Matt Martell
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Tampa Bay Rays Stay Steady at Trading Deadline
A red-hot start followed by a brutal July knocked Tampa Bay out of first place, but the Rays believe they are back on track.
Harrison Bader Visits St. Louis a Year After Yankees-Cardinals Trade
Harrison Bader loved St. Louis but couldn’t thrive there. A weekend series between the Yankees and the Cardinals offers a reminder of a trade that...
Steven Cohen Preaches Patience With Mets, but Says Trades May Happen
Steven A. Cohen said his manager and general manager are safe, but he acknowledged his struggling club with a record payroll could soon trade away...
Subway Series: Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Mets’ Justin Verlander Face Off
Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander have dominated baseball for years, and were teammates in Houston. On Wednesday they will face each other for only the...
Pete Alonso’s Injury Highlights Risk of Hit-by-Pitch as Strategy
Always looking for an edge, some batters stand their ground and let pitches hit them. As Pete Alonso’s wrist injury shows, the downside can be...
How Gleyber Torres of the Yankees Got Back to His Old Approach
While trying to be a shortstop, Gleyber Torres got away from what made him great. A long process has him doing things correctly again, and...