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New York Post
2 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
One Sabres downfall should be a cautionary tale for the Rangers
Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers. tRY IT NOW Second in a three-part series. The 2024-25 Rangers were etched onto a very, very short list of NHL teams who have gone from winning the Presidents' Trophy one season to missing the playoffs the next. They were just the fourth group of skaters to do so since the league started handing out the trophy in 1986, as well as the second in franchise history. Joining the 2006-07/2007-08 Buffalo Sabres, this current Rangers team will be under a microscope when the 2025-26 campaign begins in four and a half months. Advertisement Where will the Blueshirts go from here? Well, how did the other three teams do?
New York Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Mets fans have no excuse — it's time to back Francisco Lindor at the ballot box
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free LOS ANGELES — All-Star balloting starts Wednesday, and Mets fans need to step up this voting season. It's on you fans to finally send to the All-Star Game chronically overlooked superstar Francisco Lindor — who's statistically the best shortstop in the National League, and arguably the best player on the best team. Facts count, but Lindor has to know at this point that he can't count on player voting. For whatever reason, the players around the league apparently don't get Lindor, one of the best power-speed-defense combos going. Thanks mainly to fellow players, Lindor has taken the All-Star collar in Queens since he was shipped there by the Guardians, where he was an All-Star four straight years. He's actually played slightly better as a Met, but the count is up to zero-for-four in All-Star appearances. He won't campaign, but friends say he'd love to be an All-Star again. And more to the point: He deserves it. Once again, he deserves it.
New York Post
19 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
Yankees bring two intriguing pitching prospects one step closer to majors
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 Yankees promotions have brought two intriguing starting pitchers closer to the majors. The Yankees have bumped up Cam Schlittler and Carlos Lagrange one level, Schlittler rising to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Lagrange to Double-A Somerset. Schlittler is now one step away from The Bronx after a strong 2024, a nice showing in major league spring training and excellent work with Somerset this season. In 10 games with the Double-A club, the 6-foot-6 righty pitched to a 2.38 ERA while striking out 64 in 53 innings. Cam Schlittler Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Carlos Lagrange MLB Photos via Getty Images The No. 10 prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline, led the system in strikeouts (154) last year and is looking like a realistic option to debut this year if a need arises. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS The big-league Yankees have navigated around several injuries already and expect Luis Gil and Marcus Stroman to return in the coming weeks. Lagrange, a 6-foot-7 righty fireballer, probably is not an option for this year but is providing plenty of hope for the future. The 22-year-old is the first to be promoted from a loaded rotation at High-A Hudson Valley after posting a 4.10 ERA in eight starts in which he struck out 64 and walked 12 in 41 ⅔ innings.
New York Post
a day ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Brooks Raley takes key step toward Mets return with timeline taking shape
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free LOS ANGELES — The Mets are looking toward the All-Star break for a key left-handed reliever's possible return. Brooks Raley, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, has begun facing hitters in live batting practice, according to manager Carlos Mendoza. Advertisement The Mets are hopeful that Raley will be in position to begin a minor league rehab assignment late this month. Raley, 36, returned to the Mets in April on a one-year contract worth $1.5 million that contains a club option for 2026. Raley's surgery for ligament damage and bone spurs in his left elbow occurred last May. Brooks Raley throws a pitch during a Mets game in April 2024. Jason Szenes for the NY Post Advertisement The Mets this year have lost two lefty relievers — A.J. Minter and Danny Young — to season-ending surgery. Jose Castillo, who was acquired last month after he was designated for assignment by Arizona, is the only remaining lefty reliever on the 26-man roster. Raley had a strong season for the Mets in 2023, when he pitched to a 2.80 ERA in 66 appearances. Advertisement CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS Brooks Raley prepares to throw a pitch during a Mets game in April 2024. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post Raley appeared in only eight games for the club last season (he didn't surrender an earned run) before he was sidelined with elbow discomfort. That Raley is a reliever will considerably shorten his rehab stint once he progresses to pitching in minor league games. Advertisement But Raley, as is the protocol for a pitcher returning from Tommy John surgery, will need 10-12 sessions facing hitters in live batting practice before he's considered for that next step. Raley has thrown five such sessions. Even so, team brass views the All-Star break as a realistic possibility for Raley. Sean Manaea threw 29 pitches in a live batting practice session, after which Mendoza didn't rule out the possibility the left-hander's next step would be a minor league rehab assignment. Manaea is rehabbing from an oblique strain that has kept him sidelined since spring training. Advertisement Mendoza offered his thoughts pregame on the Mets returning to Dodger Stadium for the first time since their loss in Game 6 of the NLCS last October. 'It's a different feeling, walking in this place and knowing this is where your season ended,' Mendoza said. 'It's kind of like a sour taste, but also understanding that after everything we went through as a team, when nobody thought anything about this team and we ended up facing the team that ended up winning the World Series. 'It's a different feeling this year, understanding that they are really good again and we're also good. I think it's mixed feelings coming here, but we're not trying to look back.'
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Aaron Judge finds it near impossible to leave his Yankees hotel room on road
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 If you're Aaron Judge, you can forget about going out for a cup of coffee on the road. In fact, sightseeing in any baseball city the Yankees go through is off the table for the captain because he's not leaving his hotel room. Judge, 33, said in a recent interview with USA Today that he doesn't leave his lodgings when the team is on the road, and when he's tried it has turned into a headache. The slugger joked that his 6-foot-7 height gives him away anytime he sets foot out while on the road and was reminded of the hassle leaving the confines of the hotel can cause. Judge had tried to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks in Seattle when the Yankees were in the Pacific Northwest three weeks ago and found himself mobbed by fans while he was at the counter. Aaron Judge of the Yankees speaking with a Dodgers star Mookie Betts.. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'I think if I was a little shorter, if you just give me 6-foot-1, 6-2,' Judge said. 'I could blend in a little bit. Throw on a Yankee cap and we can go. It's the height. The first thing they think when they see me, they think basketball player. And then they put two-and-two together. 'That's why I don't leave the hotel for the most part. I got a job to do on the road. I try not to explore too much. I can do that when I retire and check out these cities. It's just part of it when you play for the Yankees. The biggest franchise in sports. They're going to recognize you and cheer you no matter where you're at.' Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (99) watches the flight of the ball on his second solo home run of the game in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Judge isn't likely to get a reprieve from the admiration while he's on the road. His .391 batting average is the best in the majors and his 21 home runs is third-most behind only Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh.
