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Tim Tebow gets a hard reality check
PORT ST. LUCIE — Tim Tebow’s spring debut featured two caught-lookings, a disagreement with an umpire, a hit by pitch by a fellow ex-Gator, getting doubled off first on a...
Mets to Travis d'Arnaud: Stick with new swing — or else
JUPITER, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud hit his second homer of the spring Monday, but that’s not what pleased the catcher most. “My results are more swinging at strikes and hitting...
Why Chris Carter's swing is already a concern for Yankees
TAMPA — From 2013-16, Chris Carter averaged 146 games played. Last season with the Brewers, the first baseman appeared in 155 games and started 151 of them. Now, the 30-year-old...
Tim Tebow turns to ex-Met as baseball mentor
HOUSTON — As part of his pursuit of becoming a future big-league Met, Tim Tebow has turned to a former Met. Tebow has been training this winter with former Mets...
Michael Conforto switch talk could spell end for Lucas Duda
Michael Conforto wouldn’t be surprised if he’s toting a first-baseman’s mitt to spring training next year. After a nightmarish sophomore season, in which he was twice demoted to Triple-A Las...
The Mets' Conforto-Granderson double standard: scout
SAN FRANCISCO — There might not be a bigger hot-button topic in the Mets’ organization than Michael Conforto, still regarded as a building block in the team’s future, even if...
What Mets must do to keep season from spiraling out of control
In October the Mets were in the World Series. Now they have entered a Summer of Losing. The defending NL champs, who had such high aspirations this season, dropped to...
Mets coach's Jose Reyes scouting report: Swing then vs. now
The Mets may have staggered into the All-Star break with three straight losses, but you can’t fault the arrival of their controversial new leadoff hitter. After looking overmatched in his...
The trait dragging Mets offense down to Mayberry-era levels
You can’t miss the parallels between the 2015 Mets and 2016 Mets, in the way their seasons have unfolded. As Sandy Alderson said on Tuesday afternoon, “I think our record...
'Special' Michael Conforto is honing a hitter's lost art
ATLANTA — The day belonged to new dad Jacob deGrom, but don’t overlook the accomplishments of young Michael Conforto, who has come so far so fast in a quiet, professional...
Curtis Granderson can't stop being 'historically' bad in April
There are certain constants every April. The weather warms up, a college basketball national champion is crowned, and Curtis Granderson can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat....
Mets leave behind ugly spring with offensive explosion
LAS VEGAS — The Mets saved their best game of the spring for last. “It’s good to get out of here with a big offensive outburst,” manager Terry Collins said...
Mets glad hard-working Lucas Duda is breaking one addiction
PORT ST. LUCIE — Lucas Duda gradually is breaking his swing addiction. It took an intervention from Mets officials, and David Wright is known to needle him, but the hulking...
What's Michael Conforto's plan for a Year 2 Mets encore?
PORT ST. LUCIE — As a hopeful 22-year-old last year, Michael Conforto came to Mets spring training dreaming of, but not expecting, a spot with the major league team. Conforto...
Curtis Granderson looking to fix his one 2015 weakness
PORT ST. LUCIE — Curtis Granderson is out to replicate his 2015 season, but is that asking too much of the veteran Mets outfielder? Both Granderson and hitting coach Kevin...
Why Mets are tinkering with Yoenis Cespedes' dangerous swing
PORT ST. LUCIE — Cespe-beast. The goal this spring for Yoenis Cespedes has been defined. The Mets are trying to make him a more refined hitter without taking away his...
Michael Conforto ready for hurdle Mets kept him away from
PORT ST. LUCIE — Michael Conforto’s bid to become an everyday player for the Mets involves batting-practice pitching screens with the arm slot placed at different angles. It’s here on...
Yoenis Cespedes takes 1st step to erase self-centered fear
PORT ST. LUCIE — On Sunday morning, Yoenis Cespedes plans to enter Tradition Field to begin his first full season as a Met — still a stunning statement to write...
Yankees fill hitting coach jobs with promotion, former player
The Yankees will replace departed hitting coach Jeff Pentland with Alan Cockrell and promote Marcus Thames to the big league staff. As previously reported by The Post, the Yankees announced...
Fired Yankees coaches get last laugh at World Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Their lives after the Yankees aren’t yet measured in decades, but judging by the intoxicating success Dave Eiland and Kevin Long have enjoyed outside The Bronx,...