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2 hours ago
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The psychology behind Anthony Volpe's error-filled game — and how the Yankees can fix him
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now It doesn't take a PhD to watch a Yankees game and diagnose Anthony Volpe's defensive struggles as a mental issue. That much has become obvious as the shortstop has made a MLB-leading 15 errors, including two in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium. Advertisement The question at Yankee Stadium has become what to do with the floundering Volpe. Keep him at shortstop? Bench him temporarily? Send him to the minors for a week? Dr. Jonathan F. Katz, a sports psychologist who spent a year with the New York Rangers under former coach Tom Renney and has worked with several other pro and collegiate teams, told The Post he thinks Volpe's struggles aren't so different from a physical injury that would necessitate a rehab stint in the minors.
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11 hours ago
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Mets' Juan Soto breaks silence on concerning injury after blowout loss to Padres
The post Mets' Juan Soto breaks silence on concerning injury after blowout loss to Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints. The New York Mets, despite plenty of ups and downs, have been one of the best teams in all of Major League Baseball so far this season, but they know they will need to stay healthy in order to stay at the top of the NL East and make a push for a World Series. On Tuesday night, the Mets suffered a significant injury. During the fourth inning of a critical series against the San Diego Padres, star outfielder Juan Soto fouled a ball off of his foot and was pulled from the game with a foot contusion. After the game, Soto gave an optimistic update on the status of his foot, via SNY. 'I think it's gonna be good,' Soto said. 'I think it's gonna be good. We've just got to get the swelling down. Whenever the swelling is down, I think we're gonna be fine. X-rays are negative, so it's a good sign. We've just got to wait for the swelling to come down and go back to where I'm at.' Soto also addressed his pain level after the game, after appearing to be in a world of hurt when he went down on the field originally. 'It's actually numb,' he said. 'I don't feel anything right now. It's getting a little stiff but we're gonna see in the morning how it goes.' Soto has been finding his stride of late for the Mets after some rocky moments earlier in the season, so New York will want to have him back in the lineup as soon as he can possibly get out there. For the season coming into Tuesday, Soto had racked up 25 home runs and 62 RBI. He was hitting just .249, but was still an on-base machine with an MLB-leading 84 walks. The Padres went on to beat the Mets very comfortably in a 7-1 blowout on Tuesday night, but New York still sits in the top spot in the NL East by a half-game over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets and Phillies are two of the best teams in baseball, so the health of a player like Soto can go a long way toward deciding who comes out on top. Related: Mets' Juan Soto forced out of Padres game with painful injury Related: Mets make 2 roster moves before Padres clash
Washington Post
19 hours ago
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- Washington Post
Michael Soroka exits early — but stays healthy — as Nats fall to Astros
HOUSTON — In the grand scheme of things, what mattered more than the outcome of the Washington Nationals' game Tuesday night — a 7-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park — was that Michael Soroka left it healthy. That's exactly what transpired. In the fourth inning, Soroka allowed a game-tying solo homer to Yainer Diaz. At that point, much to Soroka's surprise, interim manager Miguel Cairo came to take the ball from him. The 27-year-old right-hander had thrown just 74 pitches over 3⅓ innings — both season lows. But the reason for his short leash was obvious. Soroka and closer Kyle Finnegan, who are both on expiring contracts, are the players on the Nationals' roster who are most likely to be dealt ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. Others could be moved, too, such as veteran hitters Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe or outfielders Alex Call and Jacob Young. Any reliever on a one-year deal could be moved for the right price, too. And then there's ace left-hander MacKenzie Gore. But Soroka and Finnegan would net notable returns, given their track records and contenders' needs for reliable arms this time of year. In the first inning, Soroka hit his MLB-leading 14th batter — Christian Walker — with two outs. Cam Smith hit a double down the right field line to give Houston an early lead. Luis García Jr. hit a changeup at his shins in the third inning for a two-run homer that put Washington (44-63) ahead. Then Diaz tied the score. After Soroka exited, the Astros (61-47) teed off on Andry Lara to snap a five-game skid. Cooper Hummel hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to give Houston a 3-2 lead. One inning later, Jose Altuve had one of his own before Walker added a two-run single to blow the game open. The Nationals signed Soroka to a one-year, $9 million deal this offseason for a shot at redemption. Last year with the Chicago White Sox, he found success as a reliever by altering his pitch mix and delivery. The Nationals gave him a chance to start again and apply what he learned. Soroka's time in Washington started off rocky: He suffered right bicep cramps during his first start in Toronto. He missed more than a month before he returned to the rotation. His results as a starter have been mixed. He has a 4.87 ERA in 16 starts but also has allowed 1.13 walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) — his best figure since his 2019 all-star season with Atlanta. His breaking ball has been effective all season, but his fastball velocity has dropped in recent outings. On the surface, Soroka doesn't have the numbers that teams would covet. But his expected stats (including a .217 expected opponent batting average and a 3.25 expected ERA) suggest that he would benefit from having a better defense behind him. If he's moved, Soroka is likely to be a back-of-the-rotation arm who could be a long reliever in the playoffs. If he's moved, Washington would benefit from turning a bounce-back candidate into a young, controllable player who could contribute down the line. The Nationals' young bats performed well in the later innings. James Wood, mired in a post-all-star-break slump, had an RBI single in the seventh but struck out three times. Daylen Lile added an RBI double in the eighth. And CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with three stolen bases. Note: Dylan Crews played four innings in right field Tuesday for Class AAA Rochester, his first rehab appearance since he suffered an oblique strain May 20. Crews grounded out in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second trip to the plate but remained in the game and came around to score.
New York Post
21 hours ago
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- New York Post
Anthony Volpe's roller coaster night at the center of Yankees' wild win over Rays
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free As they continue what they hope is just 10 days without Aaron Judge, the Yankees are going to have to find different ways to score without their MVP. On Tuesday, that meant using their athleticism to force the issue on the bases and make the Rays look like … the Yankees. The Yankees got active on the basepaths and in the process took advantage of the Rays' sloppiness, turning it into a three-run rally that was just enough to make up for their own errors in a 7-5 win on a stiflingly hot night in The Bronx. Anthony Volpe, whose error in the first inning led to a pair of unearned runs against Max Fried, rebounded to go 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs, plus a key stolen base as part of the game-changing fourth inning. But he committed another throwing error in the ninth inning — his MLB-leading 15th of the season — that put the tying run on base before Devin Williams picked him up with a strikeout of Jonathan Aranda. With the Blue Jays getting swept in a doubleheader against the Orioles on Tuesday, the Yankees (58-49) picked up a game and a half in the division standings to pull back within four games of first place. Cody Bellinger had provided a big swing for a three-run shot that tied the game in the third inning before the Yankees made things happen on the bases in the fourth. Jasson Domínguez led off with a single, stole second and then tagged up to third on a fly ball to left field. 5 Anthony Volpe runs home on an errant throw by catcher Nick Fortes after he stole third base in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 7-5 win over the Rays on July 29, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS He came in to score on Volpe's bloop single for the 4-3 lead. After Austin Wells reached on a low liner to second base that José Caballero could not field cleanly, he and Volpe took off for a double steal with Trent Grisham at the plate. But Rays catcher Nick Fortes' throw to third sailed into left field, allowing Volpe to score. 5 Jasson Domínguez dives back into third base safely after going past the bag after tagging up on a fly ball to left field during the fourth inning of the Yankees' win over the Rays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post One out later, Paul Goldschmidt roped an RBI single off lefty reliever Mason Montgomery to make it 6-3. On a night when their beat-up bullpen was short, Fried delivered what the Yankees needed, going 6 ²/₃ innings while giving up four runs, though only two were earned. After allowing a leadoff home run to Aranda in the third inning, Fried retired 14 straight before running out of gas in the seventh, with the Rays (54-54) pulling within 6-4. 5 Cody Bellinger belts a three-run homer in the third inning of the Yankees' win over the Rays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The scuffling Jonathan Loáisiga relieved Fried and tossed 1 ¹/₃ scoreless innings, helped by a key double play started by Volpe in the top of the eighth after the first two batters had singled. Volpe then provided some insurance in the bottom of the eighth, drilling his 15th home run of the year 452 feet off righty Kevin Kelly to make it 7-4. That proved key as the Rays scratched a run across off Williams in the top of the ninth before Williams eventually locked down the save after Volpe's throwing error extended the inning. 5 Max Fried picked up his 12th win of the season in the Yankees' win over the Rays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The night started off in all-too-familiar fashion, with an error costing the Yankees a pair of runs. This was another from Volpe, as he ranged up the middle to field a ball but then made an errant flip beyond Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s reach at second to wipe out a potential double play. Fried retired the next two batters, but then fell behind 3-0 to Jonny DeLuca before the Rays center fielder drilled a 3-1 pitch into the gap to score both runs. 5 Anthony Volpe belts a solo home run in the eighth inning of the Yankees' win over the Rays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Aranda led off the third inning with a home run on the first pitch Fried threw, putting the Rays ahead 3-0. The Yankees started the night 0-for-7 with runners on base before Bellinger gave them life by crushing a three-run home run off righty Joe Boyle that tied the game in the bottom of the third.
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a day ago
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Gleyber Torres: Detroit Tigers trade for Eugenio Suárez would be 'really, really good'
Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres wants to be teammates with Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez for the remainder of the 2025 season. It could happen within a couple of days. The Tigers are one of many teams interested in acquiring Suárez from the Diamondbacks before the MLB trade deadline, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Other teams in the mix include the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners. "If he comes here at some point, it's going to be awesome," said Torres, a former teammates of Suárez with Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. "He treats people the right way. He's easy to talk to. He always wants to help the players. It would be a really, really good addition for us." LET'S MAKE A DEAL: Eugenio Suárez trade rumors: What Tigers could give up to get him from Diamondbacks Suárez, a 12-year MLB veteran, is hitting .248 with 36 home runs, an MLB-leading 87 RBIs, 29 walks (6.7% walk rate) and 116 strikeouts (26.8% strikeout rate) across 105 games. He becomes a free agent after the 2025 season, just like Torres. In December 2024, Torres signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Tigers. Meanwhile, Suárez is completing an eight-year, $79 million contract extension that he signed in March 2018. "I think he's a better person than player," said Torres, an eight-year MLB veteran. "I have a really good relationship with him. He is a humble guy, an awesome person. I've known him for many years. Our relationship is really good." Suárez has said he wants to play for the Tigers. The Tigers signed Suárez out of Venezuela for a $10,000 bonus during the 2008 international signing period. He made his MLB debut with the Tigers in 2014. After 85 games, the Tigers traded Suárez to the Reds. "To finish where everything started, it would be cool," Suárez said in mid-July at the All-Star Game. "It would mean a lot to me." WHAT GENO WANTS: Slugger Eugenio Suárez interested in Tigers return as trade deadline approaches Whether it's Suárez or not, Torres expects the Tigers' front office — led by president of baseball operations Scott Harris — to improve the MLB roster ahead of the trade deadline. The Tigers have a 62-46 record to control a nine-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the American League Central — trailing only the Toronto Blue Jays by 1½ games for the AL's best record. Inside the clubhouse, the players are focused on helping lead the franchise to its first World Series win since 1984. "Whatever good players come into our team to help and bring us to the postseason and a championship, I think it's the best deal," Torres said. "I don't know if it's going to be Eugenio or not, but if Eugenio comes here, it's going to be awesome in every aspect." Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at Order your copy of 'Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Tigers!' by the Free Press at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Gleyber Torres: Detroit Tigers need to trade for Eugenio Suárez
