Matt Martell

If last night's Game 1 was any indication of the action to come, we're in for a thrilling World Series. The Brewers jumped out to an early lead and barely held on to beat the Rays, 3-2. The game had plenty of action. The first run scored on a Christian Ye... See more

One of the great underrated joys of baseball is a competitive best-of-seven series that ends in five games. Think the 2024 World Series, when the only game the Dodgers lost was also the only game that was decided by more than three runs. The series scoreb... See more

A few weeks ago, I led the mailbag with some quick thoughts on the thrilling AL Central race between the White Sox and the Guardians. When I wrote that introduction, Cleveland had just won two of its final three regular-season games against Chicago, and t... See more

NEW YORK — For one brief moment, all had been forgiven. The unreasonable hope, the unbearable burden, the unfulfilled potential — it all had led to this point, when the local kid and lifelong Yankee fan finally made good. Anthony Volpe stepped into the bo... See more

The buzz has extended beyond the venues themselves. In almost every neighborhood of the city, you're bound to bump into vendors who have set up shop near parks, subway stations, and bars looking to meet the fervent demand for soccer kits, Styles swag and ... See more