Clayton Kershaw passes Sandy Koufax in one key milestone
LOS ANGELES — Rookie Will Smith hit his first career grand slam, and Clayton Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax on the Dodgers’ career strikeouts list while throwing six strong innings in Los Angeles’ 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres...
Yankees’ minor league pitching guru headed to Georgia Tech
The Yankees are on the verge of losing highly regarded minor league pitching coordinator Danny Borrell to Georgia Tech. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Borrell and the school are closing in on a five-year deal...
Yankees’ first priority must be to finish off the Red Sox now
Imagine a universe in which Ellis Kinder outpitched Vic Raschi on the final day of the 1949 season, Mike Torrez struck out Bucky Dent in the playoff game at Fenway in 1978 and Grady Little pulled Pedro Martinez with...
Scout’s theory on why Yankees pitchers were racked at Fenway
According to a major league scout, the Red Sox devouring Yankees pitching last weekend at Fenway Park might have been aided by knowing what pitches were coming. And based on the Red Sox’s rearranging the furniture in New England’s...
Jets hopeful has overcome homelessness, brother’s killing
There were too many times when the homeless shelter had no room for the boy and his family, too many times when the boy, no older than 8 years old, was forced to spend the night sleeping in the...
Pain of Thurman Munson’s death still can be felt 40 years later
Across the years, I have heard so many stories so eerily similar to this one. We should never pretend the death of an athlete has anything close to the historical meaning of the death of a president, but I...
How Mets’ Marcus Stroman became must-see baseball show
Each journey was unique. Each story was special, until 30 or so similar-sounding tales converged at historic Municipal Stadium in northern Maryland, for the Washington Nationals’ 2009 pre-draft workout. Marcus Stroman shagged flies in the outfield Willie Mays roamed...
DJ LeMahieu returning to where Yankees need him most defensively
On Feb. 20, the Yankees had Luke Voit and Greg Bird to play first base and DJ LeMahieu was viewed as a very good player signed to a two-year deal for $24 million who would move between second and...
Giants safety Kenny Ladler has big day against the offense
Highlights from the Giants practice on Thursday: Something good Kenny Ladler was consistently ball-hawking throughout practice. The safety had a pair of pass breakups against Alex Tanney and later intercepted Kyle Lauletta in the end zone. Something bad During...
Jeff McNeil quickly shows value of expanded netting
CHICAGO — The Flying Squirrel knows no bounds. Another Mets victory, this one a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field to extend their winning streak to seven, featured the stellar starting pitching...