This is actually not the first time purple has been featured on the uniform of a New York big league baseball team. That distinction belongs to the New York Giants, who in 1913 adopted purple on their unforms as an ode to NYU.

IMO these Mets uniforms would be better if the pants matched the jerseys.

Mets celeb Seymour Weiner, age 97, has heard your jokes — and he loves them. ⁦⁦Will Sammon⁩ catches up with a fellow who has retained his sense of humor. theathletic.com/5446444/2024/0…

The Chicago Cubs are playing like a team that will merit a pitcher like Justin Verlander at the trade deadline. ⬇️
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The Astros lost 3-1. They are 7-19.

Houston has lost five in a row, 12 of its past 15 and just got swept for the fourth time this season. This is the Astros' worst start since 1969.

Mets celeb Seymour Weiner, age 97, has heard your jokes — and he loves them. ⁦⁦Will Sammon⁩ catches up with a fellow who has retained his sense of humor. theathletic.com/5446444/2024/0…

The kind folks at Bookshop.org US are offering a 15-percent discount on preorders of THE LAST OF HIS KIND. You can use the promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS. bookshop.org/p/books/the-la…

Chad Kuhl's comeback season is about more than baseball.

He walked away from the game last summer as his wife, Amanda, faced Stage 3 breast cancer. Now he's back on the mound with the White Sox, she's back at the ballpark, and they're embracing 'boring.' theathletic.com/5443553/2024/0…

I hope the White Sox finish with more wins than the Bears. It could be close.

Dennis Cook won a World Series in 1997.

Now Poland's national team manager, he's heading to the Cooperstown of the country, a place Stan Musial visited 40 years prior, with a goal in mind.

Qualify for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, writes C. Trent Rosecrans.

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Alex Anthopoulos has built something of a juggernaut in Atlanta through a series of canny trades and swift contract extensions.

And he has the admiration of his peers.

Where do the Braves check in on our MLB front office rankings?

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Attention friends of Giants catching coach Alex Burg: You can stop texting him. He's OK. He lived to tell the tale of catching Camilo Doval's 100 mph fastball in the (literal) pitch dark. theathletic.com/5440451/2024/0…

Some early reviews of THE LAST OF HIS KIND, which drops two weeks from today:

“A commanding biography” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“A vigorous account” — KIRKUS

“I read the first 2 Chapters. Great book!” — DAVID VASSEGH

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Oh goodness the White Sox.

Ah, the rare outfield fly rule.

15 years, $575 million, per ⁦Tim Britton⁩. Yankees gotta do it? theathletic.com/5117611/2023/1…

Imagine John Sterling dashing across a hotel lobby with three dozen roses.

'I've met the girl I'm going to marry, my boy!'

We asked those close to John for their favorite moments of the Yankees legend. This was fun. theathletic.com/5426827/2024/0…

Just a fantastic story here by Daniel Brown.

Art Schallock, the oldest major league ballplayer, turns 100 next week. I paid him a visit and heard tales of Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and a life well lived. Special thanks to The Bill Chuck Files for the impeccable research:
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Inside the design process for the Mets’ new City Connect jerseys ⁦Tim Britton⁩ theathletic.com/5425171/2024/0…