Matt Harvey, the veteran starting pitcher who has struggled to repeat his early career stardom with the New York Mets, was handed a 60-game suspension Tuesday for distributing a banned drug of abuse and violating Major League Baseball’s drug program. was assigned. Harvey, 33, is on a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles and […]
Much has been done about the Mets ’tendency to win the series so far this year as a basis for why they have moved to the early lead in the N.L. East. And that’s clearly a good thing: Washington, D.C. Going into Thursday’s matinee in, the Mets were 8-0-1 in their first 10 series. It […]
The Cubs already have about 57 players on the injured list, and they need a shortstop Nico Horner to join. And if Dang is injured by the umpire, it will be even worse. (See updates on injury rates below.) At the bottom of today’s first, Jurixon Proffer sent a triple to the center wall. As […]
The umpires pulled out a relief pitcher, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoya and a Toronto pitching coach after seeing 30,000 fans at Yankee Stadium tonight. Hey, I’m sorry, wasn’t this the lead you expected? Well, that’s exactly what the Punch was looking for. Blue Jays close Jordan Romano in the ninth game of the two-run […]
NEW YORK – Minor league players and major league baseball teams have settled a lawsuit alleging violations of the minimum wage law. The terms of the settlement were not filed in court on Tuesday and details were not released. Two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity that they […]
The Brewers have announced that they have opted for infielder Keston Hiura in Triple-A Nashville. Right-hander Luis Perdomo was selected in the major league roster in the respective moves. Milwaukee already had a pair of vacancies on the 40-man roster, which sits at 39 after Perdomo’s addition. This is another blow to Hiura, which has […]
In the Angels ‘8-0 victory, every aspect of the players’ limitless skills on both sides was displayed on the mound and on the plate. BOSTON – Shohei Ohtani had already hit a ball at 109 mph and had thrown 81 of his 99 pitches for a strike, so in the eighth inning of perhaps the […]
When the Yankees arrived at Rogers Center on Monday, their chests weren’t throbbing, they had the Major’s longest winning streak in their back pocket. The Blue Jays are a very challenging, battle for the top spot in the American League East that continues throughout the season. But they should be a little more relaxed now. […]
The Robinson Canoe era in flushing has come to an end after the trade went from bad to worse following the suspension of his second-career PED. The Mets hired Canola for assignments before Monday afternoon’s deadline and lowered their roster to 26 men. The Mets also substituted right-hander Joan Lopez for Triple-A Syracuse. The Canucks […]
Dominic Smith gave the Mets a strong answer on Sunday about where the player should depart, with the MLB rosters on the verge of collapse to 26. The first baseman to fall earlier was in the middle of almost everything tonight, helping City win their seventh series (increasing the franchise record) to start the season […]