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As disastrous as the 2024 World Series has been for the New York Yankees, no player has taken more heat than Aaron Judge. The likely American League MVP has been a complete non-factor in three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his manager considered moving him up to the lead-off spot prior to Game […]

You don’t need to tell the New York Yankees about the only team to ever come back and win a best-0f-seven series in the MLB postseason. That team was, of course, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who came back to beat the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS and end the Curse of the Bambino. With […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are keeping one of the men responsible for their pitching success with the team, signing pitching coach Chris Hook to a contract extension on Tuesday. The Brewers’ pitching staff ranked fifth in Major League Baseball with a 3.66 ERA in 2024, led by a lights-out bullpen. It’s part of the reason Milwaukee […]

If the New York Yankees want to win the 2024 World Series, they’ll have to do something no team has ever done before in the Fall Classic. Down 0-3 and starring down a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York needs to stage a historic comeback to hoist its 28th championship […]

The Athletics are moving out of Oakland, but it didn’t have to be this way. Hall of Famer and Athletics legend Reggie Jackson revealed that he actually had the high bid when John Fisher bought the team in 2005. If Jackson had his way, he believes the A’s would be staying put. Reggie Jackson says […]

By itself, there’s nothing wrong with the New York Yankees picking rapper Fat Joe to perform before Game 3 of the World Series. When it comes with the Yankees down 0-2 in the series and after Ice Cube performed in Los Angeles before Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, it looks a little different. The fans […]

No one is more familiar with the pressures of New York in the postseason than Derek Jeter. The former Yankee captain won five championships with the New York Yankees en route to becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer, the franchise’s all-time hits leader and one of the most beloved players in team history. So he […]

In the middle of the World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas isn’t worried about what New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. thinks about him. Chisholm came to the Yankees midseason from the Miami Marlins, where he and Rojas were teammates from 2020-22. The outspoken Yankees infielder shared his thoughts about his […]

The Chicago White Sox are looking for a new manager, and we now know that Skip Schumaker will not be the guy, according to Jim Margalus of Sox Machine. It’s unclear whether Schumaker pulled out of consideration himself or if the organization decided to go in a different direction. Either way, Chicago will miss out […]

Los Angeles Dodgers fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when manager Dave Roberts penciled Shohei Ohtani into the lineup ahead of Game 3 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. Dodgers players, however, got an early inkling that their superstar teammate would be ready to play, according to third baseman Max Muncy. […]

America’s Pastime is breaking records in Japan. With Shohei Ohtani playing in his first World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, fans in his home country are tuning into the action in droves. Game 2 averaged 15.9 million viewers in Japan, a postseason record in Japan, according to The Athletic. Fittingly, Game 2 broke the previous […]

After a scary moment during Game 2 of the World Series, Shohei Ohtani appears set for Game 3. With his Los Angeles Dodgers leading the best-of-seven series 2-0, the Dodgers will now have to contend with the New York Yankees in front of a hostile home crowd in the Bronx. Ohtani left the game in […]

Just one week after Carlos Rodon gutted through Game 5 of the ALCS, sending the  New York Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years, the Los Angeles Dodgers greeted the Yankee pitcher with a brutal welcome on the game’s biggest stage. Rodon lasted just 3.1 innings in Game 2 on Saturday night. In […]

The New York Yankees are getting ready to play in the 2024 World Series, while Boston sports fans have moved on to NBA season. With the Boston Celtics hosting the New York Knicks in the 2024-25 regular season opener, fans at the jam-packed TD Garden took the opportunity to let the visitors know how they […]

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been in the business long enough to know that you don’t celebrate second place. With the Yankees back in the World Series for the first time in 15 years, Cashman spoke to old friend Chris Russo, now of MLB Network, about the pressures of the Fall Classic. […]

Leonie Fiebich wasn’t in the WNBA last year. She wasn’t on the court when Courtney Vandersloot’s last-second shot sailed long, giving the Las Vegas Aces a title-clinching win on the New York Liberty’s home court. But once she joined the Liberty, she knew what effect that game had. The returnees from that team called it […]

The pitching matchup in Game 1 of the World Series is now set. Jack Flaherty will get the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, going up against Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. On the surface, it’s the obvious move for Dave Roberts and the Dodgers. A rash […]

With a maximum of seven games remaining in the 2024 Major League Baseball season, MLB free agency is right around the corner. While Juan Soto will be the top prize on the market, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will also have his share of suitors. New York enters the offseason as the favorite to retain […]

What would you sacrifice to win a World Series? New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is willing to give up a year of professional baseball. The lefty is in the running to make the Yankees’ World Series roster despite missing the first two rounds of the postseason with a left elbow flexor strain. New York […]

For a team full of players with shortstop experience, it’s a little ironic that the San Diego Padres could be in the market for a new shortstop this offseason. That’s the reality, however, as general manager AJ Preller doesn’t sound interested in moving Fernando Tatis Jr. or Jackson Merrill to the infield. With shortstop Ha-Seong […]

In the preseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers were the clear-cut favorites to win the World Series. By adding Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a team that won 100 games last year, the Dodgers entered the season with the potential to be an all-time great team. The regular season, however, presented plenty of challenges — […]

The New York Mets came within two games of the World Series, falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday night. With their wild, unpredictable season now in the rearview mirror, Mets fan John Mayer took to X to post a heartfelt thank you to his […]

Major League Baseball is on the verge of the highest-profile World Series in years as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers prepare to do battle, beginning with Game 1 on Friday night. While fans across the country will spend the week debating which team has the edge, ESPN’s Jeff Passan is taking a […]

The New York Yankees are back in the World Series for the first time since 2009. With the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers awaiting them in the Fall Classic, Yankees fans are, understandably, salivating over the thought of another parade through the Canyon of Heroes. Not so fast, New Yorkers. The Yankees are slight […]

The only stat that matters is the final score, and when the buzzer sounded at Barclays Center on Sunday night, the scoreboard showed that the New York Liberty are WNBA champions. With their 67-62 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty captured their first championship in franchise history. And as one of the WNBA’s […]

Sandy Brondello isn’t asking her New York Liberty to do anything they haven’t done multiple times in the WNBA Finals. Her ask is simple: Get off the mat and win a game. They did it in Game 2, responding to an all-time meltdown in the first game to hold off another Minnesota Lynx comeback. They […]

It was Sabrina Ionescu’s fifth dribble — the one where she crossed over to her right hand, staring down her Minnesota Lynx defender, Kayla McBride. With time ticking down in a tie game, that’s when there was no doubt Ionescu would take the last shot for the New York Liberty. She just had that look. […]

Brayan Rocchio didn’t exactly have a regular season to remember at the plate, but the Cleveland Guardians rookie is making up for it against the New York Yankees — with his bat, at least. Rocchio hit a third inning line drive single on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, extending […]

The New York Mets are back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2015, and some of the biggest stars in franchise history will be on-hand at Citi Field to take part in the festivities. New Yor announced its first pitch plans on Tuesday for their three home games during the […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has addressed the threatening and homophobic email that her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, received prior to Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Stewart described the email as part of an escalating series of messages directed at the couple, according to The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant. Speaking on Tuesday during WNBA […]

After sitting the first two games, designated hitter JD Martinez will likely make his National League Championship Series debut in Game 3 when the series shifts to Queens. With the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers knotted at one win apiece, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke to the media during the off-day before Game […]

St. Louis made its first big move of the offseason before the regular season even ended when the franchise announced that Chaim Bloom would lead the Cardinals’ rebuild. On one hand, this isn’t an all-out, blow-it-all-up rebuild. The Cardinals won 83 games in 2024. On the other hand, big contracts from aging veterans and a […]

Few players on the 2024 New York Yankees have been more polarizing than Gleyber Torres. Statistically, he had one of the worst seasons of his career, hitting .257 with 15 home runs in 154 games (prior to this year, he was a .267 career hitter who averaged 27 homers per season). His struggles at the […]

Mark Vientos took it personally when the Los Angeles Dodgers walked Francisco Lindor to face him in the New York Mets’ NLCS Game 2 victory on Monday. As for Lindor, he’s not surprised that Vientos made the Dodgers pay. Already down 1-0, the Dodgers elected to walk Lindor and load the bases in the top […]

Though the New York Yankees haven’t necessarily torn the cover off the ball so far in the 2024 MLB Postseason, their offense has forced opposing pitchers to work. First against the Kansas City Royals and now the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series, they continue to draw walks, work counts and force pitchers […]

If the New York Mets have runners on second and third with Francisco Lindor coming to the plate, it makes sense to walk him. The shortstop had an MVP-caliber season and was the heartbeat of a team that seems to have some magical aura around it. But if you’d rather pitch to Mets postseason hero […]

In hindsight, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez got exactly what he wanted in his 2024 contract. Was he hoping to sign a one-year deal? No, but according to his agent Rafa Nieves, he’s in an ideal situation. Nieves took to X to praise his client for his 2024 season and defend the one-year, $23.5 […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw isn’t done yet. The future Hall of Famer told the FOX broadcast team prior to Game 2 of the National League Championship Series that he plans to come back next year. Kershaw appeared in only seven games in 2024, missing the first half of the season as he recovered […]

The New York Yankees’ everyday first baseman is back. Not only is Anthony Rizzo on the ALCS roster, he is in the starting lineup for Game 1 and will bat eighth, according to the YES Network’s Jack Curry. He has not played since September 28, the penultimate day of the regular season, when Rizzo fractured […]