Carlos Beltrán

Should Carlos Beltrán be elected to the Hall of Fame?Image: Getty ImagesThe 2023 MLB Hall of Fame ballots were sent out yesterday.This is a pretty weak set of contestants. Gone are the days of bickering over the eligibility of Barry Bonds,…

The ever-last battery.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe issue I have with nostalgia is it makes people sentimental. Having a deep conversation with anyone is right next to “root canal” on my list of things that I actively avoid. If you’re going…

The 2022 Hall of Fame class was loaded. When Jimmy Rollins, Tim Hudson, and Prince Fielder are some of the low-end first-years, and two of them don’t even receive five percent of the vote, you know it’s an insane class. Between Álex…

Aaron Judge’s walk-off single Thursday came just in time for his arbitration hearing.Photo: Getty ImagesThe Yankees have already put the AL East mostly to bed. If they haven’t tucked the Jays, Sox, and Rays in yet, it’s only to taunt them…

A catcher wears a PitchCom wristband.Photo: APIn a sport where some stadiums still adjust the scoreboards by hand, it’s not surprising it took a massive sign-stealing scandal for the MLB to try technology. The league announced it will allow…

Buck is back in the big leaguesImage: Associated Press (AP)If it feels a bit like the end times lately, that feeling probably isn’t helped by the New York Mets — yes, the New York Mets — conducting themselves as a competent organization…

A 107-page report detailed allegations of sexual abuse against a Chicago Blackhawks coach in 2010.Image: APA paltry $2 million fine for the franchise, less severe than the New Jersey Devils’ penalty for salary cap circumvention. Stan Bowman…