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1969 World Champion Met Art Shamsky told ESPN Wednesday night, after hearing of the passing of Tom Seaver: "I saw Tom's greatness playing against him and with him. History will show he is one of the greatest pitchers ever. I'm heartbroken." Shamsky said he's thankful to have spent time with Seaver when he wrote "After The Miracle" and called him "a great teammate and friend, a special pitcher and special person."

Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer 

CB Isaac Yiadom traded to the Giants from the Broncos for a seventh-round pick in 2021, source confirms. Yiadom gives the Giants another option at cornerback. He was a third-round pick in 2018 out of Boston College.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Kevin Cash on his one-game suspension: "It's fair, warranted. I'm sorry that I'll miss tonight for sure, this is a big game." On whether he thought Chapman's suspension was warranted: "I don't know if I really have opinion or should have an opinion on it. There's other people that evaluate all types of different circumstances, so whatever they decide I would be in support of."

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Djokovic drops tiebreak, but rallies for 4-set win

Novak Djokovic fell behind when he lost a tiebreaker for the first time this year but rallied past Kyle Edmund on Wednesday to reach the third round of the US Open.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Boone on Kevin Cash's one-game suspension: "I'm not going get into judging the other side's suspension or not. I certainly thought those comments were reckless and inflammatory but, hopefully, again, moving forward cooler heads will prevail and it can be about playing baseball."

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Aaron Boone on whether Kevin Cash's comments offended him: "Not at all. Am I going to take offense to someone popping off in the heat of the moment? No chance. And tonight will give me a time to reflect on that a little bit and maybe tighten up my coaching techniques."

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

The reason I mentioned "indications" was that was Aroldis Chapman had initially decided not to appeal. Chapman said that he is now going to appeal the three-game suspension because "It was never my intention to hit anybody." Chapman is available for the Yankees tonight.

Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer 

Jon Halapio. Now No. 67 in your program.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Yankees' manager Aaron Boone said that he doesn't feel a need to clear the air or speak to Rays' manager Kevin Cash about what happened last night. Boone: “I believe it can be behind us, and should be behind us.”

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Yankees manager Aaron Boone has received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine and so has Rays' manager Kevin Cash. Boone and Cash will serve their suspensions tonight. Aroldis Chapman has received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch at the head area of Mike Brosseau.

Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer 

Among those who worked out for Giants on Wednesday was former XFL/Bills combo specialist Austin Rehkow, per source. These combo specialists could be especially valuable this season in case of a last-minute positive test. Rehkow once hit a 63-yard FG in a high school game.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Yankees lineup for Game 3 vs. Rays

Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer 

WR Golden Tate (hamstring?) was on the side working with a trainer. Seemed to be moving pretty well. Has 12 days to get ready for opener. Rookie LB Tae Crowder was also working on the side.

BBTN: Sarah Langs pinch hits for Buster, talking to Karl Ravech about Yankees-Rays and Mandy Bell about Cleveland's return for Mike Clevinger

Karl Ravech joins Sarah Langs to discuss psychological edge the Rays have on the Yankees and the postgame bench-clearing on Tuesday night, the Phillies pulling it together and making a run at the NL East crown, and the NL MVP race between Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto (6:17). Later, MLB.com’s Mandy Bell hops on to talk about Cleveland’s return for Mike Clevinger and how organization is always striving to keep the farm system stocked, the team’s offensive struggles, the tight race in the AL Central, and if Shane Bieber has any challengers for the Cy Young (30:14).

1927 Yankees diary

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  • Immerse yourself in the 1927 Yankees

    "The Diary of Myles Thomas" is an experiment in storytelling, a genre we're calling real-time historical fiction. Experience the Roaring Twenties through the eyes of a mediocre pitcher on the greatest baseball team of all time.