• Mike Trout mocks blown call in Phillies’ win over Braves

    Mike Trout mocks blown call in Phillies’ win over Braves

    Even three-time AL MVP Mike Trout could not believe the blown replay call in the ninth inning that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 win Sunday night in Atlanta. Phillies third baseman Alec
  • 2021 MLB storylines: Innings count, Dodgers repeat, Tony La Russa’s return

    2021 MLB storylines: Innings count, Dodgers repeat, Tony La Russa’s return

    A look at the top five storylines heading into the 2021 MLB season, which begins on Thursday: 1. Teams all face a math problem — how do they add up to 1,400? That is roughly how many innings a
  • The Mets are wasting peak Jacob deGrom: Sherman

    The Mets are wasting peak Jacob deGrom: Sherman

    Jacob deGrom is the pitching Mike Trout. We are watching genius wasted by organizations unable to build championship contenders despite being gifted the head start of someone who is the best at what they do. Trout has played three playoff games in a decade, none of them wins. One postseason appearance for the best player …
  • The heated phone call behind ‘Vegas’ Dave Oancea’s $3.8 million Mike Trout card sale

    The heated phone call behind ‘Vegas’ Dave Oancea’s $3.8 million Mike Trout card sale

    A record sale wasn’t enough for “Vegas” Dave Oancea. The outlandish betting guru sold Mike Trout’s one-of-a-kind 2009 Bowman superfractor rookie card for a record-shattering $3.84 million at an auction this weekend. Before the sale made headlines, Oancea took a call from the soon-to-be buyer. This Mike Trout card sold for $3.8 million “[The card] …
  • Mike Trout and wife Jessica announce the birth of their son Beckham

    Mike Trout and wife Jessica announce the birth of their son Beckham

    The newest Los Angeles Angels fan has arrived. On Saturday, Mike Trout and wife Jessica announced the birth of their first child, son Beckham Aaron, who was born Thursday. Yes, the three-time MVP’s son’s initials are BAT. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike Trout (@miketrout) on Aug 1, 2020 at 3:34pm …
  • MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    It may be orchestrated. It could be social media momentum. Or, possibly, it is simply players expressing their desire to get back on the field. Whatever the case may be, several of baseball’s big names have taken to Twitter with a simple message: “Tell us when and where.” From Mike Trout to Pete Alonso, Blake …
  • Yankees mailbag: How Gleyber Torres can become perennial MVP contender

    Yankees mailbag: How Gleyber Torres can become perennial MVP contender

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Let’s say Gleyber Torres plays for the Yankees through his 37-year-old season, which is the better Gleyber …
  • Mike Trout’s big worry over MLB’s ‘pretty crazy’ Arizona plan

    Mike Trout’s big worry over MLB’s ‘pretty crazy’ Arizona plan

    The plan to start the Major League Baseball season after the coronavirus shutdown is lifted seems a little fishy to the sport’s biggest star. Los Angeles Angels outfielder and reigning AL MVP Mike Trout sounds skeptical about the proposal being discussed to play games in Arizona without fans while sequestering players and staff in nearby …
  • What coronavirus has stolen from MLB

    What coronavirus has stolen from MLB

    Jacob deGrom would have thrown one of the first pitches of the 2020 season, shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Perhaps 20 minutes later and 205 miles to the south of Citi Field, Gerrit Cole would have unleashed the first pitch of the rest of his life. So much is being lost to the coronavirus pandemic. …