Mets split series with Dodgers in 10-inning thriller, 5-4
June 6, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — J.D. Davis led off the 10th inning with an RBI double after the Mets blew a two-run lead in the ninth, and New York hung on to salvage a four-game series split with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
‘Bittersweet’ Alvarez accepts 2nd silver, this one in Summer
August 7, 2021 GMTYOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Eddy Alvarez had to be consoled — scolded, even — after his first silver medal.
“My coach had to bring us together and make us snap out of it," he said. "He yelled at us.
Alvarez a summer-winter medalist, US reaches baseball final
August 5, 2021 GMTYOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Eddy Alvarez sat in the U.S. dugout after the final out, buried his face in his hands and wept, even though his biggest game remains ahead.
US prospects, released players beat Israel 8-1 in Olympics
July 30, 2021 GMTYOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The United States started a pitcher who was Tampa Bay’s No. 12 prospect before he was dealt to Minnesota last week in the Nelson Cruz trade.
Israel went with a 30-year-old who has never pitched above Double-A and brought in the director of music programming at New York’s City Winery to relieve.
LEADING OFF: Alvarez carries U.S. flag, big rivalries abound
July 22, 2021 GMTA look at what’s happening around the majors today:
Bird, Alvarez chosen to carry US flag at opening ceremony
July 21, 2021 GMTFour-time Olympic women's basketball gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez were chosen as U.S. flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night.
Alvarez, who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and Bird were chosen by a vote of fellow U.S.
Kazmir, Kivlehan, Alvarez help US baseball win prep game
July 19, 2021 GMTCARY, N.C. (AP) — Scott Kazmir allowed two runs over five innings, San Diego minor leaguer Patrick Kivlehan hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning, and the U.S. began its prep for the Olympics with an 8-3 win over a collegiate national team on Sunday night.
Eddy Alvarez tries to add baseball medal to speedskating
June 9, 2021 GMTEddy Alvarez can display his medal, along with his mettle.
Alvarez told his unusual story when he met his new U.S. baseball teammates last month in the old Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse in Vero Beach, Florida.
US moves within a win of qualifying for Olympic baseball
June 5, 2021 GMTWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States moved within a win of qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament, routing Canada 10-1 Friday night in a game that included a 30-minute delay in the eighth inning when a ball initially called a two-run homer was changed to an RBI double.