BOSTON — Is this October’s Manny Machado tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing besides the $300 million-plus he’ll bank this winter? Or can the All-Star really damage his...
Mets tormentor Chase Utley is retiring
LOS ANGELES — Chase Utley won’t be able to hurt the Mets anymore once this season ends. Utley will retire from baseball at the end of this season, capping a...
'F--king' furious Terry Collins video emerges out of nowhere
There have to be more of these videos stored away somewhere. Two years ago, Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard was ejected in a game against the Dodgers after he threw a...
Dodgers topple Astros to force winner-take-all Game 7
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood endings are the best. Baseball has earned a Game 7. With a 3-1 victory over the Astros and Justin Verlander Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, the...
The guarantee that underscores how dominant this MLB juggernaut is
It has been a dream ride for the Dodgers, an extraordinary trip through the first 107 games of the season. So maybe that’s what Magic Johnson was thinking the other...
Just how historically great is superstar Yankees let get away?
Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge already were years into their Yankees minor league apprenticeships when Robinson Cano departed, took the money from Seattle that was not being offered in New...
Miguel Montero's shocking slam lifts Cubs over Dodgers in NLCS
CHICAGO — In a high-stakes poker game that was full force by Saturday’s eighth inning, the Cubs had their chips on Miguel Montero. Joe Blanton had just intentionally walked his...
Chase Utley steals Daniel Murphy's moment to force Game 5
LOS ANGELES — This really was supposed to be all about Clayton Kershaw — how he arose on short rest, struck out 11 and enabled the Dodgers to avoid elimination...
Dodgers bail out shaky Clayton Kershaw to beat Nationals
WASHINGTON — Clayton Kershaw was not in the form that made him a three-time Cy Young Award winner. The Dodgers ace made pitches when he had to, darted in and...
Even the Chase Utley rule is getting the best of Mets now
Common sense prevailed. It just so happens common sense technically flies in the face of the new sliding rule to break up a double play. It also was another example...
Mets' inspired rally vs. Kershaw is ruined by Jeurys Familia
An unlikely comeback against the best pitcher in the game led to another rough outing from Jeurys Familia and instead of a thrilling win against Clayton Kershaw, the Mets left...
Noah Syndergaard may be back on mound very quickly
The Mets and Noah Syndergaard hadn’t heard from Major League Baseball on Sunday about any further punishment stemming from the right-hander’s ejection Saturday night, when he threw a third-inning pitch...
Vigilante Noah Syndergaard broke key rule of dealing justice
Here is the unwritten rule of baseball the Mets never can forget: If you are going to throw at Chase Utley, if you are going to throw a 99 mph...
What Chase Utley does to the Mets shouldn't be legal
Chase Utley tormented the Mets for years as a member of the Phillies, but his ownership of them was taken to another level Saturday night. After Noah Syndergaard threw behind...
Angry Gooden bolts Mets game in Syndergaard solidarity
Bloodthirsty Mets fans got a measure of vigilante justice for Chase Utley for the infamous Game 2 NLDS slide into second base that broke Ruben Tejada’s leg and Mets career...
Chase Utley payback backfires in ejection-filled Mets nightmare
Noah Syndergaard insisted he wasn’t sending a message when he threw a 99 mph fastball behind Chase Utley in the third inning of the Mets’ 9-1 loss to the Dodgers...