Pete Alonso surprisingly named Mets’ lone All-Star as Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo get snubbed
NY Post
PITTSBURGH — The Mets have a re-Pete heading to the All-Star Game.
In a surprise selection, Pete Alonso was named to the National League All-Star team Sunday as the Mets’ lone representative.
Alonso was selected as a reserve at first base behind starter Bryce Harper.
Francisco Lindor was snubbed on a day he reached base four times and delivered a two-run, go-ahead single in the ninth inning of the Mets’ 3-2 victory over the Pirates at PNC Park.
In what’s been a rough season at Madison Square Garden, few Rangers losses hurt more than the two lopsided defeats at the hands of the Devils earlier in the year.
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The Lakers’ home game against the Hornets on Thursday has been postponed due to the raging LA fires, the NBA announced.
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Igor Shesterkin, who hasn’t played this month due to an upper-body injury, is set to return in net for the Rangers Thursday night against Las Vegas, head coach Peter Laviolette said at Madison Square Garden.
It was all on display early, a reminder of just how fragile this can all seem, how delicate it can all be. For six minutes of the first quarter, Karl-Anthony Towns, already nursing a sore knee, coasted up and down the court with a noticeable limp.
The Rangers’ 2025-26 schedule will include another outdoor game, with the Blueshirts set to face the Panthers at the Marlins’ loanDepot park on Jan. 2, the team announced.