Spring Training

Mets Expect Santana To Make Spring Training Debut Next Week

Santana took another step forward in a light bullpen Wednesday. It was the second time on a mound for the ace since Feb. 19, after which his workload was backed down over concerns his arm strength wasn’t where it needed to be.

2013/03/07

Johan Santana (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Report: Mets Expect Johan Santana To Start Season On DL

Will Santana be ready to take the ball on April 1? According to the Mets’ “private expectations,” well, probably not.

2013/03/05

Irked Santana Throws Off Mound; Mets’ Nieuwenhuis Bruises Knee

Mets starter Johan Santana threw off a mound at the team’s facility on Sunday, one day after general manager Sandy Alderson said the two-time Cy Young Award winner would need 10 more days to build up enough arm strength to pitch in an exhibition game.

2013/03/04

Curtis Granderson (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Sweeny: So Much For The Curtis Granderson Experiment In Left Field

Girardi feels as if making the outfield switch might be asking too much, and wants to give Granderson a better comfort level when he returns.

2013/03/03

Yankees Beat Red Sox 5-2 With Only One Regular In Starting Lineup

New York beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Sunday in a game likely to be very different from the teams’ opening-day.

2013/03/03

Tougher Penalties For MLB Drug Violations Will Have To Wait Until 2014 Season

Baseball players’ union head Michael Weiner says toughening penalties for drug violations will have to wait until the 2014 season.

2013/03/03

Matt Harvey (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)

Harvey Settles Down After Early Trouble, Mets Tie Miami 8-8

Harvey gave up a leadoff homerun to Marlins prospect Christian Yelich before settling down to strike out four in 2 2-3 innings, and the New York Mets and Miami tied 8-8 on Saturday.

2013/03/02

Ivan Nova (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Successful Start For Nova, Yanks Beat Tigers 10-3

Nova allowed an infield single over two scoreless innings and the New York Yankees stopped a seven-game losing streak by beating a Detroit Tigers split squad 10-3 on Saturday.

2013/03/02

Mike Francesa with Daniel Murphy (Credit: Brian Monzo/WFAN)

Mike Francesa At Mets Camp: Day 1 — Wright, Sandy, Wheeler And More

Day 1 at Port St. Lucie kicked off with second baseman Daniel Murphy. General manager Sandy Alderson and starting pitcher Matt Harvey followed. Jon Niese, Zack Wheeler, David Wright, Terry Collins and Travis d’Arnaud were present as well.

2013/03/01

Robinson Cano (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Robinson Cano’s Agent: Contract Talks ‘Will Cease’ If A Distraction To Yankees Star

Yankees GM Brian Cashman admitted on WFAN radio Thursday that a “significant” contract extension was offered to Cano. Apparently it wasn’t significant enough.

2013/03/01

Mariano Rivera (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)

Yankees’ Rivera Feels ‘Real Good’ After Simulated Game; CC ‘Antsy’

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was all smiles after throwing 18 pitches Thursday in his first simulated game since knee surgery last spring.

2013/02/28

Mets Block Prospect Travis D’Arnaud From Protecting Plate

No blocking the dish for the 24-year-old, who was described on the Mets’ official website as a player that “relishes home-plate collisions.”

2013/02/28

Wheeler Scratch Reportedly Leads To Mets Manager ‘Cursing The Baseball Gods’

According to John Harper of the New York Daily News, Collins “let loose with an expletive loud enough to turn heads all over the back fields” at the team’s spring training complex.

2013/02/28

Gardner’s 3-Run Triple Not Enough As Yankees Fall To O’s

Brett Gardner had a three-run triple in the New York Yankees’ 10-7 loss to a Baltimore Orioles’ split squad on Wednesday.

2013/02/27

Beltran Leads Way In Rout Of Mets; Wheeler Scratched

The starters in the top five slots in the Cardinals’ batting order combined to hit 5-for-10 with four doubles and seven RBIs, and St. Louis finished with 14 hits.

2013/02/27

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