Author: Michael

New York Knicks forward/guard Josh Hart decided to cause chaos on Saturday by taking a side in the great New York Yankees and New York Mets debate.
There will never be a “true” New York baseball team, but Hart decided to stir up some trouble anyhow by declaring that New York is a “Yankee city.”
Obviously, that ignited a storm of controversy in Hart’s mentions because he took a side in one of the fiercest MLB debates of all time. Also, the post was poorly timed since the Mets defeated the Yankees, 12-6, at Citi Field on Saturday.

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CLEVELAND — A month ago, Detroit Tigers reliever Tyler Holton couldn’t find the part of the strike zone that has made him one of the best middle relievers in baseball for the last two seasons. And when he did, he instead threw it over the middle.  
For a pitcher without swing-and-miss stuff, the results were predictable — Holton struggled. But since giving up three runs to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 19, Holton has looked like his old self. That’s a boon for a team with an overworked bullpen that struggled for much of June.

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Wimbledon is in full swing, and Iga Swiatek — one of the top-ranked players in the world, faced American Danielle Collins and breezed past her. She will now take on Denmark’s Clara Tauson on Monday.
But what we’re here to talk about is Swiatek’s post-match meal, because it is dividing the room in a big way.
Swiatek was being interviewed after the match and (for some reason) was asked what she was going to eat after the match.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ranger Suárez has piled up enough pitches and innings this season for the reigning NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies to fit the modern definition of a workhorse.
On Saturday, it was time for a break.
Or at least time to shorten the left-hander’s outing against Cincinnati to give him some rest and try to prevent wear and tear on a body that broke down at the end of last season.
Suárez was pulled after just five innings and 80 pitches, the fewest of each since his first start of the season in early May.

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