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| Carson Benge knocking a single in the seventh inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets beat the San Diego Padres, 4-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field to take two of three in their series and cap a homestand in which the Mets won five out of six games.
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| NYCFC and Philadelphia enter the pitch. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club raced out to an early lead once again, but the Philadelphia Union scored three goals in the second half to win 3-2 on Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium.
The annual Battle of the Badges baseball game between the New York Police and Fire Departments will be held this Wednesday, August 19th at Citi Field.
Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight Against Equality in America
By Kim Phillips-Fein
W.W.Norton & Company; hardcover, 256 pages; $35.00
Kim Phillips-Fein is Robert Gardiner-Kenneth T. Jackson Professor of History at Columbia University. She is the author of Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal.
The Rolling Stones: The Biography
By Bob Spitz
Penguin Press; hardcover, 704 pages; $38.00
Bob Spitz is a longtime musician who helped manage Bruce Springsteen and Elton John at pivotal moments in their careers. He is more likely known as the award-winning author of epic books on music, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin: The Biography, in addition to ten other works of non-fiction. His best-selling book Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child has been made into a documentary and is set to open as a play called The Recipe in early 2027.
We are in the middle of summer, a perfect time to take a break, whether on vacation or just taking advantage of a perfect afternoon. In this review, we will look at four books that will be a perfect companion as you relax: Everything That Is Beautiful, by Louise Nealon; Yes, Chef, by Grace Reilly; and Single Girls, by John Searles.
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| Luke Weaver with the leg kick after he struck out Griffin Conine in the seventh inning on Sunday. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Major League Baseball trade deadline was Monday evening, and the Mets made a lot of moves, which was expected, but there was a poignancy to two of them that came out within an hour of each other.
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| NYCFC's Nico Fernandez Mercau converting a penalty kick early in the match. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club played to a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Book Of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss
By Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris
Norton; hardcover, 384 pages; $35.00
Robert Macfarlane is internationally renowned for his writings on nature, people, and place, and he has collaborated with the artist Jackie Morris on the best-selling books of nature poetry, and art, The Lost Worlds and The Lost Spells. Macfarlane's best-selling books include Underland, Landmarks, The Old Ways, The Wild Places, and Mountains of the Mind. These have been translated into over 30 languages, won many prizes around the world, and have been adapted for film, music, theater, radio, and dance.
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| NYCFC and their fans celebrate Agustin Ojeda's goal that put them ahead 2-1. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club made it 2-for-2 to start the second half of the MLS regular season with a resounding 3-1 win over the Chicago Fire in front of a raucous crowd of 27,419 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday night.
Night in the City
By Michael McGarrity
W.W. Norton & Company; paperback, 272 pages; $18.99
Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels, which he concluded in Head Wounds, the acclaimed American West trilogy, and his recent novel, The Long Ago.
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| Nico Fernandez Mercau. Provided by NYCFC. |
New York City Football Club began the second half of the MLS season with a solid 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.
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In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage
By Michael J. Tougias
St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 304 pages; $29.00
Michael J. Tougias is a New York Times bestselling author and co-author of over thirty books for adults and middle readers. In Deep Water is his ninth book of survival and rescue at sea, and Academy Award-winning producer Lili Zanuck and Tougias are producing its screenplay. Other books by Tougias include Fatal Forecast, The Finest Hours (now a Disney movie), Overboard!, A Storm Too Soon, So Close to Home, The Waters Between Us, Extreme Survival, and Ten Hours Until Dawn. Tougias produces slide presentations for each of his books, and an inspiration program called "Survival Lessons: Decision Making Under Pressure."
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The Mets will host their annual Summer Food Drive this Thursday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Citi Field.
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New York City Football Club announced they signed Defender Kevin O'Toole to a contract extension through the 2028-29 season, with an option for the 29-30 season.
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| Etihad Park rising next to Citi Field. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club will move into its new home, Etihad Park, in Queens, next summer, and it will be New York City's first-ever soccer-specific stadium.
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| Aiden O'Neill (left) and Kai Trewin. Provided by NYCFC. |
New York City Football Club announced that midfielder Aiden O'Neill had surgery on his left ankle, while defender Kai Trewin had right ankle surgery.
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| Kelsie Whitmore with Alex Cohen (right) and Mets Manager Andy Green. (left) |
This year's Amazin' Mets Foundation Legacy Award was given to professional baseball player Kelsie Whitmore on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field.
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| A.J. Ewing heading to first base on his leadoff home run in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets are locked into Juan Soto as a member of their outfield for the next decade and a half, and in this season of transition, it's pretty clear who could be along for the ride with him.
Iceland Annie: The Evolution of a CrossFit Games Legend
By Annie Thorisdottir; With Christine Bald
St. Martin's Press; 352 pages; hardcover, $30.00; EBook, $13.99; available today, Tuesday, July 7th
Annie Thorisdottir is one of the most iconic figures in the history of CrossFit. Her legacy extends beyond the many titles and records she earned, and in this exciting book, she shares the battles, setbacks, and reinventions that have defined her career at the highest level of competition.
The Mets announced on Thursday that the annual Battle of the Badges baseball game between the New York Police and Fire Departments will be held on Wednesday, August 19th.
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| Carlos Mendoza ahead of Opening Day this past March. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets made a major move on Friday morning, just as the season hit its halfway point, as they dismissed Manager Carlos Mendoza.
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| Nolan McLean fires a pitch in to Dansby Swanson in the third inning of Game 1. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets hosted the Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader on Wednesday after dropping what turned into the series opener, 9-6, the night before.
Chicago took the first game, 10-3, and the nightcap, 10-5. The Mets are now 34-46, while Chicago is 43-37, and each teams hit the halfway mark in the series finale on Thursday night.
GAME 1: CUBS 10, METS 3:
In the makeup game for Monday’s rainout, Nolan McLean took the mound for the Mets in this one, and he started the day by striking out the Cubs in order in the top of the first.
Carson Benge then greeted Cubs starter Javier Assad with a double to start off the Mets half of the first.
Then, A.J. Ewing crushed one to right field that old friend Michael Conforto made a marvelous catch on at the fence.
Benge tagged up to third on it, but he was left there, as Bo Bichette and Jared Young each struck out.
The Mets then had a golden opportunity in the second, as Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty walked to open the frame. Marcus Semien then hit into a tailor-made double play before MJ Melendez struck out to end the threat.
The Mets broke through in the fourth when Young crushed a two-run home run to left, and Alvarez went back-to-back with a solo shot to make it 3-0.
It didn’t take long for Chicago to respond, as Pete Crow-Armstrong got a two-out single and came in on a Conforto double.
Michael Busch then crushed one off the facade in right field for a two-run homer to tie the game at 3.
Chicago then rallied in the sixth when Nico Hoerner doubled, Miguel Amaya beat out a single with two outs to bring Dansby Swanson to the plate, and he crushed a three-run shot to left field to make it 6-3 Chicago.
McLean then struck out PCA to end the sixth, and that was all for his afternoon. This was the final line for the young right-hander: 6 innings, 7 hits, 6 runs (all earned), 2 walks, 9 strikeouts.
Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza said of what changed for McLean after a strong start to the day, “Execution. You know, he gets to that fifth inning with two out, nobody on base, 0-2 to PCA there, and, you know, try to make him chase a changeup, then there’s a double, and then obviously, the two-run homer from Busch, trying to go up-and-in with a cutter, and then the last one there, with Swanson, two on, two out…he just left a pretty good fastball right in the middle there, and he clipped it. Yeah, frustrating one.”
Swanson put the game away in the eighth when he crushed a grand slam to left field off Jonathan Pintaro to give Chicago a 10-3 lead.
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| Dansby Swanson greeted at the plate after his grand slam. Photo by Jason Schott. |
This gave Swanson two homers and seven RBI on the afternoon, remarkable considering he entered the day hitting .189 with nine home runs and 35 RBI and was batting ninth.
Swanson now has four grand slams in his career, and this was the first one since August 26, 2024. It was his first multi-homer game of the season.
Combined with the four RBI he had on Tuesday night, he has 11 ribbies in two games, the most in his career. He became the fourth Cub to have at least 11 RBI in two games, as Sammy Sosa had 14 RBI on August 10 and 11, 2002, Andre Dawson (12 RBI on 6/1-2, 1987), and Keith Moreland (11 RBI on 6/2-3, 1987).
GAME 2: CUBS 10, METS 5:
Just like in the first game, the Mets jumped out to an early lead, 3-1, as Francisco Alvarez had a solo home run and A.J. Ewing a two-run shot in the second inning.
Chicago took the lead back in the fourth when Pedro Ramirez and Dansby Swanson had RBI singles, followed by Pete Crow-Armstrong getting an RBI on a bunt he airmailed over Bo Bichette to make it 4-3.
Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth to tie it at 4. It was the first baseman’s 10th homer of the season.
Chicago took the lead back in the sixth when Swanson got an RBI double, and he came into score when Matt Shaw hit into a force out to make it 6-4.
Bichette hit a solo shot in the bottom half of the sixth to pull the Mets back within one, but Chicago put it away with a run in the eighth and three in the ninth.
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| Christian Scott striking out Ivan Herrera in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
If the Mets make a run this season, one of the key components will be starter Christian Scott, who could be an anchor in the rotation with fellow phenom Nolan McLean.
The Last of the Old Breed: An Oral History of the Final Marines from World War II
By Scott Davis
St. Martin's Press; 304 pages; hardcover, $30.00; $14.99 EBook; available today, Tuesday, June 9th
Scott Davis is a historian and journalist who is based in Spokane, Washington, with a history degree from Gonzaga University. His writing has appeared in Naval History, Army Magazine, among many publications. He had interviewed over 500 veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam over the past decade. Davis also runs a popular YouTube channel on the Vietnam War called the Vietnam Experience, and it has amassed over 200,000 subscribers and over 100 million lifetime views.
The Magical Game: The Spirit and History of Baseball's Superstitions, Rituals, and Curses
By Addy Baird
St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 304 pages; $29.00
Addy Baird is a writer, reporter, and baseball fan, whose favorite team is the Mets. She has a background in investigative journalism, and has written and worked for The New Republic, Politico, and The Daily Beast.
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| The crowd gives an ovation to A.J. Ewing after he hit his first Major League home run. Photo by Jason Schott. |
A.J. Ewing, one of the Mets top prospects joined the Mets on Tuesday, and got his first hit and a pair of RBIs to help them defeat the Detroit Tigers, 10-2.
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| NYCFC celebrate taking a 2-0 lead early in the match. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club, backed by a Hannes Wolf hat trick, got a much-needed 3-0 win over the Columbus Crew on Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium.
RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise
By Isabel Vincent
William Morrow; hardcover, 304 pages; $30.00
Isabel Vincent is an award-winning investigative journalist for the New York Post. This is her seventh book, with her most recent Gold Bar Bob: The Downfall of the Most Corrupt U.S. Senator on former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. Vincent's work has also appeared in The New Yorker, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and The Independent.
Tiger V. Jack: Golf's Great Debate
By Bob Harig
St. Martin's Press; 304 pages; hardcover, $30.00; Ebook, $14.99; available today, Tuesday, May 5th
Bob Harig is a writer for Sports Illustrated, formerly of ESPN and the Tampa Bay Times, who has covered Tiger Woods since the very beginning of his career nearly three decades ago. Harig is one of the few authors who has conducted dozens of one-on-one interviews with Tiger, and is the author of Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry (click here for our review from April 2022). He is also the author of Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods (our review from May 2024). Harig is an active member of the Golf Writers Association of America.
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| DC goalkeeper Sean Johnson takes this free kick in the 70th minute. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club's tough stretch in MLS competition continued on Snuday afternoon, as they were beaten by DC United, 2-0, at Citi Field.
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| Nolan McLean is pumped after striking out Mickey Moniak in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets lost both ends of a doubleheader on Sunday at Citi Field against the Colorado Rockies, 3-1 in the opener and 3-0 in the nightcap.
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| The scene after NYCFC took a 3-1 lead in the second half. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club appeared on their way to a win on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, but FC Cincinnati came back in the final minutes to walk out with a 4-4 draw.
Boom Town: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas
By Joe Pappalardo
St. Martin's Press; 320 pages; plus one 8-page color insert; hardcover, $31.00; E-Book, $14.99; available today, Tuesday, April 21st
Joe Pappalardo is the author of the critically acclaimed books Four Against The West: The True Saga of a Frontier Family That Reshaped the Nation (our review from November 2024); Inferno: The True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the Bloodiest Campaign in Aviation History, Sunflowers: The Secret History, Red Sky Morning, and Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight. He is a freelance journalist, a contributor to Texas Monthly, a writing contributor to National Geographic Magazine, a former senior editor and current contributor to Popular Mechanics, and a former associate editor of Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine.
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| The scene at Citi Field early in the match. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club lost a tough one to Charlotte FC, 2-1, on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 20,997 at Citi Field.
It was a successful week for the local MLS teams US Open Cup's Round of 32.
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| Maxi Moralez (right) looking to make a play. Courtesy newyorkcityfc.com. |
It was a mixed Saturday night for the area MLS teams on the road, as New York City Football Club was shutout in Vancouver, 2-0, while Red Bull New York played to a spirited draw in Miami.
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| Ryne Nelson striking out Luis Robert Jr. in the fourth inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets entered Wednesday's game on a four-game winning streak, but the Arizona Diamondbacks had other ideas, as they jumped out to an early lead on the way to a 7-2 win on Wednesday evening at Citi Field.
How Soccer Explains The World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
By Franklin Foer
Harper Perennial; paperback, 288 pages; $18.99; available today, Tuesday, April 7th
Franklin Foer is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a former editor of The New Republic. His most recent book is The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future.
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| NYCFC celebrates Hannes Wolf's goal. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club was thisclose to a solid win on Saturday night at Citi Field, but St. Louis City SC scored a goal in extra time to force the 1-1 draw.
New York City Football Club will Westchester SC in the Round of 32 of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a competition across all leagues in the country.
We are finally at the time of year you can go outside and read a book, and in this review, we will look at three new novels that will transport you to another place and are perfect to spend an afternoon with: To Cage a Wild Bird, by Brooke Fast; You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom, by Vincent Tirado; and Like in Love with You, by Emma R. Alban.
Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love and Loss
By Serena Kutchinsky
Scribner; hardcover, 320 pages; $30.00; available today, March 31st
Serena Kutchinsky is an award-winning journalist who has held senior editorial roles at Sky News, BBC News, The Sunday Times in London, Prospect, and Newsweek. She is currently the head of news at The iPaper, and spends the summer hosting talks at festivals and traveling around the countryside in a camper van. She runs an Instagram account dedicated to the legacy of the House of Kutchinsky.
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| David Peterson fires one in to Nick Gonzales in the second inning on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets this year have a new ace in Freddy Peralta, and they have quite the familiar face as the No. 2 starter in their rotation.
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| Cayden and Cameron Boozer. @DukeMBB. |
The St. John's Red Storm's run in the NCAA Tournament ended in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Washington, DC, as the Duke Blue Devils outlasted them late in a 80-75 win.
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| Citi Field is ready for Opening Day. Photos by Jason Schott. |
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| Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza (left) looks on during Workout Day. |
"We have a really good opportunity to do something special here, and our goal is, not only playing in October, but deep into October, and winning the World Series is the goal."
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| Yankee Stadium's famous facade. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Yankees released their roster on Wednesday morning ahead of Opening Night against the San Francisco Giants in the Bay Area, with the first pitch at 8:05 p.m. eastern time.
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| Citi Field. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets announced on Tuesday that they will wear a memorial patch in honor of Davey Johnson, the Manager of the 1986 World Championship team, who passed away on September 5, 2025, at the age of 82.
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| Dylan Darling (left) being swarmed by his teammates after his winning shot. @StJohnsBball. |
The St. John's Red Storm are off to the Sweet 16 after Dylan Darling scored a buzzer-beating layup to help them beat Kansas, 67-65, in their Round-of-32 matchup in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
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| Lionel Messi took this corner kick in the 32nd minute. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club was up to the challenge against defending MLS Cup Champion Inter Miami CF, but they fell just short, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 45,845 at Yankee Stadium.
