No, Mets fans, this is not an April Fool’s Day prank. New York is about to get used to Francisco Lindor and his game-face smile — not to mention his flashy defense and power bat at shortstop — for at least the next decade. After weeks of back-and-forth with new team owner Steve Cohen, the
Salvador Perez parlayed his big bounce-back into a barrow full of greenbacks. The Royals recently announced the team had agreed to a four-year contract extension with the all-star catcher who in 2015 helped lead Kansas City to its first world championship in 30 years. Terms of the deal, which begins in the 2022 season and includes
By Robert Dominguez It was only two innings, and it’s only February. But King Felix took a big first step towards proving he can still be a monarch of the mound every fifth day. It’s hard to believe that after 15 Major League seasons, 169 wins, 2,500 strikeouts, six All-Star appearances and a Cy Young
The end of the Bryce Harper era was hardly the baseball apocalypse most Washington Nationals fans feared when the former wunderkind and 2015 National League MVP walked to Philadelphia as a free agent at the start of the 2019 season. His loss was the Nationals’ gain, as the emergence of bonafide star Juan Soto, the
By Robert Dominguez Let’s play three! The Caribbean Series’ return in February 2020 will give fans a chance to enjoy a daily triple-header of tournament games. The Series, to be played next year in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium, will again feature top teams from Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Panama and Puerto
By Robert Dominguez Yordan Alvarez turned a midseason call-up into a rookie performance for the ages. The Houston Astros’ Cuban-born DH was the unanimous selection for AL Rookie of the Year in 2019 and just the 11th player to top all 30 ballots in what amounted to a no-brainer choice for voters. His other major
