Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The New York Mets announced that pitcher Zack Wheeler will be shut down for the remainder of the 2013 season. Wheeler, whom the club said is healthy, finished with a 7-5 record and 3.42 earned […]
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – Alex Rodriguez surpassed Lou Gehrig as Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in grand slams during Friday’s 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Rodriguez’s blast off Giants reliever George Kontos in the bottom of the […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – David Wright will be in the New York Mets’ lineup for the first time in seven weeks after the team activated the All-Star third baseman from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Wright, sidelined since […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Atlanta Braves activated Jason Heyward from the disabled list on Friday and the outfielder wore a protective mask on his batting helmet against the Cubs. Heyward had surgery last month to repair a fractured […]
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will retire following the 2013 season. Pettitte previously retired in February 2011 and spent the year away from professional baseball. He returned to the Yankees in 2012. “I’m announcing […]
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) – New York Mets third baseman David Wright could return to the lineup on Friday night when the club opens a three-game set against the Phillies in Philadelphia. Wright has been on the disabled list since […]
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Jered Weaver has been scratched from Friday’s scheduled start against Seattle, the team has announced. Weaver had been experiencing tightness in his right forearm during an outing in Minnesota […]
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) – Seattle Mariners principal owner Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away Thursday in his native Japan, the team has announced. He was 85 years old. Yamauchi, the retired chairman of video-game giant Nintendo who purchased the team from […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – There was a moment on Sept. 5 when I thought to myself, wow, the New York Yankees are really going to do this, aren’t they? The Yankees had come into the opener of a series […]
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) – After meeting with renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews, New York Mets ace Matt Harvey will delay surgery to his right elbow and continue the rehabilitation process in hopes of pitching in 2014. Harvey has a […]