Rays starter Ryan Pepiot departs with leg bruise after getting hit by 107.5 mph line drive
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sundayโs game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte.
As Mets retire his No. 16, Dwight Gooden tells fans he wanted to `make things right with you guys'
Honored by the New York Mets with the retirement of his No. 16 on Sunday, Dwight Gooden recounted how his career in Queens was cut short by drugs and alcohol, forcing him to sign across town ahead of the 1996 seasons.
AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%
San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest.
Alonso hits tying HR in 9th, Mets rally past Tigers 2-1 in nightcap for 1st win of season
Pete Alonso launched a tying homer leading off the ninth inning, Tyrone Taylor lined a game-winning single and the New York Mets โ after going 13 innings without a hit โ rallied past the Detroit Tigers 2-1 for their first victory of the season and a doubleheader split.
Carson Kellyโs 3-run homer in 10th helps undefeated Tigers beat Mets, who fall to 0-4
Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers extended their best start in almost a decade with a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets, who fell to 0-4 for the first time since 2005.
Hoskins has 4 RBIs in Brewers' contentious 7-6 win as Mets' Ramรญrez ejected for throwing behind him
Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan Ramรญrez was ejected for throwing behind the Milwaukee designated hitterโs back the Brewersโ 7-6 victory over the New York Mets.
Former Mets GM Billy Eppler suspended through World Series for fabricating injuries
Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded he and other team employees fabricated injuries to create open roster spots.
Domingo Germรกn cut by Yanks 5 months after perfect game, 3 months after starting alcohol treatment
Domingo Germรกn became a free agent when he refused an outright assignment to the minor leagues from the New York Yankees, five months after he pitched Major League Baseballโs 24th perfect game and three months after he entered alcohol abuse treatment.
MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years.
Max Scherzer scheduled to start against Tigers this week in Detroit, and Justin Verlander might, too
Two of the best players from the competitive Detroit Tigers teams of last decade will return to the city this week, as Max Scherzer comes back from a suspension and Justin Verlander hopes to make his season debut.