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David Wright's No. 5 to be retired by New York Mets on July 19
NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright's No. 5 will be retired by the New York Mets before a July 19 game against Cincinnati, the team said Monday. Wright's number will be the 10th retired by the Mets, the sixth since Steve Cohen bought the team ahead of the 2021 season. Wright also will...
Fernando Valenzuela's presence looms large over Dodger Stadium at the World Series opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela was on the minds of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Friday’s opener of the World Series between the storied franchises. An informal memorial at a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium that popped up soon after the pitcher's...
Yankees vs Dodgers: The World Series' most frequent rivalry through the years
In the beginning, the World Series matchup of the Dodgers against the Yankees was a kind of charming intra-city showdown of two New York City boroughs, blue collar Brooklyn, equipped with a neighborhood called Gravesend, against the pretentious Bronx, with the fancy Grand Concourse. ...
