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The New York Mets have designated right-hander Yohan Ramírez for assignment and selected the contract of right-hander Cole Sulser from Triple-A Syracuse

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players’ association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents

Shane Bieber held it together as long as he could

San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest

Pitcher Julio Teheran can earn $400,000 in performance bonuses as part of his contract with the New York Mets

Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York

Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York

The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the New York Mets

Ronel Blanco’s brilliant start to the season is about the only thing going right for the Houston Astros

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, has died