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Gerrit Cole gave up his opt-out right and will remain with the New York Yankees under a contract that runs through 2028 rather than become a free agent. New York’s ace initially exercised his right to terminate the $324 million, nine-year contract, which has $144 million and four years remaining. That decision triggered a two-day window for New York to...

Six-time All-Star and 2023 AL Cy Young award winner Gerrit Cole will reportedly remain with the New York Yankees.

Superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani is expected to play Monday in Game 3 of the World Series following an injury to his shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts.

Freddie Freeman scooped up his youngest son and held him tight, planting kisses on the blond head of 3-year-old Maximus. The slugger’s wife, Chelsea, corralled their other two sons for a family photo on the Dodger Stadium field where Dad had just created an indelible moment in baseball lore.

The New York Yankees are on a quest to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their 28th World Series, and former Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon believes his old club will have to use their lineup’s depth in order to capture another championship. Damon spoke with NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino leading into the series. Linda Gaudino: You being...

Two-time World Series champion and Yankees legend Johnny Damon chats with NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino on this year’s historic LA & NY match-up and what’s needed for the Bronx Bombers to clench the win.

Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mets fans are riding high on an unfamiliar feeling, something called confidence. The Mets can eliminate the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS Wednesday night, and fans before the game were sure it would happen. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

A smiling Rod Carew raised his right hand as he took the U.S. citizenship oath Friday during a ceremony in Santa Ana for the 78-year-old Major League Baseball Hall of Famer.