Baseball News
MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level; Dodgers hit with $32M luxury tax bill
NY Daily News - 22 Dec 2021 00:02
Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league's last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015.
Former Gold Glove 3B Chavez part of Yanks' staff
ESPN - 22 Dec 2021 02:39
Manager Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees finalized the club's new-look -- yet experienced -- coaching staff on Tuesday, including former Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez and former New York Mets manager Luis Roja...
Yankees hire former MLB star Eric Chavez to serve as assistant hitting coach
NY Daily News - 22 Dec 2021 02:22
The Yankees announced Aaron Boone's finalized coaching staff Tuesday night. As expected, minor league hitting coordinator Dillon Lawson replaces Marcus Thames as the hitting coach and Desi Druschel will go from being the...
Mets manager Buck Showalter is already 'exchanging names' to fill his coaching staff
NY Daily News - 22 Dec 2021 22:43
Don't be surprised if Showalter is paired with a young, tech-savvy bench coach to help complement his traditional style of managing.
Yanks unsure of injury progress due to lockout
ESPN - 22 Dec 2021 21:14
Major League Baseball's lockout has left the New York Yankees unaware of how DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Hicks, Jameson Taillon and Darren O'Day are progressing following surgery.
Eric Chavez is an increasingly rare sight: a Yankees coach with MLB playing experience
NY Daily News - 22 Dec 2021 20:54
Chavez and Aaron Boone are among the only voices in the Bronx who have played in the bigs.
American sports fans support dropping 'Indians' name, split on tomahawk chop: poll
NY Daily News - 22 Dec 2021 19:45
MLB's most enthusiastic fans more strongly favor dropping Cleveland's name and the Braves' chop.
2 superstar shortstops, 30 teams: Ranking the best fits for Correa and Story
ESPN - 22 Dec 2021 15:29
This year's historic crop of free-agent shortstops is down to a pair. Is either likely to land on your favorite team?
Buck Showalter Introduced as Mets Manager
The New York Times - 22 Dec 2021 01:59
In an introductory news conference, Buck Showalter applauded Steven Cohen for taking away the team's excuses for not winning the World Series.
Showalter joins Mets with World Series the goal
ESPN - 22 Dec 2021 00:12
Buck Showalter was introduced as the Mets' new manager on Tuesday and said that he knows the expectation is to win the World Series.