Baseball world mourns Tom Seaver on social media
The death of "Tom Terrific," still the face of the Mets franchise, set off a flood of tributes on Twitter and beyond.
The death of "Tom Terrific," still the face of the Mets franchise, set off a flood of tributes on Twitter and beyond.
Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Mets to a World Series title in 1969 and won three Cy Young Awards, died Monday at age 75.
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."
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.
Michael Conforto went 4 for 5 with a homer and five RBI, Pete Alonso hit a lengthy solo shot and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak.
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."
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.
Mark breaks down all aspects of the Yankees-Rays incident from Tuesday night and reveals what sort of conversations occur behind the scenes with regards to these situations.
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."
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."
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman and manager Aaron Boone and Rays manager Kevin Cash were all suspended for an incident Tuesday night.
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.
Jon Halapio. Now No. 67 in your program.
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.”
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.
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.
Yankees lineup for Game 3 vs. Rays
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.
We listen to Buster Olney's E:60 piece on Mets 1B Pete Alonso, the discuss Alonso's rise with Buster. Jeremy also talks to Olympic Track and Field great Charlie Moore about his career, and the perspective he has on life after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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).
The guys debate whether or not Chapman's pitch was intentional. Plus, Roger Goodell discusses the upcoming NFL season.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 21 | 14 | .600 | - | W3 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Miami | 16 | 16 | .500 | 3.5 | L1 |
| New York | 16 | 21 | .432 | 6 | W1 |
| Washington | 12 | 22 | .353 | 8.5 | L5 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 53 | 19 | .736 | - | W4 |
| Boston | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18 | L1 |
| New York | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 | W1 |
"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.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 420 | 225 |
| Buffalo | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 314 | 259 |
| New York | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 276 | 359 |
| Miami | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 306 | 494 |
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 385 | 354 |
| Dallas | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 434 | 321 |
| New York | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 341 | 451 |
| Washington | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 266 | 435 |




