PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets can expect a “motivated” Pete Alonso this season. David Stearns, the team’s president of baseball operations, used that description of the slugging first baseman Wednesday after Alonso’s two-year contract worth $54 million for a return to the Mets became official. The deal includes an opt-out after this season. Left … Read more
United States’ Austin Matthews, second from left, Jack Eichel, left, and Jack Hughes, right, speak with coaching staff during during a 4 Nations Face-Off hockey practice in Brossard, Quebec, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. AP MONTREAL — It was Team Finland that got in the way of Jack Hughes and Team USA in the U18 World … Read more
Gotham FC midfielder Sofia Cook was in a similar position last fall that Connecticut star guard Paige Bueckers finds herself in. Cook had another year of NCAA eligibility remaining. But after weighing her options, the former UCLA soccer star felt like she was in a good position to take her talents to the next level. … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — OMGoodbye. A desire to evaluate younger players while maintaining roster flexibility led to the Mets backing away from Jose Iglesias this offseason, according to president of baseball operations David Stearns. In his initial press conference of spring training, Stearns on Wednesday indicated that it’s unlikely the free agent Iglesias will return. … Read more
Gerrit Cole talks with the media on the first day of Yankees’ spring training for pitchers and catchers. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post TAMPA — Of course, it was all kumbaya. Naturally, the Yankees insist that they never wanted Gerrit Cole to go anywhere. And the righty claimed he never wanted to leave. You … Read more
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (4) talks to catcher Chris Williams (97) during a Spring Training workout at Clover Park. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images PORT ST. LUCIE — There’s bad trash talking, and then there’s good trash talking. Recuperating reliever Joe Kelly engaged in bad trash talking when he made fun of the Yankees’ October foibles and … Read more
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Eventually, the slow starts were going to bite St. John’s. At some point, a shaky first half was going to be too much to overcome. Four times it had trailed by 14 points and won. Not Wednesday night. Not against a desperate Villanova hoping to play its way onto the NCAA Tournament … Read more
Kelsey Plum at her introductory news conference Wednesday. (Ringo Chiu / For The Times) For Christmas a couple of months ago, Kelsey Plum’s boyfriend gifted her a set of candles from different cities. She put them in different rooms throughout her house, and the Los Angeles one ended up right by her bedside. “It’s just … Read more
Daniel Vogelbach has another big league job. But it’s not on an active roster. The ex-Mets designated hitter landed a special assistant to the hitting department position with the Pirates, according to multiple reports. He follows new Pirates hitting coach Matt Hague, who was an assistant hitting coach with Toronto last season. New York Mets … Read more
Fewer steals? More off days? How Dodgers could manage Shohei Ohtani’s return to two-way role In his first batting practice session of spring training on Wednesday, it took just four swings for Shohei Ohtani to look like himself. Barely three months removed from the left shoulder surgery he underwent this offseason to repair the torn … Read more
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