Mark W. Sanchez
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NY Post sports reporter, a lot of Yankees and Mets. Not a fan of social media that incentivizes engagement. https://nypost.com/author/mark-w-sanchez/
Playing through a UCL sprain in your thumb, which Francisco Alvarez will attempt to do, is "doable," Dustin Pedroia said. But it's not easy or pleasant.
“I’m 42 now, and it still hurts.”
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“I’m 42 now, and it still hurts.”
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Dustin Pedroia knows possible consequences Mets’ Francisco Alvarez faces from ‘doable’ injury plan
The best-case scenario for Alvarez became the best-case scenario for Dustin Pedroia, who learned to live and play with the pain, ripped off an All-Star and Gold Glove season and then helped the Red…
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August 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Playing through a UCL sprain in your thumb, which Francisco Alvarez will attempt to do, is "doable," Dustin Pedroia said. But it's not easy or pleasant.
“I’m 42 now, and it still hurts.”
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“I’m 42 now, and it still hurts.”
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Francisco Alvarez's power has gone missing. Is the hamate surgery to blame?
"A lot of people have told me that three months after or four months after, they feel 100 percent. I don’t put that excuse in my mind.”
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"A lot of people have told me that three months after or four months after, they feel 100 percent. I don’t put that excuse in my mind.”
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Francisco Alvarez’s power outage after injury is concerning Mets sign — even if he doesn’t want to think about it
Power has historically not been the problem for Francisco Alvarez.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Francisco Alvarez's power has gone missing. Is the hamate surgery to blame?
"A lot of people have told me that three months after or four months after, they feel 100 percent. I don’t put that excuse in my mind.”
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"A lot of people have told me that three months after or four months after, they feel 100 percent. I don’t put that excuse in my mind.”
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The Mets have five rolling starting pitchers and two due back soon. Griffin Canning, with a 3.22 ERA, is OK being on the bubble.
“It’s been super fun being a part of this team. We all just want to win. So I think whatever they think is best."
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“It’s been super fun being a part of this team. We all just want to win. So I think whatever they think is best."
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Griffin Canning could be odd man out with ‘difficult decision’ looming for Mets
There are reasons to believe Griffin Canning has shot to be All-Star. There are also reasons for Mets to wonder how long he will stay in the rotation.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Mets have five rolling starting pitchers and two due back soon. Griffin Canning, with a 3.22 ERA, is OK being on the bubble.
“It’s been super fun being a part of this team. We all just want to win. So I think whatever they think is best."
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“It’s been super fun being a part of this team. We all just want to win. So I think whatever they think is best."
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Carlos Narváez returns to the Bronx tonight as a reminder of how the Yankees have mass-produced catchers. They have offloaded so many in part because of faith in Austin Wells, who has "a presence that I think is a little harder to kind of put your thumb on."
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Yankees’ catching strength on full display across all of MLB — with ‘special emphasis’ standing out
The branches of the Yankees’ catching tree have spread wide.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Carlos Narváez returns to the Bronx tonight as a reminder of how the Yankees have mass-produced catchers. They have offloaded so many in part because of faith in Austin Wells, who has "a presence that I think is a little harder to kind of put your thumb on."
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Behind Brett Baty's new batting stance that has a great athlete feeling athletic:
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Exclusive | Inside the offseason ‘deep dive’ Brett Baty did to deliver on his Mets promise
Brett Baty’s ability is obvious. The primary issue, sometimes in the minor leagues and always in the major leagues, was not a secret.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Behind Brett Baty's new batting stance that has a great athlete feeling athletic:
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Jacob deGrom is trying to pitch “smarter,” which makes him slightly less dominant and maybe slightly more healthy.
What if he reached this epiphany with the Mets?
“You can’t live with the what-ifs. … I was younger at that time and felt like I could do it.”
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What if he reached this epiphany with the Mets?
“You can’t live with the what-ifs. … I was younger at that time and felt like I could do it.”
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Jacob deGrom dialing it back in hopes of staying healthy this time
The Jacob deGrom the Yankees see on Wednesday will not be the same Jacob deGrom who dominated to virtually unparalleled levels across town.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Jacob deGrom is trying to pitch “smarter,” which makes him slightly less dominant and maybe slightly more healthy.
What if he reached this epiphany with the Mets?
“You can’t live with the what-ifs. … I was younger at that time and felt like I could do it.”
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What if he reached this epiphany with the Mets?
“You can’t live with the what-ifs. … I was younger at that time and felt like I could do it.”
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Nearly a decade before the Yankees, the Mets had the same vision for J.C. Escarra the catcher.
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Mets were behind the J.C. Escarra change that led to unlikely Yankees chance
There is an alternate universe, though, in which Escarra enjoys a smoother path to the big leagues. That path would have led to Queens.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Nearly a decade before the Yankees, the Mets had the same vision for J.C. Escarra the catcher.
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"I couldn’t get my mind off how bad I wanted to motherf–k Juan Soto.”
A trip to the Yankee Stadium bleachers for Soto's return, including the only chant -- "You miss Judge" -- that drew a response.
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A trip to the Yankee Stadium bleachers for Soto's return, including the only chant -- "You miss Judge" -- that drew a response.
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Jilted Yankees fans finally get their Juan Soto moment five months later
The first “F–k Juan Soto” chants arrived at 6:51 p.m., when the Mets slugger ran out from the dugout to begin pregame stretching.
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May 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"I couldn’t get my mind off how bad I wanted to motherf–k Juan Soto.”
A trip to the Yankee Stadium bleachers for Soto's return, including the only chant -- "You miss Judge" -- that drew a response.
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A trip to the Yankee Stadium bleachers for Soto's return, including the only chant -- "You miss Judge" -- that drew a response.
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Jose Iglesias has literally dreamed of beating the Mets in the playoffs. The now-Padre was "totally shocked" by the lack of an offer this winter, though he left a parting gift: “‘OMG’ belongs to the Mets.”
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Jose Iglesias has a new Mets playoff dream after disappointing breakup
A beloved former Met has literally dreamed of beating them. After signing with the Padres, Jose Iglesias went to sleep and had a dream that he wants to become reality: He looped a walk-off hi…
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May 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Jose Iglesias has literally dreamed of beating the Mets in the playoffs. The now-Padre was "totally shocked" by the lack of an offer this winter, though he left a parting gift: “‘OMG’ belongs to the Mets.”
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Behind Brandon Sproat's early struggles this season is a changeup that is playing like "a slower two-seam." Still, the Mets top prospect thinks he's close to figuring it out.
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Brandon Sproat’s early struggles — without his biggest weapon — aren’t dimming his Mets dream
The largest piece of the puzzle that the high-octane Mets pitching prospect has been seeking is a changeup that long has been his “bread and butter” pitch.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Behind Brandon Sproat's early struggles this season is a changeup that is playing like "a slower two-seam." Still, the Mets top prospect thinks he's close to figuring it out.
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Blade Tidwell had pestered the Mets, saying he'd pinch-run if it meant getting a call-up. The call-up finally arrived, and the pitching prospect will get a chance to prove himself particularly against lefties.
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Blade Tidwell ready for his first big league Mets chance after making some key repertoire tweaks
Blade Tidwell is getting the chance he has craved.
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May 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Blade Tidwell had pestered the Mets, saying he'd pinch-run if it meant getting a call-up. The call-up finally arrived, and the pitching prospect will get a chance to prove himself particularly against lefties.
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By the end of a miserable night for the Yankees, their manager essentially was lobbying to lose already:
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Marcus Stroman implodes as Yankees get blown out in rain-shortened loss to Giants
Stroman did not survive the first inning of a game that started late and ended early.
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April 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
By the end of a miserable night for the Yankees, their manager essentially was lobbying to lose already:
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"I want to play the field forever.”
How Pete Alonso is working to improve his first base defense and avoid becoming another slugger-turned-DH:
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How Pete Alonso is working to improve his first base defense and avoid becoming another slugger-turned-DH:
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The secret behind Pete Alonso’s surprising defensive start
Since arriving in the majors, Pete Alonso has been solid on batted balls he can reach, but his lateral quickness has been a weakness that was not improving.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"I want to play the field forever.”
How Pete Alonso is working to improve his first base defense and avoid becoming another slugger-turned-DH:
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How Pete Alonso is working to improve his first base defense and avoid becoming another slugger-turned-DH:
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Clay Holmes is about to throw a lot of kick-changes. Here's what a kick-change is:
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Mets’ Clay Holmes working to master new ‘kick’ pitch craze
The former Yankees reliever and current Mets starter helpfully demonstrated the grip, in which four fingers are flat on the ball but his middle finger is raised at an angle, only the tip of it rest…
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April 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Clay Holmes is about to throw a lot of kick-changes. Here's what a kick-change is:
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For The Post's baseball preview: The joy, almost blinding confidence and grandmother behind Jazz Chisholm Jr.
“I don’t miss a game because I look at him, and I recognize myself.”
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“I don’t miss a game because I look at him, and I recognize myself.”
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The joy with which Jazz Chisholm Jr. plays is a family tradition — and it’s winning over the Yankees
As Chisholm has begun conquering his critics, the world has begun bending toward him.
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March 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
For The Post's baseball preview: The joy, almost blinding confidence and grandmother behind Jazz Chisholm Jr.
“I don’t miss a game because I look at him, and I recognize myself.”
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“I don’t miss a game because I look at him, and I recognize myself.”
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When you ask about Ismael Munguia, you get smiles and incredible, only-mostly-joking comparisons: Ichiro, Tony Gwynn, José Reyes.
The Yankees non-roster invite is a fun player with a rare skill: hitting on the run.
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The Yankees non-roster invite is a fun player with a rare skill: hitting on the run.
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Spring standout’s rare batting approach is turning Yankees heads as he looks to make MLB leap
Ismael Munguia is not Ichiro Suzuki or Tony Gwynn, but he’s opening eyes at Yankees camp with an ability that is about as rare as you come by in Major League Baseball.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
When you ask about Ismael Munguia, you get smiles and incredible, only-mostly-joking comparisons: Ichiro, Tony Gwynn, José Reyes.
The Yankees non-roster invite is a fun player with a rare skill: hitting on the run.
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The Yankees non-roster invite is a fun player with a rare skill: hitting on the run.
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Gerrit Cole is due for an in-person visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache today in Los Angeles, sources said, with surgery a possibility.
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Gerrit Cole meeting with famed surgeon as his Yankees season hangs in the balance
Cole took the same trip to the prominent surgeon last March.
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March 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Gerrit Cole is due for an in-person visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache today in Los Angeles, sources said, with surgery a possibility.
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First-round pick Ben Hess got his first call-up to Yankees camp yesterday and showed off a revamped arsenal that now includes a changeup.
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Yankees’ first-round pick Ben Hess opens up on ‘nerve-racking’ intro to MLB hitters — including Aaron Judge strikeout
The dark clouds hovering over the Yankees briefly parted Sunday as Ben Hess took the mound.
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March 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
First-round pick Ben Hess got his first call-up to Yankees camp yesterday and showed off a revamped arsenal that now includes a changeup.
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In the wake of the Gerrit Cole scare and a brutal spring, a state-of-the-Yankees address from Aaron Judge:
"If there’s any time for something [bad] to happen, I think it’s better now."
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"If there’s any time for something [bad] to happen, I think it’s better now."
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Aaron Judge finds silver lining to Yankees’ bleak injury situation
Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp.
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March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In the wake of the Gerrit Cole scare and a brutal spring, a state-of-the-Yankees address from Aaron Judge:
"If there’s any time for something [bad] to happen, I think it’s better now."
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"If there’s any time for something [bad] to happen, I think it’s better now."
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Some available pitchers who can go elsewhere have begun picking the Mets, whose development reputation has grown.
“I think we try to hang our hats on that — that we’re providing them every resource possible.”
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“I think we try to hang our hats on that — that we’re providing them every resource possible.”
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Mets’ pitching lab reputation is turning them into a destination and helping them close important gap
The Mets have taken large steps toward becoming a destination for pitchers.
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March 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Some available pitchers who can go elsewhere have begun picking the Mets, whose development reputation has grown.
“I think we try to hang our hats on that — that we’re providing them every resource possible.”
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“I think we try to hang our hats on that — that we’re providing them every resource possible.”
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Hitters might not be able to see the ghost forkball, but now they can hear it.
Kodai Senga will warm up to "Ghost Fork," a song he (kind of) helped write.
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Kodai Senga will warm up to "Ghost Fork," a song he (kind of) helped write.
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Ghost fork is now much more than Kodai Senga’s signature pitch
Hitters might not be able to see the ghost forkball, but now they can hear it.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hitters might not be able to see the ghost forkball, but now they can hear it.
Kodai Senga will warm up to "Ghost Fork," a song he (kind of) helped write.
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Kodai Senga will warm up to "Ghost Fork," a song he (kind of) helped write.
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Mets prospect Dom Hamel watched videos of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and interviews of Luke Weaver to find his new delivery.
“I know what it feels like to be in Triple-A, and I don’t want to do that again.”
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“I know what it feels like to be in Triple-A, and I don’t want to do that again.”
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Mets prospect Dom Hamel hopes copying the mechanics of two rivals opens the door to his MLB dream
Dom Hamel was among those ticketed for elsewhere at Mets camp. And though he’ll be returning to Syracuse, he does so intent on getting out.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Mets prospect Dom Hamel watched videos of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and interviews of Luke Weaver to find his new delivery.
“I know what it feels like to be in Triple-A, and I don’t want to do that again.”
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“I know what it feels like to be in Triple-A, and I don’t want to do that again.”
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Jeff McNeil, who essentially has volleyed between two different hitters in his career, has picked his path.
“When you get that one pitch, you’ve got to be ready to hit it with authority. You can’t just try to guide it out there.”
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“When you get that one pitch, you’ve got to be ready to hit it with authority. You can’t just try to guide it out there.”
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Jeff McNeil sticking with the ‘damage’ approach that sparked his Mets turnaround
This did not look like vintage Jeff McNeil, a contact-hitting savant who won a batting title by spraying the ball to all fields.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Jeff McNeil, who essentially has volleyed between two different hitters in his career, has picked his path.
“When you get that one pitch, you’ve got to be ready to hit it with authority. You can’t just try to guide it out there.”
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“When you get that one pitch, you’ve got to be ready to hit it with authority. You can’t just try to guide it out there.”
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