Jazz Chisholm gains ‘little brother’ at Little League Classic
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Jazz Chisholm gains ‘little brother’ at Little League Classic

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Most Yankees will take away memories from their first foray into the Little League Classic. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will take away a “little brother.” Upon landing in Williamsport on Sunday, the Yankees infielder boarded the club’s shuttle bus and took a seat next to Russell McGee, who…

Mets fans heated over Brandon Nimmo home run call during Roku broadcast
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Mets fans heated over Brandon Nimmo home run call during Roku broadcast

Mets fans were saying “OMG” on Sunday but it wasn’t for anything good.  The series finale between the Mets and Marlins was broadcast as part of the Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff package with Marlins announcer Paul Severino doing play-by-play and Anthony Recker from MLB Networking doing analysis.  But the stylings…

Mets’ Christian Scott set to take next step in rehab process
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Mets’ Christian Scott set to take next step in rehab process

Christian Scott should soon start throwing from 120 feet in what would be another step forward in the rookie right-hander’s potential return from the strained UCL he suffered July 22. “Everything feels good,’’ Scott said Saturday after another throwing session before the Mets’ 4-0 win over the Marlins at Citi…

Ray Knight says this year’s Mets benefited from early adversity
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Ray Knight says this year’s Mets benefited from early adversity

Ray Knight still follows the Mets as much as possible, and the 1986 World Series MVP is happy they’ve turned around their season and are challenging for a playoff position. “Always follow the Mets. Just happy that they’ve begun to play good baseball, solid baseball,” Knight said Saturday at Fanatics…

Francisco Alvarez’s power outage not worrying Mets hitting coach
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Francisco Alvarez’s power outage not worrying Mets hitting coach

The lack of home runs doesn’t bother Eric Chavez. That’s not the problem, the Mets hitting coach believes, when it comes to Francisco Alvarez’s extended slump. “Literally what I told him, I said: ‘Everybody wants to talk about homers, everybody wants to jump right into the homers.’ I told him:…

Mets’ implosion against A’s deals another blow to wild-card hopes
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Mets’ implosion against A’s deals another blow to wild-card hopes

After getting demolished by the Mariners in a three-game sweep in Seattle, the Mets returned home and lost a series to the A’s, as their wild-card hopes took another hit.  Thursday’s 7-6 loss at Citi Field was especially ugly considering they blew an early 5-0 lead with Jose Quintana on…