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Mark Vientos hits 2 solo homers, Mets hang on to beat AL East-leading Yankees 9-7 in Subway Series

Jun. 26, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a pair of solo homers and the New York Mets held off a furious rally by the AL East-leading New York Yankees for a 9-7 win Tuesday night in the first Subway Series game of the season and their 11th victory in 14 games. Vientos led off the second and...

J.D. Davis costing Yankees prorated share of minimum, with Oakland paying New York $927,000

Jun. 25, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis will cost the New York Yankees just $389,892 for the rest of this season, a prorated share of the $740,000 major league minimum. New York acquired the infielder from Oakland on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought...

Move over Acela Corridor: It's Cleveland that suddenly has the best record in baseball

Jun. 25, 2024 22:42 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Look beyond the East Coast for the team with the top record in baseball. That's now the Cleveland Guardians. José Ramírez's three-run homer in the fourth inning lifted Cleveland to a 10-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The...

Mets closer Edwin Díaz suspended 10 games after being ejected vs Cubs for foreign substance on hand

Jun. 24, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz was suspended 10 games on Monday by Major League Baseball after his ejection from a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs for having a foreign substance on his hand. Díaz became the eighth pitcher suspended for sticky stuff since MLB...

Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer return

Jun. 24, 2024 06:04 AM EDT

In a demoralizing season for pitcher health, two Cy Young Award winners finally returned to the mound this past week. Gerrit Cole pitched four-plus innings Wednesday for the New York Yankees and Max Scherzer worked five scoreless frames Sunday for the Texas Rangers. Each right-hander...

Fried and Kelenic lead Braves over Yankees 3-1 for 8th win in 10 games after 5-game slide

Jun. 23, 2024 21:39 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried shut down the Yankees for five innings before tiring on a blistering afternoon, Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat New York 3-1 on Sunday for their eighth win in 10 games following a five-game losing streak. “We’re playing...

Jarred Kelenic thriving as Braves' replacement for Ronald Acuña Jr. as leadoff batter

Jun. 23, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jarred Kelenic has taken to hitting at the top of the Atlanta Braves' batting order. Recently moved to leadoff as the replacement for injured star Ronald Acuña Jr., Kelenic homered and drove in two runs in Sunday's 3-1 win over the New York Yankees. ...

First baseman J.D. Davis acquired by Yankees from Oakland for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans

Jun. 23, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis was acquired by the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics along with cash on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought reinforcement after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke a forearm and Giancarlo Stanton strained a hamstring. ...

Yanks' Stanton expects to miss 4 weeks with strained hamstring, 8th time on injured list in 6 years

Jun. 23, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton expects to miss about four weeks because of a strained left hamstring that caused him to go on the injured list for the eighth time in six seasons. A 34-year-old former MVP, Stanton left Saturday night’s 8-3 win over Atlanta and...

Judge hits 28th home run, Stanton hurts hamstring as Yankees beat Braves 8-3

Jun. 22, 2024 23:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 28th home run and the New York Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night as Giancarlo Stanton hurt his left hamstring. Judge had three RBIs for a major league-high...