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Long-time New York baseball columnist now freelancing for SNY.tv. Appearing regularly on SNY's panel/debate shows.
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American League's three-run first inning more than enough in 4-0 win at 2026 MLB All-Star Game Original

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By John Harper Verified
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The American League scored three first-inning runs and went on to a largely uneventful 4-0 win over the National League on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The NL managed only three hits. The game featured only one extra-base hit, an eighth-inning solo home run by Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas. Using a total of 11 pitchers, the AL racked up 15 strikeouts. They produced the first shutout in an All-Star game since 2013.
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Grading the Mets halfway through the 2026 MLB season, including manager and front office

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By John Harper Verified
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This culminates a week of grading the Mets’ disappointing first half of the 2026 season. Here are some individual grades for key players, then David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza, and finally a team grade. Without much protection in the lineup, Soto is putting up big numbers, including a .957 OPS that is second-highest in MLB and a .554 slugging percentage that is sixth. The only knock (besides missing 19 games due to injury) is that, like last year, he hasn’t been great in the clutch.
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Mets Report Card: Grading the bullpen halfway through the 2026 MLB season Original

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By John Harper Verified
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The David Stearns scorecard isn’t pretty. You knew that already, but if you’ve been following along as I’ve graded different areas of the Mets’ first half this week, you’ve been reminded of how so many of his decisions have turned out badly. Well, the good news for Stearns and the Mets is that he didn’t go 0-for-2026. The bad news is the one area where he excelled, putting together a dominant bullpen, is the area that matters least on a ballclub that is infrequently leading in the late innings.
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