• Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman shows off massive muscles in shirtless workout

    Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman shows off massive muscles in shirtless workout

    Noah Syndergaard isn’t the only star pitcher going shirtless around here. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman on Saturday shared an Instagram video of himself tossing pitches partially unclad, and it seems his massive muscles only continue to grow during baseball’s coronavirus shutdown. “Bullpen day,” the 32-year-old pitcher wrote alongside the social-media post. Long regarded as one …
  • Mets mailbag: Marcus Stroman’s future rides on ironic trade possibility

    Mets mailbag: Marcus Stroman’s future rides on ironic trade possibility

    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 Mets. Any update on [Michael] Conforto’s oblique? — @PatCollins63 Conforto is taking regular batting practice and team officials …
  • Derek Jeter honors Anthony Causi with famous photo of Yankees captain

    Derek Jeter honors Anthony Causi with famous photo of Yankees captain

    The list of New York athletes to publicly mourn the tragic death of New York Post sports photographer Anthony Causi continues to grow. After Causi, who passed at 48, lost his battle with the coronavirus late Sunday night, many of those who work in New York sports took to social media to honor the longtime …
  • Mets mailbag: Figuring out the inevitable Noah Syndergaard contract mess

    Mets mailbag: Figuring out the inevitable Noah Syndergaard contract mess

    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 Mets. With Noah [Syndergaard] out all of 2020 and probably at least half of 2021 and probably due …
  • Mets might be MLB’s biggest loser in the coronavirus era

    Mets might be MLB’s biggest loser in the coronavirus era

    There are 30 losers. Some lose less, some lose a lot more when it comes to major league teams during the coronavirus pandemic. The Orioles lose less. They were going to have trouble drawing spectators this year. They get to run time off the horrible contracts of Alex Cobb and, especially, Chris Davis without paying …
  • Two pitches may have led to Noah Syndergaard’s elbow issues

    Two pitches may have led to Noah Syndergaard’s elbow issues

    You can be sure of one thing. No one will work harder to come back from Tommy John surgery than Noah Syndergaard. “This guy works like no one else,’’ former Mets manager and current adviser Terry Collins told The Post this week. “This kid worked his ass off to be better and asked all the …
  • Pete Alonso defends Noah Syndergaard after surgery causes coronavirus backlash

    Pete Alonso defends Noah Syndergaard after surgery causes coronavirus backlash

    Pete Alonso is going to bat for Noah Syndergaard. The Mets first baseman took issue with a Sports Illustrated story examining if pitchers should be getting Tommy John surgery while the nation’s health care system is strained by the coronavirus pandemic and after several states imposed a ban on non-essential surgery in order to free …
  • Mets mailbag: Noah Syndergaard fallout, plan for Andres Gimenez

    Mets mailbag: Noah Syndergaard fallout, plan for Andres Gimenez

    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 Mets. If they are going to try to squeeze as many games as possible into this season (doubleheaders, …
  • Losing Noah Syndergaard isn’t shaking Steven Matz’s Mets confidence

    Losing Noah Syndergaard isn’t shaking Steven Matz’s Mets confidence

    It’s anyone’s guess when — or if — baseball will be played this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Steven Matz says he believes the Mets will still be able to contend, even after the loss of Noah Syndergaard to Tommy John surgery. “It’s hard to replace a guy like Noah,’’ Matz said by …
  • Doctors have coronavirus concerns about Noah Syndergaard’s elbow surgery

    Doctors have coronavirus concerns about Noah Syndergaard’s elbow surgery

    The tug-of-war between individual rights and sacrifice for the greater good has spilled into the sports arena with Noah Syndergaard’s looming Tommy John surgery. The Mets right-hander is scheduled to undergo surgery Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla., to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, with a rehab that will keep him sidelined into the …