Kevin Kernan
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Derek Jeter's big day likely will have to wait until 2021
This was supposed to be the summer of record-breaking crowds in Cooperstown for the July 26 induction of Derek Jeter into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Captain was...
Mets star wants to work out with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski
Gronk, meet Polar Bear. Mets slugger Pete Alonso lives in Tampa, Fla., and like every other Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, he was thrilled to hear the news Rob Gronkowski will...
How Mets superstar and fiancée are going 'above and beyond'
Not all of Pete Alonso’s home runs happen in the ballpark. Alonso kicked off his new foundation, Homers for Heroes, along with his fiancée Haley Walsh on Wednesday. The NL...
Derek Jeter Hall of Fame induction decision coming soon
Derek Jeter may have to remain on deck for another year for his Hall of Fame induction. That’s the word from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A...
Bobby Richardson opens ups about 1960s Yankees, Mantle bond
Sixty years. How do you begin to tell Bobby Richardson’s story, a story that includes some of the biggest names and moments, viewed from behind the scenes, in Yankees history....
Two pitches may have led to Syndergaard's elbow issues
You can be sure of one thing. No one will work harder to come back from Tommy John surgery than Noah Syndergaard. “This guy works like no one else,’’ former...
How Little League is approaching coronavirus pandemic
Attention all Little League baseball and softball players, your time at-bat still may come in 2020. There remains hope for some type of season. That’s the word from Little League...
Baseball Hall of Fame must fix this glaring omission
Even when no baseball is being played, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is a hot topic. It is time for the Hall to correct a terrible mistake that has...
The best month for Hall of Fame to induct Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter was built for October. The bigger the game, the more success he had over that month. There’s only one Mr. October, of course, and that is Reggie Jackson....
Life without Mets devastating for Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE — To many, this is not spring training, it’s a family pilgrimage. Here was Andrew Friedman with his hands crossed behind his head, voice rising with emotion...
The storm MLB faces when baseball finally returns
PORT ST. LUCIE — Baseball could do well to learn something from the 1984 film “The Terminator.” And it’s not just the famous line, “I’ll be back.’’ At movie’s end...
MLB clubs' actions provide clue how long this could last
PORT ST. LUCIE — There was no talk of ramping it up from Brodie Van Wagenen on Saturday. Only talk of ramping it down. Players making the best decisions for...
Mike Piazza knows sports' healing power after a crisis
PORT ST. LUCIE — When Mike Piazza hit his iconic two-run home run in the eighth inning of a 3-2 win over the Braves on Sept. 21, 2001 in the...
Mets great 'praying' for his friends in Italy
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mike Piazza and his family live in Italy. They came back to their home in Miami in February and opted to stay here. Since then, scary...
MLB must shut down all the camps
PORT ST. LUCIE — Poet Robert Frost was a great baseball fan. It turns out he might have been a pretty good advance scout, too. Frost wrote: “The afternoon knows...
Mets trio could turn a 2019 problem into a 2020 strength
PORT ST. LUCIE — Keep calm, Mets fans, and hope the bullpen big three perform this season like they did on Wednesday at Clover Park. Dellin Betances, Jeurys Familia and...
Mets suddenly facing their first bit of adversity
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Life was too good for the Mets. With Disney no longer being home for the Braves, Port St. Lucie was the happiest baseball place in...
Miguel Andujar’s value to Yankees has never been higher
TAMPA — Miguel Andujar is becoming a man of many gloves and positions. That’s fine with him. Anything to get more at-bats. In spring training, not all the key action...
Yankees prospect drawing strength from F-18 flying dad
SARASOTA, Fla. — When 2017 first-round draft pick Clarke Schmidt makes it to Yankee Stadium in the near future, the right-hander’s stuff will speak for itself. Take a closer look,...
How Gleyber Torres is approaching his return to shortstop
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Return to Shortstop continues to be a day-by-day success story for Gleyber Torres as he made the journey south Sunday from Tampa along with his second-base...