Follow New York Times - Baseball, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/new-york-times-d-baseball Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:50:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXMRUQqyKs_oZs0ohxaO6Yr After 18 months of pandemic parenting isolation, the writer Jon Mooallem knew just where the cure might lie: a minor-league baseball game in eastern Washington.Outside Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians.]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXMRUQqyKs_oZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUkA4RKnTcUgJs0ohxaO6Yr Fighting for their postseason life, the Yankees got embarrassed at home, again, despite having Gerrit Cole on the mound.In Gerrit Cole’s brutal start against Cleveland on Sunday he allowed more hits than he had in his last 131 starts. It may have knocked him out of contention for the Cy Young Award.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:51:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUkA4RKnTcUgJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWVr3SApC98e-zdsCmHakzH Jose Abreu is known for picking up checks, crowding the plate and driving in runs — a lot of runs. He is quiet in the news media, but his teammates have plenty to say about him.]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 16:14:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWVr3SApC98e-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXeAY2ggfljbuzdsCmHakzH The Somerset Patriots lost cars and equipment to Hurricane Ida’s aftermath — and had fish swimming in the on-deck circle — but the Yankees affiliate returned home a week later.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXeAY2ggfljbuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXeAY2ggfljbnn9ye8UNv30 ‘I just think that’s what being a New Yorker is all about, being hungry for more,’ said Noah Syndergaard, an avid reader.Noah Syndergaard, who has been sidelined by an injury, has turned to reading. “I am not just a robot-athlete baseball player,” he said.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXeAY2ggfljbnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXFlZUxRkxWuHn9ye8UNv30 Distressed by soaring salaries, he sold the team a year after they beat Kansas City in the 1980 World Series. “We hoped common sense would prevail,’’ he said. “But it didn’t.”Ruly Carpenter, the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, received a champagne bath from the pitcher Ron Reed after the team defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates to clinch the National League East title in 1978. The Phillies won the division three times before finally winning the pennant, and the World Series, in 1980.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:06:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXFlZUxRkxWuHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NVVkmDNB2CsU5s0ohxaO6Yr Still an ace at 40, Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals is having his best season in years. His secret? “It starts with a game of catch.”Adam Wainwright is 16-7 with a 2.88 E.R.A. this year. He’s thrown three complete games and is on pace for his most innings since 2014. ]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:45:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NVVkmDNB2CsU5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXACY864RlIql1cWWor9YPv His Brewers could win 100 games and his players can’t believe he’s never won the Manager of the Year Award. That he’s doing it at home in Milwaukee is icing on the cake.]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:45:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NXACY864RlIql1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUAYN2DMg6EA-zdsCmHakzH Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is having a season for the ages, but he’ll have a hard time catching Shohei Ohtani.Vladimir Guerrero’s home run on Monday gave him 45 for the season, one more than Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:44:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUAYN2DMg6EA-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NVfDVHOJtgoRcb1naedg1wr The Mets shortstop homered three times in Sunday’s win but tempers flared after he implied the Yankees were cheating.The Mets’ Francisco Lindor became the first player to hit three homers in a Subway Series game.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:41:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NVfDVHOJtgoRcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NU85LCdNVkgVF1cWWor9YPv Max Scherzer reached the 3,000-strikeout milestone, tossing an immaculate inning and flirting with a perfect game. His first strikeout victim remembers similar dominance.Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers recorded the 3,000th strikeout of his career in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game against the San Diego Padres.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 02:52:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NU85LCdNVkgVF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUcdXfaNKn__ilmFkX7M1Jw In a season of highs and lows for the Yankees and the Mets, the teams split the first two games of a series. But they joined each other in a moment of unity on Saturday.Saturday’s game between the Mets and the Yankees at Citi Field had New Yorkers coming together to honor the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Regular chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A!” erupted from the crowd. ]]> Sun, 12 Sep 2021 18:59:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUcdXfaNKn__ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWSnjPeuEzduF1cWWor9YPv Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.Trevor Bauer was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers this off-season. He made 17 starts for the team before he was placed on administrative leave.]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:06:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWSnjPeuEzduF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWanBUvHRVsHJs0ohxaO6Yr A treasure trove of sortable statistics for managers gives fans the ability to track their team’s tendencies on things like stolen bases, intentional walks, ejections and, yes, bunts.Andrew Benintendi of the Kansas City Royals attempted a bunt in the first inning of a game in May. That was no surprise considering the tendencies of Manager Mike Matheny.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:27:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWanBUvHRVsHJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWb7ffuBeXdTiejEQ2Mq9rY “I forgot how good that feels,” the former Yankees captain said as the crowd greeted him in Cooperstown with a warm, familiar salute.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:02:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWb7ffuBeXdTiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUpt1jlfe7s9V1cWWor9YPv Over the years, Derek Jeter took plenty of criticism for his fielding. But his spot at the center of a Yankees dynasty was far from coincidental.Jeter’s signature move, at least defensively, was to catch the ball on the run to his right and then leap in the air before throwing the ball to first. “He had an absolute cannon,” Andrew Velazquez said.]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:00:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUpt1jlfe7s9V1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWr9BfSDBkBspVjH6qdYdAk Fifteen years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 17 people from the Negro leagues. The election came with some controversy and has been followed by silence.The Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony in 2006 included 17 people from the Negro leagues and their predecessors. For many, the story became about who did not get in.]]> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:04:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWr9BfSDBkBspVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUE5nNuBk7NCSlmFkX7M1Jw As the team returns from a disappointing road trip, and hits the stretch run of September, its margin for error is still “razor-thin.”Aaron Judge, left, celebrating with Rougned Odor, has been healthy and productive, giving the Yankees reason for optimism.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:29:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUE5nNuBk7NCSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUE5nNuBk7NCSejEQ2Mq9rY September began with a crowded field contending for wild-card spots. Each team has its own challenges, Boston’s coronavirus issues chief among them.Kevin Plawecki wore a mask in the dugout on Wednesday. The Red Sox have been dealing with a coronavirus outbreak.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:56:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NUE5nNuBk7NCSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWo5NZGPqNk9cb1naedg1wr For more than a decade, a group of Major League Baseball’s umpires has convened by phone to pursue spiritual solace.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/4AQGmaYz9NWo5NZGPqNk9cb1naedg1wr