Steve Blass pitched in parts of 10 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won a World Series title in 1971, earned an All-Star selection the following season and retired from the diamond a few years later. In many ways, he…
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Baseball Takes ‘Step Toward Where It Should Be’ With All-Star Move
Steve Blass pitched in parts of 10 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won a World Series title in 1971, earned an All-Star selection the following season and retired from the diamond a few years later. In many ways, he…
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Pitchers Are Hitting Again, So Injuries Will Follow
The good news is that there will be a baseball season. The pandemic jeopardized and then truncated last year’s schedule. Next year is an open question, because the collective bargaining agreement between the players and the owners expires Dec. 1….
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Mariners’ Team President Hands the Union a Weapon
Until Monday, Kevin Mather was the president and chief executive of a Major League Baseball team with two dubious distinctions. His franchise, the Seattle Mariners, is woeful, both currently and historically. It is the only team to never reach the…
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‘You’ve Got to Do as Best as You Can to Protect the Players’
As far as Dr. Anthony S. Fauci can recall, last season was the first time his life was almost completely devoid of watching baseball. “Much to my great pain,” he said in an interview with The New York Times on…
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Baseball writers don’t want Curt Schilling’s name removed from Hall of Fame ballot
More On: curt schilling Whining Curt Schilling better not get his way Curt Schilling wants off Hall of Fame ballot following snub, blasts ‘cowards’ No one elected to Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of 2021 Inside The Post’s 11 ballots…
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Francisco Lindor Talks Mets, Pizza and Contract Extensions
Francisco Lindor was caught in an awkward position on Monday: eager to show enthusiasm about joining a new team while not forgetting about the one he left behind. Lindor, a superstar shortstop, spent nine years growing and developing in Cleveland’s…
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Baseball Had a Successful Season. The Tricky Part Is Doing It Again.
When Julio Urias struck out Willy Adames of the Tampa Bay Rays to secure the World Series title for the Los Angeles Dodgers last week, it capped an arduous achievement for baseball. There were months of bitter negotiations between Major…
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Clayton Kershaw Steadies Dodgers and Puts a World Series Within Reach
There was no crazy comebacks this time, no stumbling, staggering routes to home plate and no wild outfield celebration like the night before. Some relative normalcy returned to the World Series on Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers inched closer…
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World Series: Dodgers Top the Rays in Game 3 With a Stellar Pitching Performance
ARLINGTON, Texas — Walker Buehler wore a blue sweatshirt in the dugout and the contented smile of someone who had successfully completed his job. He had just provided the Los Angeles Dodgers with a commanding pitching performance worthy of the…
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The Yankees Turn to a 21-Year-Old Rookie for His Unflappability
SAN DIEGO — In an exhibition game just before the season began on July 23, the Yankees pitching prospect Deivi Garcia started a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In the words of Manager Aaron Boone, he didn’t look very good….
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It Took a While, but the Yankees Win a Doozy
CLEVELAND — At one point in the eighth inning of the epic Game 2 of the wild-card series between the Yankees and the Indians, Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela looked back at the clock on the giant scoreboard at Progressive…
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Opinion: #BoycottMLB brigade is not the kind of fans baseball wants
In a mystifying development, people who apparently are baseball fans starved for the game’s return are joining a #BoycottMLB movement on Twitter. They’ve waited months for the return of the game they love, and now that it’s almost here, they…
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Away from baseball, Jose Reyes is pursuing his musical passion
Just a few hours before he answered his phone to chat with the Post, Jose Reyes drove by Citi Field. “I’ve got good memories there,” the Mets’ longtime shortstop said on Thursday. “Shea was my favorite stadium. Very good memories…
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