NEW YORK, NY – The New York Mets Will Host the 84th Midsummer Classic, for second time; ninth for New York City, when they were awarded Major League Baseball’s 2013 All-Star Game – at Citi Field, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced at a press conference at City Hall. Commissioner Selig was joined by the Mayor of New York, the Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, and New York Mets Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Fred Wilpon. (more…)
Johan Santana can now be called the hard-luck pitcher of the staff (Photo Bill Menzel)
New York – Tuesday evening New York Mets right hander D.J. Carrasco was involved in a controversial pitch that was thrown to Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers. In the eighth inning at Citi Field Wednesday night a home run ball sent him packing and designated for assignment. (more…)
Queens, NY – The New York Mets held their second Spanish Language press conference at Citi-Field yesterday with New York Mets outfielder, Andres “Yungo” Torres and members of the Latino Sports Writers & Broadcasters Association, Latino Sports and other members of the Latino media.
Lost in the Wright drama was the poor outing of Dillon Gee who would have needed a super outing to contend with Brewer's Zack Greinke's (4-1) superb performance (Photo MLB/Mets)
New York – Terry Collins said the game of baseball has unwritten rules when it comes to a retaliation pitch. Tuesday night, at Citi Field, the New York Mets manager said he would not risk David Wright from getting hurt because of a pitch that may have been intended for his leading hitter.
One of my favorite baseball bloggers is Tony Menendez who keeps us posted to many interesting facts on Latinos in baseball. In particular Tony also writes a lot on the few Puerto Ricans that are presently playing in the major leagues. Therefore, I like to share his articles with my readers. However, Tony writes in Spanish, thus I translate a synopsis of his writings, but if you really want the full piece, you have to visit his blog and read in Spanish.
Frank Francisco staggered to the finish line as the Mets win 3-1 over Milwaukee.
New York – 41 year young Miguel Batista pitched 7 sparkling innings and the Mets’ productive 3 hits where good for 3 runs that stood up as closer Frank Francisco sweated through a rain drizzling night to secure a 3-1 win. Second baseman Daniel Murphy had 2 of the 3 hits. He drove in the Mets’ first run by hitting the ball past a questionable shift on a hitter who sprays the ball to all fields. (more…)
A lot is being written about Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers who is tearing the skin out of the baseball in the American League. Also we have heard a lot of Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, we have not heard too much on another hot player, Carlos Beltrán of the St. Louis Cardinals who has been putting up a batting and fielding show in St. Louis.
New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat will deliver a proclamation on June 29 declaring it “Lou Melendez Day” at a special tribute honoring the Major League Baseball executive who is retiring at the end of the year after 29 years with the league. The tribute is part of the Dominican Republic Sports & Education Academy’s second annual “Making A Difference In The Dominican Republic” on June 29 at 6 p.m. at the 809 Club, 112 Dyckman Street, New York, NY. Co-hosting are the Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation, the New York Dominican Officers Organization, and Dominicans on Wall Street.
Melendez has held the position of Senior Advisor to the International Baseball Operations Department in the Office of the Commissioner for Major League Baseball since January. Prior to assuming that role, he was Vice President of International Operations, responsible for oversight of Major League Baseball’s satellite office in the Dominican Republic which he established in December of 2000. including the Olympics. Throughout his career, Melendez has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to player education and community outreach programs.
Tickets for the event are limited. For more information on obtaining tickets or sponsoring the event, go to http://drsea.org/annual-event.html.
The Red Bulls Win! (Image Source: Ralph Garcia) CHESTER, PA (RBNY Media Release) – Forward Kenny Cooper’s ninth goal of the season in the 78th minute helped overcome a 2-1 deficit and gave New York a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park, lifting the streaking Red Bulls (7-3-1, 22 pts.) into first place in the Eastern Conference. It was...
Image Source: Major League Soccer CARSON, Calif. (CD Chivas USA Press Release) – Forward Armando Flores, 17, from Santa Ana, Calif. today was named winner of Sueño MLS 2012 – presented by Allstate, the nationally-televised soccer search for the best undiscovered youth talent in the country. Flores has been invited to join the Chivas USA youth...
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