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Felix Hernandez caught a first pitch from his son Jeremy on Father’s Day. Read More      

Aaron Boone wasn’t simply giving Brett Gardner a rest Sunday when the Rays started right-hander Wilmer Font. The Yankees’ leadoff hitter and left fielder was battling inflammation in his right knee to the point he was stuffed into the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI tube Sunday morning. “The MRI was Read …

The offseason work and the gym sessions that never ended are paying off for Jeff McNeil. Three years later. The late-blooming Mets prospect is having his career year — really, a year that can save his career — and showing power that hadn’t existed prior to his body transformation following …

Condensed Game: CHC@STL – 6/17/18 Read More      

Felix Hernandez’s son throws out the first pitch on Father’s Day before the Mariners take on the Red Sox Read More      

Gleyber Torres is off to a splashy start, but does that mean it’s time to shop him around? Read More      

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta is struggling so far in June. The Phillies and Cardinals open a three-game set on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. Pivetta (4-6, 4.25 ERA) has an 8.36 ERA and opponents are hitting .352 with a .940 OPS against him through three June starts. Read …

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hitting home runs and scoring runs at enough of a prodigious clip this month that it is rare to see their bats go quiet. The Dodgers will enter this week’s three-game series against the Chicago Cubs having won seven of their past 10 games. …

6/17/18: Flaherty, Carpenter lead Cards to 5-0 win Read More      

ST. LOUIS — Jack Flaherty and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Matt Carpenter homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Sunday night. Flaherty allowed just two hits while striking out seven in five innings, but he walked three and hit two batters and was …