Owner of the New York Mets, Steve Cohen is worth about $13.2 billion, depending on what day it is. Say what you want about the accumulation of that wealth, but there is no doubt Cohen is a shrewd businessman and Mets fans should expect nothing less when it comes to running his team.
Some things are bigger than sports, a concept that was on-display today at Yankee Stadium, as New York honored Liam Hendriks for his courageous cancer battle.
Wildfires burning in Canada have caused significant air quality issues in New York, and the area around Yankee Stadium is looking very concerning on Wednesday.
Baseball is a game of failure and the resiliency to succeed. Some players succeed at a young age and their failure is limited. Resiliency is a tough lesson to learn on the Major League level.
Last season, when New York Yankees' GM Brian Cashman traded with the St. Louis Cardinals for an injured Harrison Bader, some fans were up-in-arms. A quality left-handed starting pitcher for a guy on the injured list?
Darryl Strawberry was one of the most talented baseball players to have played the game in the last 50 years. His smooth powerful swing launched home runs into the atmosphere with ease and even grace. However, his well-documented battles off the field took away any shot at being recognized as a Hall of Famer.
Injuries have piled up for the New York Yankees this season. However, Carlos Rodón, Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson are all getting closer to returning to the Major League roster. That leaves the question, which players will be going?