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Once upon a time (1993), when only two teams in each league earned postseason tickets, the Giants finished with 103 wins and a .636 winning percentage but missed the playoffs because the Braves won 104 games and the NL West title. There was frustration, but no shame in missing October that year. MORE: Everything you need to know about MLB’s 2020 expanded playoffs But in 2020, when it’s reasonable to expect every team that finishes ....

“After further consultation with doctors, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has elected to have surgery to repair a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow,” the Mets announced in a statement. Harvey was diagnosed with the partial UCL on Aug. 26. The Mets shut him down, but he all along has been saying he might be able to avoid surgery. No such luck, as it turns out....

Nogowski had just lined out to New York first baseman Pete Alonso to end the fifth inning. Stroman was fired up about getting out of a jam. He yelled toward the ground as he began his walk to the dugout. Maybe Nogowski thought Stroman was yelling at him and showing him up, or that he was being undignified. FAGAN: Predicting MLB’s second half Profanities ensued. Fortunately, as SNY’s Gary Thorne noted, both men spoke clearly enough to help out lip readers during the replay of the exchange....

Both teams took the field prior to their matchup at Citi Field, engaged in a 42-second moment of silence, then subsequently left the field after the moment of silence. Mets players Dominic Smith and Billy Hamilton, who are Black, led the teams onto the field. Michael Wacha took the mound for New York, Lewis Brinson was announced for Miami, a moment of silence followed and a Black Lives Matter shirt was left on home plate, the only thing remaining on the field in Flushing....

The Mets first baseman hit his 40th home run of 2019 in New York’s 11-5 victory over the Royals on Sunday and broke the National League’s rookie home run record. He went 3 for 4 on the day and tallied two RBIs. Alsonso, 24, has had an impressive first year with the Mets. He’s slashing .271/.375./.604 and has notched 95 RBIs through his first 123 games with New York....

When it comes to the best food in Major League Baseball, the Mets say they’re A-number-one, Top of the List and King of the Hill. “That’s one thing Citi Field has been known for since we opened it up. We put up the best food options available to our fans,” executive vice president Lou DePaoli said Thursday as the Mets unveiled their food and promotional lineups for the 2017 season....

The man was in a group of 10 migrants which had been staying at the migrant camp in Saltillo, Coahuila region, around 180 miles from the border with the U.S., according to the Spanish newspaper El Pais. The Casa Del Migrante Saltillo director Alberto Xicotencatl said that on Wednesday, the group had left to make their way to the U.S. About a mile away, they waited by the railway tracks to hop on a passing train when they were intercepted by police....

Cafetaleros de Tapachula capped off their Ascenso Clausura title Sunday with Alebrijes de Oaxaca coming in as the champion of the Apertura. But Liga MX president Enrique Bonilla said after the final that neither team fits the top division’s rules and aren’t eligible to be promoted. Lobos BUAP, the most recently promoted team and also the one set to be relegated, can pay a fee to stay in the first division or the league will simply play the next two tournaments with 16 teams rather than 17....

The report found that the highest rates of coronavirus antibodies were found in blood samples from people in Baja California, a northwest Mexican state that borders California, and Chihuahua, a state that borders New Mexico and Texas, both with 40.7 percent. In comparison, antibodies were found in only 26.6 percent of blood samples taken in western states, AP reported. In total, antibodies were found in over 30 percent of all blood samples—suggesting that as many as one-third of Mexicans had been exposed to the virus by the end of 2020....

Ochoa’s move to Standard disappoints Rather than push for the typical goalkeeper No. 1 shirt, which Jean-Francois Gillet currently is wearing at the Belgian club, the Mexico international decided to go with a play on words. Ochoa is set to wear No. 8 this season. And while it’s an atypical number, it fits the 32-year-old well. The Spanish for eight is “ocho”, the first portion of the shot-stopper’s surname. The shot-stopper has used the nod to his last name’s pronunciation for some time on social media with the tag @yosoy8a, meaning “I am Ocho-a”....

Miami-Dade County jail records show Olsen was booked at 4:11 a.m. Monday and was released on $6,000 bail. Police say Olsen failed field sobriety tests and had five different driver’s licenses on him. It wasn’t clear if he had an attorney. MORE: Week 3 Heisman watch | New 30 for 30 film called ‘The U Part 2’ Athletic Director Blake James says Olsen was suspended indefinitely from the team pending further review....

Despite the virus’ rapid spread, community leaders in Miami have stated that the city will push forward with its planned New Year’s Eve celebration at the city’s Bayfront Park, an event that the city describes as the “largest (New Year’s Eve party) in the United States after the Times Square event in New York.” While excitement continues to surround the event, New Year’s Eve in Miami has seen an overall curbing of its scope after the city announced that it would not drop the “Big Orange” ball at midnight due to the rising COVID rates....

The return to MLS was seen by some as the premature downgrading of his career. After all, at the age of 27, and playing at AS Roma, Bradley figured to stay in Europe a few more years. When he made a blockbuster move to Toronto FC, it was seen as something that would lead to the premature demise of his career. Four years later, Bradley is enjoying a year that could easily be called the best of his career....

The sides have agreed to a four-year, $25 million contract that includes a fifth-year option worth $11 million, according Paul Hoynes of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has the particulars: Brantley, 26, represents the final return on the Tribe's trade of CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. Last season Brantley set career highs in games (151), home runs (10), RBIs (73) stolen bases (17). He also did not make an error in 268 total chances....

A 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, Conlan made his pro debut in 2017. He had a productive 2019, beating Ruben Hernandez and Diego Alberto Ruiz, while facing Vladimir Nikitin inside Madison Square Garden. That MSG fight, where Conlan won, was a rematch from their bout at the Olympics, in which Nikitin won following a controversial call. In August 2021, he beat T.J. Doheny for the interim WBA featherweight title. Facing Leigh Wood for the WBA (Regular) featherweight title in March, Conlan looked like he was on his way to winning his first major title....

Flynn shared footage where he led a group reciting the oath of office, which he read from his cellphone, as they stood in front of a bonfire. After reading the passage, normally read by elected officials, he used the phrase “where we go one, we go all.” Those words are regularly used by those who perpetuate QAnon theories, which began on the web forum 4Chan from posts by an anonymous figure named Q....

The Hall of Fame Cowboys wide receiver is famed for his propensity to get on a roll, not only on the football field, but behind the microphone, too. Tuesday’s episode of “First Take” was a not-so-subtle reminder of that. On the morning after the Cowboys’ 23-16 win over division-rival Giants, Irvin wasn’t only drinking the Cowboys’ Kool Aid, he plunged head-first into the jug. Irvin delivered an epic hype speech on ESPN’s “First Take,” praising the Cowboys’ pass rush and likening CeeDee Lamb’s effort to Bible passages....

Michael Irvin declared on New York sports radio Wednesday that he plans to confront NFLN colleague LaDainian Tomlinson over LT saying Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott “absolutely quit” on his teammates during America’s Team’s 42-17 demolition by the Broncos on Sunday. MORE: Elliott bottled up in Cowboys’ blowout loss to Broncos The Pro Football Hall of Famers are scheduled to appear together on NFLN’s two pregame shows ahead of its Thursday night telecast of Rams vs....

His reaction? “I kind of said, ‘Excuse me?’ I couldn’t believe it,” Phelps said. DeCOURCY: Danger not top reason Rio was a bad idea Phelps said he did not have many of the details on the incident yet, but added they he was back in his room at the Olympic Village, with his fiancée, Nicole Johnson, and their son, Boomer, at the time. It had been a late night in the pool, having competed in the final event of his swimming career, taking the gold medal in the men’s 4x100 medley relay....

“Getting off the bus walking into the pool tonight, I almost felt myself starting to cry,” Phelps said. “Last warm-up, last time putting on a suit, last time walking out in front of thousands of people representing my country. It’s insane. A lot better than what it was four years ago.” MORE: Phelps leaves lasting legacy in his wake What’s insane is Phelps’ swimming career that started as a 15-year-old at the 2000 Summer Games....