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Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after being thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double in the first inning. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Yankees Spoil Mattingly’s Return, Hang On To Beat Dodgers In Game 1

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Derek Jeter (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Yankees’ Derek Jeter Takes Batting Practice In Tampa

Eric Young Jr. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Mets Trade McHugh For Eric Young Jr.; Designate Cowgill For Assignment

Matt Harvey (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Mets Ace Matt Harvey Eyeing All-Star Start At Citi Field

Brian Cashman (Photo by Jason Szenes/Getty Images), Kevin Long (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Yankees GM Calls Hitting Coach Kevin Long’s Stance On Teixeira ‘Alarming’

Brian Cashman insists he’s not angry with Kevin Long. But the Yankees GM didn’t too happy with him either when discussing Mark Teixeira’s wrist woes.

2013/06/18

Matt Harvey (credit: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images) and Zack Wheeler (credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Super Tuesday Sizzle! Mets’ Harvey, Wheeler Take Mound In Doubleheader

Young ace Matt Harvey will take mound in the first game of Tuesday’s double dip in Atlanta. Then comes the main event: Zack Wheeler making his major league debut in the nightcap.

2013/06/18

Bob Costas (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Bob Costas Apologizes To Mets After Criticizing Celebration; Terry Responds

Bob Costas sent a private broadcast to the Mets on Monday: sorry!

2013/06/18

Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves arrives at home plate after hitting a ninth-inning game-winning home run against the New York Mets at Turner Field on June 17, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Braves Spoil Gee’s Shutout Bit, Hit Walk-Off Homer To Beat Mets

The Mets and Braves waited a long time to get going. Finally, at 1:22 a.m., Freddie Freeman gave Atlanta a most improbable victory.

2013/06/18

Mark Teixeira (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Yankees GM Brian Cashman Leaning Toward Placing Mark Teixeira On DL

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he’s leaning toward putting Teixeira on the DL. Cashman spoke on a conference call on Monday, an off-day for New York before it hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers in a two-game series.

2013/06/17

Zack Wheeler (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Top Pitching Prospect Zack Wheeler Eager, Excited To Make Major-League Debut

Zack Wheeler is excited about his big-league debut with the New York Mets, especially since he’ll be pitching not far from where he grew up.

2013/06/17

Bob Costas (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for The Mint Jubilee)

Keidel: Bob Costas Blurs Line Between Illuminating And Illuminati

If you consider that Costas — whose mental and semantic alacrity once made him the exemplar of sports broadcasting — is deep into the back-nine of his career, perhaps his fits of shock-jock rhetoric are somewhat expected.

2013/06/17

Schwei: Wheeler’s Debut, Nieuwenhuis’ Walk-Off, Hawkins’ 900th And More Mets Notes

Zack Wheeler is scheduled to make his major-league debut on Tuesday night in the second game of the Mets’ day/night doubleheader against the Braves in Atlanta.

2013/06/17

Babe Ruth (credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: ‘The Ultimate Blast’ — An All-Time Great Home Run Derby

Since the Midsummer Classic will be preceded by a home-run contest on the previous day, I offer this fantasy all-time Home Run Derby called “The Ultimate Blast.”

2013/06/17

Justin Turner of the Mets puts a pie in the face of teammate Kirk Nieuwenhuis after he connects on a three-run game-winning home run against the Chicago Cubs (Photo by Jason Szenes/Getty Images); Bob Costas (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Bob Costas Slams Mets’ Celebration; Players Respond On Twitter

Costas threw a bucket of cold water on Sunday’s win, calling New York’s on-field celebration an “indication of the ongoing decline of western civilization.”

2013/06/17

Bobby Parnell (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Report: General Manager Sandy Alderson Will Not Shop Closer Bobby Parnell

The Mets have arms — especially at the minor-league level — to trade for bats. But Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler aren’t the only pitchers who general manager Sandy Alderson isn’t willing to part with. Add Bobby Parnell to that list.

2013/06/17

Ian Clarkin of United States talks with Chris Okey during the 18U Baseball World Championship match between the USA and Canada at Mokdong stadium on September 8, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Yankees Reach Agreement With 1st-Round Pick Ian Clarkin

Clarkin, one of the team’s three draft picks in the opening round, has agreed to a slot-money deal worth $1,650,100, WFAN and CBSSports.com insider Jon Heyman reported.

2013/06/17

Mark Teixeira (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Yankees’ Girardi Relieved Teixeira Dealing With Wrist Inflammation, Not New Sheath Tear

“That’s a good thing,” Joe Girardi said before the team’s 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. “If he was to re-tear it, that would probably be it for the season.”

2013/06/17