2 Cubs beat writers pour cold water on the idea of Carlos Correa

As the Boston Red Sox and Xander Bogaerts continue to work out a deal, a speculative contract could keep him in Boston: $32 million per year for 5 years. When Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit a home run in the eighth inning, he’d already heard the chants: Re-Sign Xander.

Much like Thanos in “The Avengers,” Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras becoming a member of the New York Yankees before this year’s trade deadline is over seems inevitable. Why Willson Contreras seems destined to become a member of the New York Yankees at some point this season.

Shortly after the 2021 season ended, New York Yankees fans resigned to the belief that they had seen Zack Britton throw his final pitch in pinstripes that September. Persistent elbow injuries forced Britton to undergo Tommy John surgery on Sept. 9, which, by safe estimate, realistically pegged him out for all of 2022 — his final year under contract.

Monday night featured another win in the books for the New York Yankees, and Giancarlo Stanton once again delivered a big hit to get his team on the board first. In the top of the third inning, he ripped a laser double into the left field gap (which probably would’ve been a homer in the old Camden Yards) that scored Anthony Rizzo from FIRST BASE to put the Bombers up 1-0 over the Orioles.

MLB Armed Forces Day gear is available now, which is perfect timing considering the New York Yankees will be wearing the new threads this weekend. From May 20-22, American professional baseball teams will be honoring members of the United States military. The new MLB Armed Forces Day hats from New Era are available to order today, just in time for the New York Yankees to wear them this weekend.