Baseball

The New York Yankees (53-53) and New York Mets (55-51) split the first two games of the Subway Series at Citi Field and will play the next two at Yankee Stadium starting Wednesday.

Yasiel Puig is a good baseball player.

With all the acrimony and controversy swirling around the Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder, it's easy to lose sight of that fact. But it's a fact, nonetheless.

And yet, it's been a while since results were consistently there for Puig.

Boston Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez reportedly suffered a wrist injury when he slipped and fell on the steps in the dugout following Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. 

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Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy set a franchise single-game record with his 16 strikeouts in Monday's 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, besting the old record of 15 that Zack Greinke established in 2009, per Sportsnet Stats.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Kemp, who was acquired from the San Diego Padres on Saturday in exchange for Hector Olivera, complimented his new city while simultaneously taking a shot at Los Angeles and San Diego on Tuesday.

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler turned in a historic performance during Monday's 12-5 win over the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first rookie in franchise history to hit three home runs in a single game, per Sportsnet Stats.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced they demoted outfielder Yasiel Puig to the minor leagues on Tuesday, and he is expected to be sent to their Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma City Dodgers.

Already boasting a lineup with outstanding young hitters, the Boston Red Sox are adding another one to the mix by calling up top prospect Andrew Benintendi from Double-A Portland.

The Red Sox officially announced Benintendi's promotion on Twitter.

The seventh overall pick in last year's draft, Benintendi's stock has done nothing but rise in the 13 months he's been in the Red Sox farm system.

With the New York Yankees purging themselves of many veteran stars before the MLB's non-waiver trade deadline Monday, Alex Rodriguez's future remains up in the air.

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NEW YORK — If you try something once and it works, you're going to try again.

Jay Bruce isn't Yoenis Cespedes. The 2016 New York Mets are not the 2015 Mets, and the National League East isn't the same as it was last year, either.

But on another deadline day, the Mets could dream. Mets fans could dream. Mets players could dream.