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Boone did not blindly back his player, which was a breath of fresh air.

Aaron Boone showed he’s the rare manager with a backbone in the Josh Donaldson fiasco

May 24, 2022 at 8:43 a.m.

Time and time again, the relationship between player and manager forces the manager to mindlessly defend their player, sticking up for their guy no matter what the situation may be....

Atlanta Braves' Mike Foltynewicz, right, pauses on the mound after giving up a home run to Arizona Diamondbacks' Taijuan Walker, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Meet the exclusive club of big-league pitchers likely forever stuck on one career home run

May 7, 2022 at 9:04 a.m.

On Oct. 3, 2021, Giants' pitcher Logan Webb tucked a home run just inside the left field pole at San Francisco's Oracle Park. Four months later, Major League Baseball announced...

Cleveland Guardians right fielder Oscar Mercado is restrained during an altercation with fans after a baseball game against the New York Yankees Saturday, April 23, 2022, in New York. The Yankees won 5-4. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ugly scene at Stadium as ‘classless’ Yankees fan throw stuff at Guardians outfielders after walk-off win

April 23, 2022 at 11:18 p.m.

What should have been a joyous celebration after Gleyber Torres' walk-off hit quickly became an ugly scene at Yankee Stadium, leading Cleveland Guardians outfielder Myles Straw to say the Yankee...

Former New York Yankees pitcher David Cone throws out a ceremonial first pitch for the second game of a baseball doubleheader between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in New York. It is the 20th anniversary of Cone's perfect game. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

David Cone joining ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball booth, A-Rod and Michael Kay getting alternative broadcast

January 7, 2022 at 9:07 p.m.

For years, national baseball fans have complained that Sunday Night Baseball features the Yankees too often. Now, the league's premier nationally televised broadcast will also sound more like a Yankees...

Baltimore Orioles' manager Buck Showalter prior to a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Steve Cohen announces Buck Showalter as new Mets manager in Twitter post

December 18, 2021 at 7:29 p.m.

The Mets have found their man. Nearly three months after their 2021 season mercifully came to an end, the Mets have named a successor to Luis Rojas. On Saturday afternoon,...

Javier Baez agrees to deal with Detroit Tigers: report

November 30, 2021 at 11:14 a.m.

Javier Baez is moving on. The shortstop has agreed to a deal with the Detroit Tigers, according to multiple reports. The deal is for a reported six years and is...

Here are 21 storylines to follow for the 2021 World Series

October 25, 2021 at 1:47 p.m.

The upcoming World Series features the predictably destructive Houston Astros and the pleasantly surprising Atlanta Braves. Here are 21 of the biggest storylines surrounding the bizarre 2021 World Series. 21)...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 26: Former pitcher Jim Kaat speaks at the memorial service for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew on May 26, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Harmon Killebrew passed away on May 17, 2011 after a battle with esophageal cancer. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Jim Kaat somehow attempts slavery joke during White Sox-Astros broadcast

October 10, 2021 at 7:36 a.m.

Set the counter back to zero. An MLB broadcaster said something racist on live television again. This time — during a mid-afternoon playoff game, no less, when all the eyes...

DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 12: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets reacts during the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Coors Field on July 12, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Pete Alonso dominates Home Run Derby for second straight win: ‘I think I’m the best power hitter on the planet’

July 13, 2021 at 9:34 a.m.

Nearly every pitch Mets bench coach Dave Jauss threw was in Pete Alonso's wheelhouse, and the duo made light work of the Home Run Derby for Alonso's second straight win....

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