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More than a decade has passed since the Marlins had a winning season. They’ve spent the past two years buried at the bottom of the National League. They have the second-smallest payroll in the league. They endured a COVID-19 outbreak, afflicting 18 players, suspending their season for eight days and keeping them from home since …
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Friday night wasn’t a complete loss. Masahiro Tanaka looked like his October version, tossing five shutout innings to give the Yankees’ starting rotation a needed boost. That’s where the positives end. The Yankees usual potent bats couldn’t solve the Rays’ deep bullpen and fell, 1-0, to open this four-game series at Tropicana Field in St. …
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Native New Yorker Kemba Walker admits he almost came home last summer to play for the Knicks. But they couldn’t land another star, and the rest is history. Walker ended up in Boston – currently third in the Eastern Conference, bound for the playoffs – while the Knicks have ended up bound for the lottery. …
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Mets star Pete Alonso’s undeniable persistence shaped him into the face of the franchise he represents today. During an interview with ESPN, Alonso revealed that during his time playing for the University of Florida, he received backlash from both his teammates and roommates over his long-distance relationship with Haley Renee Walsh, who is now the …
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Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was charged Friday with four counts of robbery with a firearm in Florida, Broward State Attorney Mike Satz announced. Baker, 22, was formally charged in connection with his May 13 arrest along with Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar in Miramar. He is accused of stealing cash and watches from four men …
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PHILADELPHIA — No doubt, no debate, over where the worry can be found within this Yankees paradise. Even after committing a record sum to an elite starting pitcher last winter, even as that well-compensated, elite starting pitcher has performed well out of the gate to help the Yankees win nine of their first 12 games …
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There is no Eli Manning now in front of him on the depth chart, no Eli Manning in the quarterback room, no Eli Manning in the socially distanced locker room, no awkward Eli Manning questions for Daniel Jones to answer. But because icons leave giant footsteps to fill when they retire, there will be Eli …
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It should be no surprise that fans in the city that once booed Santa Claus would be able to give the Phillies a home-field advantage — even when they’re not allowed in the ballpark. For a second straight day with the Yankees in town, a group of fans gathered outside the center-field gates at Citizens …
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Key numbers suggest the Mets are a solid team offensively, despite their mediocre scoring output. Start with an on-base percentage of .350 that ranked second in the major leagues as Thursday’s play began, 117 hits (second in the majors) and .261 batting average (third in the majors). And yet the Mets were averaging just 3.92 …
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PHILADELPHIA — Remember that seven-game winning streak the Yankees carried into South Philly on Wednesday night? A loss in the first of two games that evening killed the run but a nightcap win put the Yankees in a position to cop two of three from Joe Girardi’s Phillies at Citizens Bank Park before flying to …
More than a decade has passed since the Marlins had a winning season. They’ve spent the past two years buried at the bottom of the National League. They have the second-smallest payroll in the league. They endured a COVID-19 outbreak, afflicting 18 players, suspending their season for eight days and keeping them from home since …
