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Inside look at Mets' managerial candidates
Here are five candidates who could be in consideration for the Mets' manager vacancy under incoming GM Billy Eppler.
The night this slugger turned Joe Girardi into a Yankees genius
Raul Ibanez isn’t on many people’s list of Yankees postseason heroes, but the DH played a huge role in one of their most dramatic playoff victories. It came on Oct....
The top 10 games of the decade in NY sports
With the end of the 2010s upon us, The Post polled 43 members of its sports department across a variety of categories to determine the best and worst of the...
Joe Girardi's 'toughest' call led to this historic Yankees moment
In the Yankee Stadium tunnel that connects the home dugout and clubhouse, Joe Girardi pointed at Raul Ibanez, riding a stationary bike, and issued a simple command: “You’re hitting second.”...
The connections that'll drive Brodie Van Wagenen's managerial decision
Brodie Van Wagenen negotiated the contract he probably most wishes did not exist today. Since these are the Mets take that as irony or comedy or tragedy — or all...
The perfect Yankees manager doesn't exist
Play Brian Cashman. Act like you are the Yankees GM and have to come up with someone to manage a win-now team in New York. Brad Ausmus probably checks the...
Why Yankees should consider Raul Ibanez as next manager
HOUSTON — We’ve arrived at a strange juncture in baseball’s evolution, where, if the Yankees actually did hire someone with any managing experience — even minor league, let alone major...
Potential Girardi replacements and their connection to Yankees
Who's next? Here’s a look at potential candidates to replace Joe Girardi as Yankees manager (in alphabetical order): Jay Bell, Single-A Tampa manager Impressed at Single-A Tampa in first year...
Yankees fire hitting coach Jeff Pentland
TORONTO -- When the Yankees assemble in Tampa for spring training, they will have their third hitting coach in three years. “I am not coming back,’’ Jeff Pentland told The...
Past playoff heroes make case for Yankees making October run
As the Yankees limp to the finish line, the reasons why this might be a brief October run have been all too prevalent. There’s the fading Alex Rodriguez, a lineup...
Another former Yankee passes on hitting coach return
When Chili Davis opted to work for the Red Sox instead of the Yankees in late October, the front-runner for the hitting coach job in The Bronx vanished. Now, six...
Yanks not only team interested in Ibanez
If the Yankees want Raul Ibanez to be their next hitting coach, they could have some competition to get him. The former Yankee — who hasn’t even officially retired as...
Raul Ibanez curious about Yankees' hitting coach opening
The Yankees and Raul Ibanez have discussed him becoming the club’s hitting coach and he is curious about the possibility, according to people with knowledge of the situation. With Ibanez...
Yankees' next hitting coach could be in Royals dugout
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was serious speculation running through Kauffman Stadium before the Giants’ 3-2 victory over the Royals in Game 7 of the World Series that the Yankees...
Raul Ibanez keys this Royals run without lifting a bat
Let’s kick things off with this week’s Pop Quiz question, from Dan Cavanagh of Tucson, Ariz.: This gentleman announced the first-ever televised World Series, the 1947 clash between the Yankees...
More October magic by Raul Ibanez? Don't put it past him
Let’s kick off today’s post by catching up on Pop Quiz questions: 1. From Bob Buscavage of Moriches: This man has over 450 career home runs and played a bartender...
Colon, Mets roughed up by Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bartolo Colon suffered an untimely death by meatballs on Sunday, but in five days will live again. With the veteran right-hander serving up little more than glorified...
Recker’s HR in 13th leads Mets past Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In the shadow of Disneyland, the Mets got a little Sleepy and Dopey before departing Happy. Anthony Recker’s home run leading off the 13th inning injected life...
Yankees’ roster is one for the ages
The Yankees have accomplished the near impossible — they had the oldest player in the majors (Mariano Rivera) and the oldest starter (Andy Pettitte) retire and yet somehow have gotten...
With A-Rod cash looming large, Yanks done with free-agent chase
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees have invested $314 million in players since the 2013 season ended and one key decision-maker said “we are certainly done with the big free...