James Wagner
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Jacob deGrom and Mets Force Game 3 Against San Diego Padres
Jacob deGrom kept things close early and the Mets’ offense exploded late, forcing the only decisive Game 3 of the new wild-card round. → Read More
FIFA Names 16 Cities as Hosts for 2026 World Cup
Soccer’s showcase championship, the first edition with 48 teams, will visit 16 cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada. → Read More
In a Twist, Carlos Correa Heads North to the Minnesota Twins
Correa, a superstar shortstop, bucked the recent trend of massive contracts, agreeing to a short and flexible deal — with a record-setting average annual value. → Read More
MLB Lockout Cuts Into the First Two Series of the Season
After the league and the players’ union failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by M.L.B.’s self-imposed deadline Tuesday evening, the league said the season would not start on March 31. → Read More
M.L.B. Tells Union Games Will Be Lost Without a Deal Soon
The league said it would begin canceling games if a collective bargaining agreement was not reached by Monday. The sides are negotiating this week in Florida. → Read More
Trevor Bauer Won’t Face Charges Over Sexual Assault Allegation
Prosecutors declined to pursue the case, which they said could not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Bauer’s fate with M.L.B., however, has yet to be determined. → Read More
M.L.B. and Its Players Union Show Some Movement in Lockout
The players formally rejected the league’s offer — they didn’t believe some of M.L.B.’s ideas would accomplish what the league claimed — and made a counterproposal. → Read More
Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave
Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series. → Read More
Mets’ Acting G.M. Is Arrested on Drunken-Driving Charge
Zack Scott was found asleep at the wheel and declined to take a breathalyzer, according to the police in White Plains, N.Y. He had been at a team event hours before. → Read More
M.L.B. Will Change Its Baseballs After Record Home Run Rates
M.L.B. studied its standard ball, made by Rawlings, after pitchers accused the league of spring-loading it. The modifications could reduce home runs, which flew at a record rate in 2019. → Read More
Miami Marlins Hire Kim Ng, Breaking a Baseball Gender Barrier
Ng has twice been an assistant general manager, but after 30 years in the game she will be the first woman to lead a major league front office. → Read More
Murky Financial Forecast Looms Over Yankees’ Off-Season Questions
The Yankees have several roster issues to solve, but their biggest question is one every M.L.B. team will confront: How much can they spend after a pandemic-affected season? → Read More
Rays Jump on Yankees’ Pitching Trickery to Even Series
Giancarlo Stanton hit two home runs, but Tampa Bay hit homers off Deivi Garcia and J.A. Happ to tie the American League division series at one game apiece. → Read More
Just 21, Deivi Garcia Will Become Yankees' Youngest Postseason Starter
Deivi Garcia, who was picked over the veteran Masahiro Tanaka, will be the youngest starting pitcher in Yankees postseason history. → Read More
Yankees Win Series With Longest Nine-Inning Game in Major League History
When Aroldis Chapman struck out Austin Hedges at 1:14 a.m., the Yankees had defeated the Indians to cap the longest nine-inning game in major league history. → Read More
Now Pitching for the Yankees
A quirk in Major League Baseball’s modified postseason format could lead to an unusual assortment of pitchers getting innings aside from the usual starters and relievers. → Read More
Yankees’ Regular Season Ends With a Loss and Two Individual Titles
Luke Voit claimed the American League home run title, D.J. LeMahieu won the batting title, and the Yankees learned they were headed to Cleveland for their first-round postseason series. → Read More
Players’ Alliance Gets $10 Million From M.L.B. and Union to Build Diversity
The money is a substantial boost to the 12-week-old group formed by current and former players to increase Black participation at all levels of the sport. → Read More
Yankees Clinch Playoff Berth in Pandemic-Shortened Season
Despite a loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees are in the postseason because of baseball math dictated by a loss by the Seattle Mariners. → Read More
‘We’re Back to Being the Bronx Bombers’: Yankees Burst Out of a Slump
After a five-game skid, the Yankees have rattled off seven straight wins, and some big bats are returning from the injured list. → Read More