Tyler Kepner
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The Mets Won the Edwin Diaz Trade. Eventually.
No one is laughing about the Edwin Díaz trade now that he is the best closer in baseball. The former Mets executive who made the...
How Rob Thomson Got the Phillies on Track for the Playoffs
Rob Thomson has quietly turned around the Phillies’ season. If he can end the franchise’s playoff drought, people might stop confusing him with other guys.
Yankees Sweep Mets in Possible World Series Preview
A two-game sweep of the Mets righted the ship for a Yankees team that has been historically good, and historically bad, in the same season....
MLB Nears 10 Years Without a Perfect Game
A burst of six perfect games over three seasons made the feat seem commonplace. Ten years without one has reinforced its rarity.
With Juan Soto and Josh Hader, Padres Go All-In for World Series
San Diego has never won a World Series. By trading for Juan Soto, Josh Hader and other established stars, they are going to sensational rather...
Mets Sweep Yankees in Subway Series
A bad stretch for the Yankees continued with a two-game sweep in Queens. But with the most wins in baseball, a double-digit division lead and...
David Ortiz and Buck O’Neil Headline Hall of Fame Class of 2022
While David Ortiz sailed in as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, the year’s other new inductees had to wait for decades — four did not...
Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva Set for Hall of Fame Induction
With Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva set for Hall of Fame induction, the Minnesota Twins of the 1960s and ’70s will shine in Cooperstown despite...
Baseball Hall of Famers Compete Over Statues
Baseball’s Hall of Famers all have plaques in Cooperstown, but only some of them have been honored with statues. And they won’t let Dave Winfield...
Giancarlo Stanton of Yankees Wins All-Star MVP Award in Hometown
It was a homecoming at Dodger Stadium for Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees slugger, and Los Angeles native, hopes his team can return to Chavez Ravine...