Dominic Smith opted out of his contract with the Yankees on Sunday after his hot start in the minors did not yield a promotion to the majors

First baseman Dominic Smith is opting out of his contract with the New York Yankees after spending the first two months of the 2025 season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The New York Knicks and the New York Yankees created one of the least memorable days in New York sports history.

Francisco Lindor homered and Clay Holmes threw a career-high seven innings Sunday as the Mets​ completed a three-game sweep of the Rockies.

After every half-inning in the field, Mets outfielders come together before they reach the dugout. The new Mets ritual was spawned by right fielder Juan Soto, who stole the “huddle” from Philadelphia Phillies designated Kyle Schwarber when the two were teammates with the Washington Nationals in 2021.

However, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that he had minor league offers from the New York Yankees and New York Mets. It's not surprising to see either team want to add a depth option in the infield,

Yankees hope Jazz Chisholm Jr. strengthens third base originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

A: Well, first and foremost, you have to give a lot of credit to the pitchers who are really good at holding the runners, getting quick to home. And then you also have to give credit to the middle infielders who are all getting into the proper position making the right tag. Everyone thinks that it’s only me, but this is a whole union of guys.

With the New York Knicks eliminated in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals by the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, all eyes in the Big Apple will now focus squarely on Juan Soto's struggles or success with the New York Mets.

1977 -- Seattle’s Ruppert Jones homered off Cleveland’s Dennis Eckersley in the fifth inning to snap Eckersley’s no-hit string of 22 1-3 innings, just two outs short of Cy Young’s major league record. The Indians went on to win, 7-1.