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Juan Soto comes up big in unexpected way in Mets' seventh straight win

On one occasion, the Phillies regretted taking a chance against Juan Soto. On two occasions, they did not bother. None of these three involved Soto in the batter’s box. The Mets did not make Soto their $765 million man because of his left arm, but that throwing arm still helped them win a game. “I […]

New Yankee 'sticking with the process' despite slow start at plate

CLEVELAND — When Cody Bellinger was piling up the hits across the Grapefruit League this spring, Aaron Boone joked that he should pace himself for the regular season. Of course, it is not that simple, but almost a month into the season, Bellinger is still trying to settle into a groove at the plate. “Obviously […]

Young infielder makes Mets' looming roster decision even tougher with big swing

On Wednesday morning, manager Carlos Mendoza surveyed the fringes of the Mets position-player group and acknowledged, “It’s not going to be an easy decision” regarding who leaves when Jeff McNeil returns, which is expected Friday. By Wednesday afternoon, Brett Baty had made that already-hard decision a little bit more difficult. In what essentially amounted to […]

Veteran's hot bat forces Yankees strategy change

CLEVELAND — Aaron Boone had wanted to get Paul Goldschmidt a day off during the Yankees’ 13-day, 13-game stretch that came to an end on Wednesday. The veteran’s bat would not allow it. So Boone compromised by making him the DH on Wednesday and Goldschmidt just kept hitting, racking up three hits in the 5-1 […]

White Sox vs. Twins odds, predictions: MLB best bets Thursday

The White Sox visit the Twins, and I haven’t been this excited since I secured a pair of tickets to the Hartford Yard Goats pickleball paddle giveaway day. Chris Paddack throws for Minnesota. The seven-year vet has surrendered 14 runs on 18 hits in 17 ¹/₃ innings. The Chisox’s rookie Shane Smith has pitched well […]

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