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Steven Matz didn’t tell the Mets he was opting out from mediocrity for a trip to Abysmal-ville on Monday, but it happened. Only hours after fellow Long Island native Marcus Stroman cited coronavirus concerns and opted out for the season, Matz went to the mound at Citi Field and was adept only at leaving pitches …
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There might not be a frozen envelope involved, but conspiracy theories abounded after the Rangers won the NHL Draft lottery Monday night and with it the right to select consensus top pick, heralded Canadian left winger Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers and the seven other teams eliminated from the NHL playoff qualifying round this past week …
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The Mets took another hit Monday when Marcus Stroman announced he was opting out. Stroman cited a number of things that worried him — the obvious one being the game of chicken every ballplayer is playing on trying to avoid the virus, the immediate being the Mets’ upcoming trip to Miami, the geographic symbol of …
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The Rangers will have the chance to select a potential franchise cornerstone in Alex Lafreniere after winning the NHL draft lottery on Monday night. Lafreniere, 18, is a wunderkind Canadian winger expected to immediately make the jump to the NHL next season. He is known for his dazzling playmaking ability as well as his ability …
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The Rangers didn’t make it too far in the NHL bubble, but they did come away with a big consolation prize — the right to select Alexis Lafreniere with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. On Monday, the Blueshirts won the second phase of the draft lottery to secure the top pick …
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This equated to finding a signed confession after the DNA evidence already had allowed a case to be solved. Giancarlo Stanton going down over the weekend with yet another leg injury merely corroborated the already verified — the Yankees are going to be spending most of this decade working around Stanton. With their roster structurally, …
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Marcus Stroman is opting out. The Mets announced Monday the right-hander decided to sit out the rest of the season because of coronavirus concerns. He becomes the second Mets player to opt out, eight days after Yoenis Cespedes left the team in Atlanta without initially informing the Mets of his decision. Stroman, who had been …
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Rachael Ray is “grateful” after her upstate New York house burned in a blaze Sunday night. “Thank you to our local first responders for being kind and gracious and saving what they could of our home,” Ray, 51, tweeted on Monday of her Lake Luzerne house. “Grateful that my mom, my husband, my dog… we’re …
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Leah McSweeney didn’t leave much to the imagination during her first “RHONY” reunion. The Married to the Mob founder and designer, 37, sported a jaw-dropping sheer black mesh look comprised of a crop top, skirt, fingerless gloves and face mask, all made by lingerie designer Sandra Gagalo and styled by Phil Gomez. “First, I was …
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Clint Frazier is about to receive another major league chance. The Yankees on Monday announced that they were sending Thairo Estrada to their alternate site. They did not announce a corresponding move, which will come before Tuesday’s home game against the Braves. But two sources told The Post the plan was to promote Frazier. With …