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MLB stops Astros player from using illegal bat
MLB made Astros catcher Martin Maldonado stop using a bat it deemed illegal after World Series Game 1, a league official said Saturday.
Astro responds to Aaron Judge's Jose Altuve trolling with jersey pull
The Astros didn't let Aaron Judge's troll of Jose Altuve go without a response.
Yankees' potential Austin Romine replacement will please Gerrit Cole
The Yankees finally got their "white whale." Now they may be chasing his personal catcher. After landing Gerrit Cole with a record nine-year, $324 million contract, the Yankees are interested...
Juan Soto wrecks Astros as Nationals take Game 1
HOUSTON — Gerrit Cole against Max Scherzer was the hyped main event and predicted to remind baseball fans of World Series past when Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, Sandy Koufax and...
Note to Mets: This is the real benefit of a personal catcher
HOUSTON — Here is something for Mets fans to digest. Cy Young-candidate Gerrit Cole has a personal catcher in Martin Maldonado. That could be a good lesson for the Mets...
The 10 quality free agents waiting for the Harper, Machado fallout
The Lost 10. Where will they wind up? In this frozen free-agent year, just like the frigid weather now engulfing the country, there are still 130 free agents, according to...
How Mets are complicating their simple moves to contention
LAS VEGAS — Jeurys Familia: Very good relief pitcher. Homegrown Met. Clubhouse leader. Prototype. Yes, the three-year, $30 million contract the Mets will pay to bring back Familia after a...
Mets are in limbo as they wait out J.T. Realmuto drama
LAS VEGAS — The market will eventually heat up and player movement will accelerate, but as Day 3 of the winter meetings concluded, the Mets, like many other teams, remained...
What Mets' Plan B could be as hopes for J.T. Realmuto fade
As badly as the Mets want to contend in 2019, they face a stark reality that runs right up against their recent history: They have more dollars than talent to...
Yasmani Grandal may be back in play to fill Mets' catching need
Yasmani Grandal’s name was discussed by Mets officials earlier in the offseason then largely buried to concentrate on other pursuits. But with two pieces close to falling into place, the...
Mets already have realistic target for a pressing need
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The free-agent catching market is so thin the Mets already have a preferred option at the position. According to an industry source, the Mets are showing strong...
Filling Mets' holes may not be biggest challenge for new GM
And now begins the annual game of wondering if the Mets will spend on free agents. The Mets took a relatively conservative approach last winter, spreading moderate sums over several...
Astros catcher imitates Gary Sanchez at worst possible time
BOSTON — Did Gary Sanchez pull an Enrico Pallazzo on Martin Maldonado and the Astros Sunday night at Fenway Park? Hey, give the Yankees’ beleaguered catcher credit for a defensively...
Yankees have now traded five outfield prospects in last 2 years
Billy McKinney, who joined Brandon Drury in the deal to Toronto that brought the Yankees J.A. Happ, becomes the fifth lefty-hitting outfield prospect the Yanks have traded since August 2016,...