NEW YORK — The demands of the playoff races had winning essential Tuesday night, and Johan Santana’s presence underscored the importance.”We had our pitcher going,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. Because of their 6-2 victory, the first in four games against the Cubs this season, the...

New York 2 1/2 games behind Philly after Niese struggles. NEW YORK — At this juncture of the Mets’ uneven 2008 season, optimism may be hard to come by. They aren’t playing well, their bullpen is struggling, and they are compromised at second base, in the outfield, on the bench and in their...

NEW YORK — The Mets brought in Johan Santana to pitch in important games, and there is no question that a playoff-clinching win in the season’s last week would be of an appropriate scale. But with Santana scheduled to start on Tuesday, manager Jerry Manuel dismissed the possibility of giving his...

BY ADAM RONIS | adam.ronis@newsday.com July 13, 2008 Most New York baseball teams seem to come up empty when they play in the Cooperstown Dreams Park Tournament for youth baseball teams. No New York team had won a championship in the 12-year-old division in the 14-year history of the tournament. In the...

OTTAWA (Canada) – July 2008 – Combat Sports is pleased to announce the signing of Women’s Fastpitch Player, Lisa Fernandez a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and fastptich legend. Under the new agreement Lisa will exclusively swing Combat bats in competitive play. “We are extremely...

Not there’s any pressure, but if Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla fails to make the National League All-Star team, he’s going to hear it from his father, John. “One of his dreams is to see me play in Yankee Stadium,” Dan says. “That’s where he always used to watch...

NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Delgado and the New York Mets kept piling up hits, delaying their trip home for the second half of a rare two-stadium Subway Series doubleheader. They didn’t seem to mind spending a little extra time in the Bronx. Delgado set a Mets record with nine RBIs and Luis Castillo...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Willie Randolph, fired as manager of the Mets in the early hours of the morning Tuesday, said he was “stunned” by the decision to let him go nearly three months into another disappointing season. It was just 17 months ago that Randolph received a new multi-million dollar contract as...

By Danielle Sessa June 23 (Bloomberg) — Omar Minaya is doing a “great job” of running the New York Mets, team owner Fred Wilpon said less than a week after approving the general manager’s decision to fire manager Willie Randolph. Wilpon, in his first public comments since Randolph...

Shortstop swipes two bases in loss to Orioles By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com ORIOLES 4, METS 3 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, March 28Mets at the plate: Shortstop Jose Reyes had two hits, stole two bases and scored two runs. Third baseman David Wright singled once, drew a walk and drove in a run on a...