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The first player pulls out of 2020 MLB season
Major League Baseball has its first known player opting out of the 2020 season. Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake is going to sit out of the 60-game season amid the ongoing...
Diamondbacks' slim playoff hopes will take another hit
A solid gold toilet was stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace. The missing commode is said to be worth about $1.25 million, but experts say it may be as fake as...
Mariners' Mike Leake follows his worst start with near perfection
A week after the worst start of his career, Mike Leake came back with his best. Shockingly so. Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning, losing his bid...
Yankees and Mariners will be a slugfest: Take the Over
The Yankees appear to be getting healthy at just the right time and are streaking while the Mariners are cooling off from a hot start. Before Wednesday's 10-1 Seattle victory...
Mariners a live home favorite in this spot
Despite getting bullied by the Yankees and Red Sox, the Mariners are surprise contenders in the American League. Seattle was 28-14 at home and took a seven-game win streak into...
So many of MLB’s 2015-16 megadeals are in deep trouble
David Price’s elbow has ached, Zack Greinke’s fastball has diminished, and Jason Heyward’s swing has remained out of sync. Price, Greinke and Heyward represent the three largest free-agent contracts awarded...
Mets' stomach for spending didn't get test we deserve
The Mets are the team that cried wolf. They insisted, in recent offseasons, they would spend huge if the right players were available, when we knew they wouldn’t because of big-picture...
Theories abound on Dodgers-Giants record bidding war on Zack Greinke
The Yankees continue to say they will not counterpunch in reaction to the Red Sox’s record signing of David Price. Which means the most interesting dollar vs. dollar rivalry is...
Big spenders line up for MLB's largest arms race ever
BOCA RATON, Fla. — This projects as the offseason to address rotation shortcomings. There has arguably never been a deeper pool of free-agent starters, plus next year’s crop is essentially...
Predicting where MLB's top 30 free agents will land
It’s time for The Post’s annual Top 30 free-agent rankings and predictions. Why 30? Because there are 30 teams. The rankings are compiled via a mix of statistical analysis and...
If rotation struggles, Yanks may make run at a big-name ace
The Yankees currently have six starters — or not enough. After Ivan Nova made an impressive return to the rotation Wednesday, manager Joe Girardi tabled public comment about how the...
Yankees watch as their other Reds target dominates
The Yankees continue to track Reds pitcher Mike Leake. After having scout Jeff Datz watch Leake pitch last week the Yankees sent scout Brandon Duckworth into Cincinnati Friday night to...
Johnny Cueto to Yankees trade scenario after scouting trip
BALTIMORE — While the Yankees have needs in other departments, they aren’t ignoring what they perceive to be the lifeblood of any team: starting pitching. The Yankees sent scout Jeff...
Hal Steinbrenner: Yankees to follow familiar in-season blueprint
If you’re a Yankees fan wondering what sort of moves your team will make to prevail in this competitively mediocre American League East, Hal Steinbrenner offered a road map of...