EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialNew Mets players Edwin D?az (39), a pitcher, and 2nd baseman Robinson Can? (24), both obtained in a trade with the Mariners, are welcomed to the team at a news conference by Brodie Van Wagenen, left, then general manager, and Jeff Wilpon, then chief operating officer, at Citi Field in New York, Dec. 24, 2018. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Yankees reliever Albert Abreu pitching against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game in New York on Sunday, July 31, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)