This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead 1959 — A crowd of 93,103 came to the Los Angeles Coliseum on “Roy Campanella Night” to show its affection for the paralyzed Dodger catcher. The Dodgers were beaten by the New York Yankees 6-2 in an ... 05/2/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
Mets fall to Cubs on disputed play at the plate For the Mets, eight innings of frustration were about to melt away. Stymied throughout Wednesday evening by Shota Imanaga and the Cubs, the Mets found an opening when they put two men in scoring ... 05/2/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link
Cubs sure Pete Alonso was out at home plate in Mets loss: ‘They made the right call’ After MLB upheld the home plate out call in the Mets' 1-0 loss to the Cubs, players on Chicago reacted to the events. 05/1/2024 - 6:09 pm | View Link
Mets lose to Cubs on controversial call at home plate: What MLB rulebook says as manager decries 'wrong call' The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs in controversial fashion on Wednesday night, with first baseman Pete Alonso being called out at the plate to end the 1-0 game ( box score ). Alonso had been ... 05/1/2024 - 4:25 pm | View Link
A 5-year-old at his 1st Tigers game gives Pérez's 1st HR ball back This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. 04/30/2024 - 9:38 am | View Link
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