Yankees turn focus toward October as Aaron Judge sits in loss
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Yankees turn focus toward October as Aaron Judge sits in loss

A day after the Yankees clinched the AL East title, they turned their focus to the postseason. Aaron Judge wasn’t in the lineup Friday despite having homered in five straight games and having 58 on the season. Aaron Boone said Judge would play during the last regular-season series against Pittsburgh…

David Stearns saw no easy way out of Mets-Braves series debacle
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David Stearns saw no easy way out of Mets-Braves series debacle

MILWAUKEE — David Stearns isn’t pointing any fingers for the logistical fiasco the Mets could be facing over the next few days.  In his first public comments since the final two games of the Mets-Braves series were postponed by Hurricane Helene, the Mets president of baseball operations on Friday said…

Mark Vientos accomplished ‘hardest thing to do’ in his Mets breakout
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Mark Vientos accomplished ‘hardest thing to do’ in his Mets breakout

MILWAUKEE — Mark Vientos’ .851 OPS ranked fourth in baseball among third basemen entering play Thursday. His .523 slugging percentage was third. His 26 home runs in 107 major league games represented a 39-homer pace for a complete, 162-game season. Mark Vientos reacts after striking out during the Mets’ loss…

Michael Kay offers ,000 bounty if ‘lowlifes’ can prove Brian Cashman theory
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Michael Kay offers $10,000 bounty if ‘lowlifes’ can prove Brian Cashman theory

Michael Kay came out swinging against Yankees fans who believe he’s a mouthpiece for Brian Cashman. During “The Michael Kay Show” on Wednesday, the Yankees longtime play-by-play broadcaster lambasted the “mouthbreathing lowlifes” on social media who thought he was getting “marching orders” from the Yankees general manager by suggesting that…

Mets’ J.D. Martinez may return to lineup vs. Braves, Chris Sale
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Mets’ J.D. Martinez may return to lineup vs. Braves, Chris Sale

ATLANTA — J.D. Martinez is a veteran of many important late-season games, but that experience doesn’t carry much weight as a slumping player. And Martinez is certainly slumping. He arrived at Truist Park on Tuesday in an 0-for-32 nosedive, prompting manager Carlos Mendoza to exclude him from the starting lineup…