Two years ago, right-hander Matt Swarmer tried to stay ready during the uncertainty of a minor-league season canceled because of the pandemic. His 2020 game…
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If you were writing a how-to manual on coming back from a three-run, first-inning deficit, scoring 12 unanswered runs would be a strong start. The…
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Judge did not want a barbecue or a picnic on Monday. With the Yankees finishing a stretch of nine games…
Chris Bassitt’s early career as a Mets starter has not gone unnoticed. It’s had its highs, like the four wins and one no decision he…
In the back of Marcus Stroman’s mind, he prepared to go to third base. Stroman did not hesitate during the sixth inning of a scoreless…
When Tony La Russa was hired as Chicago White Sox manager after the 2020 season and his second DUI arrest was reported, free-agent pitcher Marcus…
Nick Plummer will remember exactly one moment from his first big-league start. The Mets’ hero of the night hadn’t recorded his first major-league hit before…
The Chicago Cubs’ process for creating another World Series contender requires again overhauling the major-league roster. There is nothing disputable about the statement. Whether this…
Pitcher Matt Swarmer, a Gov. Mifflin and Kutztown University product, will make his major league debut today for the Chicago Cubs against the Milwaukee Brewers…
Tim Anderson ranged to his left to field P.J. Higgins’ grounder in the fifth inning of Sunday’s City Series game against the Chicago Cubs at…
Johnny Cueto didn’t allow a run in his first two starts with the Chicago White Sox. But a Patrick Wisdom bloop double and a Frank…
Jeff McNeil stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with runners at the corners and his team down by one. McNeil,…
Johnny Cueto didn’t allow a run in his first two starts with the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs got to him early Saturday with two…
Perhaps all it took was the turn of a page, when the calendar flipped from April to May. During that first month of the season,…
The sports world responded to the tragic grade-school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in various ways this week, from Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s emotional…
At his best during his time with the Chicago White Sox, Dallas Keuchel pitched like a Cy Young Award candidate. But the left-hander couldn’t find…