MIAMI — Trea Turner had faced Venezuelan right-hander Silvino Bracho exactly once in her career. “Go watch the climax of the at-bat,” he told me just before I interviewed him on FS1. “Bad?” I asked. “So bad,” Turner replied. The at-bat game took place on September 26, 2016, in the ninth inning of a game … Read more
PEORIA, Ariz. — The Mariners suffered their first significant injury of the season after an MRI revealed Friday that Dylan Moore had a Grade 1 left oblique strain and would start the season on the 10-day IL. Moore, who recently signed an $8.75 million three-year extension, was expected to play a more pronounced role in … Read more
Spring training numbers don’t matter, according to conventional wisdom. These players are not Really try, and most of the time, teams don’t field rosters that are consistently full of major league talent. That can’t be entirely true, however. For one thing, major league teams make decisions based on spring training — there are literally positional … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets will be reimbursed for Edwin Díaz’s salary during the star’s time on the injured list after suffering a torn patellar tendon during the World Baseball Classic, league sources have confirmed to Athleticism. The Mets won’t end up paying Díaz because the injury happened while he was competing in the … Read more
PHOENIX — Team USA entered Wednesday’s game against Colombia knowing that a victory sealed a date for them in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. In a roster brimming with superstars and a handful of future Hall of Famers, it was once again captain Mike Trout who led the way, going 3 for 4 … Read more
Closest New York Mets star Edwin Díaz appeared to suffer a right leg injury while celebrating on the Puerto Rico field at the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: Díaz needed some help off the pitch after celebrating with his teammates following a 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic. He … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After more than a week of tests, medical opinions and doctor visits, including a period during which Jose Quintana feared a life-changing diagnosis, the Mets have both an answer and a starter plan of action to deal with their ill condition. Quintana will undergo a bone transplant to repair a … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For a brief period, camp for the Mets was bucolic. With few exceptions, all 62 players were healthy. Nothing notable went wrong. And while things could still turn back in the Mets’ favor, worrying cracks have appeared in the team’s pitching staff over the past week. First it was José … Read more
PHOENIX — Two countries on parallel ends of the international baseball spectrum collide tonight as the United States, defending World Baseball Classic champions, host Great Britain in the American Southwest. But for all the bravado and pageantry that comes with winning, for the players it’s ultimately about what’s written on the chest of their uniform. … Read more
Due to time zone issues with hosting an event in multiple hemispheres, the World Baseball Classic, thus far, has had a staggered schedule. Pools A and B, in Taichung and Tokyo, respectively, have already seen each of its teams play at least two matches, while Pools C and D, in Phoenix and Miami, have yet … Read more