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BILL RUSSELL  1934-2022 New York Post, Monday, August 1, 2022 nypost.com

that he changed the game, with the serves to be treated with dignity.” LEGEND: Bill The Russell file
NCAA widening the lane his junior Russell retired with 21,620 career Russell joined a
year, and then prohibiting basket in- Celtics franchise Born: Feb. 12, 1934
terference after his graduation. rebounds — averaging 22.5 per that prior to his (Monroe, La.)
game — and had a dozen straight arrival in 1956 had Height: 6-foot-10 | Pos.: Center
In Boston, he led the Celtics to a seasons with at least 1,000 rebounds. never won an NBA
dozen NBA Finals starting as a championship. He AS A PLAYER
rookie in 1956-57, winning 11. His After the Celtics won their eighth became a beloved n Boston Celtics, 1956-69
shot-blocking and defensive prowess consecutive championship in 1966, elder statesman in
revolutionized the NBA the way it coach Red Auerbach retired and his post-playing AS A COACH
had college basketball, and gave him named Russell as his successor. It career. n Boston Celtics, 1966-69
the upper hand in his rivalry with was a historic moment, with Rus- n Seattle SuperSonics, 1973-77
contemporary Wilt Chamberlain. sell becoming the first black coach AP (2) n Sacramento Kings, 1987-88
of a major league team in any sport.
“Bill Russell was the greatest To do it in Boston, where he dealt BY THE NUMBERS
champion in all of team sports,” with racial animosity during his ca-
NBA commissioner Adam Silver reer, was even more impactful, 11 Championships, the most
said in a statement. “The count- leading the Celtics to NBA titles in by any NBA, NFL or MLB
less accolades that he earned for 1968 and ’69. He also went on to athlete and tied with the NHL’s
his storied career with the Boston coach Seattle and Sacramento. Henri Richard for most all time
Celtics — including a record 11
championships and five MVP Russell became the first black 2 Seasons during Russell’s
awards — only begin to tell the player to be inducted into the Na- 13-year career in which he
story of Bill’s immense impact on ismith Memorial Basketball Hall did not win a championship
our league and broader society. of Fame in 1975, and was widely re-
garded as the best player in NBA 5 NBA MVP awards
“Bill stood for something much history before Michael Jordan’s (1958, 1961–63, 1965)
bigger than sports: the values of rise in the 1990s.
equality, respect and inclusion that 2 Championships won as
he stamped into the DNA of our “Bill Russell was a pioneer — as a Celtics player/coach (1968-
league. At the height of his athletic player, as a champion, as the NBA’s 69), the first black head coach
career, Bill advocated vigorously for first Black head coach and as an ac- in American sports history
civil rights and social justice, a leg- tivist. He paved the way and set an
acy he passed down to generations example for every other Black 24.9Russell’s career
of NBA players who followed in his player who came into the league rebounding average
footsteps. Through the taunts, after him, including me,” Jordan said in the postseason
threats and unthinkable adversity, in a statement. “The world has lost a
Bill rose above it all and remained legend. My condolences to his fam-
true to his belief that everyone de- ily and may he rest in peace.”

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was game’s final score

bite. It was an essential chromo- civil rights, about justice. He suffered
some. It allowed him to breathe. no fools. And he wasn’t above mind
games, especially when it came to
“Every ounce of him burned to basketball. He once hosted Chamber-
win,” his old teammate, Bob Cousy, lain to four straight Thanksgiving din-
said in 2018. “It was impossible for ners, cultivating a friendship many of
that not to rub off on everyone he Wilt’s other friends were convinced
played with. He didn’t care about was designed to soften him up.
personal glory, never spent a second
even thinking about that. Everything When Chamberlain became the
was team. Team, team, team.” NBA’s first $100,000 player in 1965,
Russell visited the Celtics’ offices and
It was that way in college, at the made his own salary demand: $100,001.
University of San Francisco, where he
led the Dons to back-to-back champi- That was Russell. He wanted to be
onships in 1955 and ’56, going 57-1. It paid because of winning. He wanted
was that way in Melbourne, Australia, to be exulted because of winning.
during the 1956 Olympics, where he And he wanted to be remembered
led the U.S. to seven wins by an aver- because of winning. He will be. We
age score of 99-52. And it was that throw around the word “great” a lot
way in Boston. Eleven titles in 13 in sports. Sometimes it’s hyperbole.
years. Even now it doesn’t seem real.
With Russell, it was mere fact. No-
But Russell, he was real. He was body ever won quite the way he did.
tough. He had a contagious laugh that He was great.
was more of a cackle but he was a se-
rious man — about basketball, about He was, indeed, the greatest.

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52 New York Post, Monday, August 1, 2022 nypost.com Beyond smaller, incremental moves,
Mets’ biggest addition may be deGrom
Boone ready
for a ‘crazy B ILLY Eppler, like many front- ship odds in a substantial way. this year for the Mets. San Diego, if
48 hours’ office executives these days, His return in conjunction with it fails to land Soto, is believed inter-
thinks about how transactions ested in Contreras. There also are
By GreG Joyce Max Scherzer and the strong, not current signs that Oakland is
ready to trade its superb two-way
Late Sunday afternoon, Aaron impact his team’s championship healthy work of Chris Bassitt, Carlos catcher Sean Murphy, though with
Boone forecasted “a crazy 48 touted prospect Shea Langeliers
hours in the baseball world” odds. There is an internal system set Carrasco and Taijuan Walker has ready that could change.
ahead of Tuesday’s trade dead-
line. up and any deal is weighed by the notably kept the Mets mostly out of The defense/big-game experience
of Christian Vazquez is enticing to
But the manager stopped short value of future collateral versus how the starting pitching market. That is the Mets, if the Red Sox are sellers.
of including the Yankees in that The Mets could try to obtain him in
prediction or going to bat for any much you upgrade the chances to an amazing turnabout considering tandem with JD Martinez, but there
specific area of need, insisting are a lot of industry concerns about
the Yankees already have “a very win it all. rotation depth was viewed as an the slumping DH and what the Red
complete team.” Sox have termed back spasms.
The Mets see Juan Soto as the area of concern even before deGrom
“We’ve been one of the best The Mets’ main priority is proba-
teams, if not the best team in the kind of piece that greatly changes and then Tylor Megill went down. bly to find a reliever or two —
league and we’ll continue to be though full health by deGrom and
that, whatever happens over the the calculation. They also believed The Mets would not shun rotation Megill, likely could put Megill and
next 48 hours,” Boone said after David Peterson in the pen. The
the Yankees fell to the Royals 8-6. relatively quickly protection. But Cubs’ David Robertson, Tigers’
“That’s where my focus lies.” Michael Fulmer and Rangers’ Matt
in the process that they are not nearly Moore are in demand.
YANKEES NOTES
the Nationals were as hungry to add The Mets have pretty much taken
Despite the loss, the Yankees top prospects Francisco Alvarez and
still ended Sunday as MLB’s win- going to have a there as the Yan- Brett Baty out of play for anyone but
ningest team this season. But a Soto/Ohtani type. They probably
their hot start has lost some market for their kees and certainly would only deal from their next tier
steam of late, with their rotation — multi-tool center fielder Alex Ra-
and bullpen both emerging as ar- best player to Joel Sherman not as much as the mirez, shortstop Ronny Mauricio,
eas the front office will be look- avoid having to Blue Jays, Cardi- righty slugger Mark Vientos and
ing to address by Tuesday. consider dealing starter Matt Allan (rehabbing from
nals, Twins and a Tommy John surgery) — if they re-
The Yankees filled another ceived multiple helpful pieces in re-
need last week by acquiring An- him within the NL few other con- turn. The Mets are walking that
drew Benintendi from the Roy- tough line of knowing they have to
als. The left-handed hitting left East. tenders. St. Louis had been hoping go for it this year considering —
fielder went 1-for-10 with six among other things — Scherzer’s
walks and a stolen base in his The Mets have not seen anyone that Luis Castillo would go to the age and that deGrom, Bassitt,
first series as a Yankee, but more Walker, Edwin Diaz, Seth Lugo,
reinforcements could be on the else in the market who could change Yankees, for example, knowing the Brandon Nimmo and Adam Ottav-
way by Tuesday. ino all can be free agents after the
their odds dramatically, unless the Reds would not trade him in the di- season.
“You can always be better — I
would say that for every facet of Angels really would deal Shohei Oh- vision to the Cardinals and that But they want to be protective of a
the game,” Boone said. “There’s top-heavy system. Steve Cohen has
always places you can go to get tani. And as the weekend was end- would take the Yankees out of the said he wants to win a title within
incrementally better. That being his first five years of ownership, but
said, I feel like we’re a complete ing they also considered still too ex- market, particularly for Oakland’s also that he wants to be like the
team and we’ve leaned on Dodgers, including having a system
whether it’s starters, relievers, de- pensive the prices for the next level Frankie Montas. from which the Mets constantly
fense, baserunning, power, what- have attractive options.
ever it may be. We feel like those of player in which they were inter- Currently, Montas and if the Gi-
have all been overall a strength So the Mets will continue trying
for us. If we end up strengthening ested. ants move him, Carlos Rodon, fit the to deduce how to raise their
those a little bit more, great. If championship odds with-
not, we got a job to do.” Thus, their best current formula top rung of available starters — un- out too badly dimin-
ishing their near
➤ Giancarlo Stanton is ex- to improve their championship odds less Ohtani actually gets moved future.

pected to resume baseball activi- was health (notably for Jacob de- (and there was large doubt about joel.sherman@ny
ties early this week for the first
time since landing on the injured Grom) plus supplementary im- that). The Mets potentially hurt the post.com
list with left Achilles tendinitis
on July 26. provements in areas of need. value of Pablo Lopez enough on

“I would say probably in the Keep in mind, though, that the Sunday (12 hits and six runs in 2 ²/₃
next couple days he’ll start,
whether it’s throwing and proba- deadline is the great truth serum. innings) to convince the already
bly doing some tee work and up-
per body, hitting and stuff like No trades can be made after Tues- hesitant Marlins from trading the
that,” Boone said. “Just talking to
him briefly [Saturday], he’s defi- day at 6 p.m. involving 40-man ros- righty.
nitely encouraged by the last few
days. The last few days, he’s no- ter players (even waiver trades are a The next level of potentially avail-
ticed improvement and I think
[they] have moved the needle thing of the past). So, as the dead- able starter includes the Angels’
how he would have hoped.
Hopefully that starts to pick up line nears, the Mets will see if prices Noah Syndergaard, the Guardians’
speed this week.”
drop or whether they will reveal to Zach Plesac/Aaron Civale, the Ran-

potential partners that their desper- gers’ Martin Perez, the Pirates’ Jose

ation is a little higher than they are Quintana, the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal,

letting on and will budge on a cur- the Reds’ Tyler Mahle and — if they

rently off-limit prospect or two. decide to sell — the Red Sox’s Nat-

If not, they have dropped bread han Eovaldi and Nick Pivetta.

crumbs to their intentions. More than a starter, the Mets

The acquisitions of Daniel Vogel- would like to improve their bullpen,

bach and Tyler Naquin are de- catching and find a righty hitter.

signed for incremental improve- They have been associated with the

ments, as would the injury returns Cubs’ Willson Contreras. But Chic-

of Trevor May and James McCann. ago’s ask is currently more than the

DeGrom is now set to make his Mets want to offer, especially be-

2022 major league debut on Tues- cause there are internal concerns

day night an hour after the dead- about how Contreras would mesh

line. If he returns in full, the Mets with the Mets’ pitching — and over-

will have changed their champion- all pitching is a mammoth success

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Yankees sure to add someone, New York Post, Monday, August 1, 2022 nypost.com
be it a star or something less

T HE YANKEES continue to be is likely Montas, who’d bolster a teams to this point, perhaps be-
the biggest of big-game hunt-
ers at the trade deadline. The rotation that finally looks like it cause they think too much alike.
better the name, the harder they
seem to be trying. needs a little bolstering. The A’s Latecomers Pablo Lopez, Mar-

They landed All-Star outfielder understandably are looking for tin Perez, Tarik Skubal, Noah Syn-
Andrew Benintendi early, and
have continued to check in on su- high-end prospects, and while the dergaard, Zach Plesac add interest
perstar outfielder Juan Soto —
who is by far the best and most Yankees seem like they want to to the rotation market. However,
valuable player with a realistic
chance to be traded, assuming, hold onto Volpe (unless the Nats the only one of that group heard
like everyone else, that all-time
two-way great Shohei Ohtani call them), they are seemingly prominently to this point is old
stays in Anaheim (the Yankees
think he will, too). willing to include Oswald Peraza, friend Syndergaard, and that was

They lost out on All-Star starter yet another shortstop, in the right to mention how his stuff is down
Luis Castillo but have stayed in
the middle of talks for talented A’s deal. And considering the other from when they really liked him

pitcher Frankie Montas, their rotation trade options, this may as a Met. So consider him a fall-
clear second choice on a
market filled with ser- be it. back to the fall-
viceable rentals and
some talented trade Castillo’s old backs.
maybes such as Pablo
Lopez, Martin Perez, Reds teammate The Yankees
Carlos Rodon and
Nate Eovaldi. Tyler Mahle is a also want to beef
To their chagrin,
to this point there’s decent option up a pen that’s
no traction on talks
regarding Soto — who’s been Jon Heyman been excellent
who they’d love. pitching well but is in transi-
While they checked the last couple
in as recently as tion with Mich-
Sunday, it appears
the Nats are focused months, and ael King out for
elsewhere. Word go-
ing around is the Jose Quintana, a veteran rental, is the year and All-Star closer Clay
Nats only see An-
thony Volpe, the having a nice year. Those two are Holmes suddenly struggling.
Yankees’ top pros-
pect, as a very good on the Yankees’ radar. While Aroldis Chapman is showing
major-leaguer, not
the star others do. Quintana isn’t a hard thrower, he’s signs of regaining form, and
Anyway, the Cardi-
nals and Padres a dependable starter, and drawing there’s hope for former All-Star
have been seen as
the most logical interest from all over in a steep Zack Britton to provide a late
landing spots, with
the Dodgers and sellers’ market, as is Mahle. spark. But just in case, the Yan-
Rangers per-
haps on the Montas is clearly the main man, kees are looking.
next tier. The
Yankees may not however. There will be huge com- Old friend David Robertson,
even be on any
tier. petition from the Dodgers and who’s having a superb season
Their most in-
teresting realis- others for arguably the best young with the Cubs, is a target of both
tic pursuit then
starter still on the market. The the Mets and Yankees, where he

Cardinals are the other prime first made his bones as the setup

team known to be in on Montas, man for Mariano Rivera on the

but they are also one of the main 2009 World Series-winning team.

teams in the middle of the Soto Michael Fulmer, Matt Moore and

talks. The Cardinals have an out- many others also are on the Yan-

standing stash of young prospects kees’ relief wish list, and they will

and major-leaguers, putting them get someone.

in position to do big things — but Their other piece of business is

to land both Soto and Montas unloading Joey Gallo, preferably

would be quite the trick. to a place where he can regain his

LET’S BE REAL: The One edge the Yankees might form. The Brewers emerged as
Mets and Yankees may
have some pie-in-the-sky have in the Montas derby is that one possibility, but the Padres and
possibilities on their
deadline radar — with the other two teams known to be Rangers, two places where his old
superstars Shohei Ohtani
and Juan Soto potentially in hot pursuit of the hard-throw- bosses run things, may remain the
on the market — but the
more likely moves, like a ing right-hander are at least most likely landing spots.
trade for A’s starter
Frankie Montas or somewhat seriously in on Soto — If they can find a spot for Gallo
Jacob deGrom’s return
to the Mets, could be though both the Cardinals (start- — and they surely will — they’d
just as impactful.
ing pitching) and Dodgers (pen) be undoing the one move that
Corey Sipkin;
Getty Images (3) have bigger needs than Soto. The didn’t work over the last calendar

Dodgers, who like the Cardinals year. Their recent history says

have a superb stockpile of young they know what they are doing.

pieces, are at least on the periph- They seem to be focused on all

ery of the Soto talks. Yankees GM the key areas, and the great likeli-

Brian Cashman has a long-stand- hood is they find a way — proba-

ing rapport with A’s honcho Billy bly two or three ways — to im-

Beane, though that hasn’t resulted prove the best team in baseball.

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By Mike PuMa mets 9 Boxscore play to kill a rally — but were back at
it in the third. Tyler Naquin delivered
MIAMI — Crushing an under- marlins 3 Page 40 an RBI triple for his first hit in a
whelming opponent counts for some- Mets uniform before Canha’s ensu-
thing too. series could have first-place implica- ing single extended the lead to 5-0. double the fun:
tions in the NL East, where the Mets Brandon Nimmo delivered a two- Francisco Lindor, who went
In the Mets’ case, it would have been hold a three-game lead on Atlanta. out RBI single that knocked out 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run
easy to lose focus and take a South Lopez and gave Walker a six-run scored, celebrates after hitting
Beach vacation after sweeping the “We are just really even-keeled, cushion. a double during the first inning
Yankees in the intense Subway Series which is a good thing,” Mark Canha of the Mets’ 9-3 win over the
spotlight. Instead, they handled busi- said. “The guys that are the leaders in “We’re just doing it on both sides Marlins. Mark Canha (inset)
ness over three days against a team this clubhouse are very even-keeled of the ball,” Walker said. “The of- slides in safely into home plate
they were supposed to beat. guys and that is important.” fense is scoring runs, we’re getting in front of Jacob Stallings on a
to a lot of good pitching and we’re single by Brandon Nimmo
On Sunday, the bats started early and The Marlins never had a chance on scoring runs early. As a starting during the third inning.
kept going in a 9-3 victory over the this day. By the time the third inning pitcher when you put up runs in
Marlins at loanDepot park that allowed was complete the Mets had already the first inning it makes our job AP; Getty Images
the Mets to match their longest win- amassed 12 hits and raced to a 6-0 lead, easier, to go out there and at-
ning streak of the season at six games. knocking out starting pitcher Pablo tack. … Our confidence is really
Lopez in the process. high right now.”
“This group stays in reality real
well,” manager Buck Showalter said. It was a nice change of pace for the Walker pitched 5 ²/₃ innings
“They don’t seem to get caught up in Mets, who had only two runs entering and allowed three earned runs
some of the things that are out there, the eighth inning on Saturday before on seven hits with four strike-
and rightfully so. But when you are adding two insurance runs. A night outs and two walks. The right-
playing well you are going to have that earlier they fell into a three-run hole in hander had shut out the Mar-
type of focus on you a little bit.” the first inning against stud right- lins over seven innings in his
hander Sandy Alcantara, but managed previous start against them,
An even bigger pushover awaits in to rally for the win. on July 10.
Washington, where the Mets will face
the last-place Nationals over the next Sticking to their methodical ap- The Mets finished with a
three days. Max Scherzer and Jacob proach, the Mets didn’t even need a season-high 19 hits. Lindor,
deGrom are scheduled to pitch for the home run in building their early lead. McNeil and Canha led the
Mets in the series, and the Nationals Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso charge with three apiece.
could very well unload Juan Soto and doubled in succession in the first in-
Josh Bell, among others, ahead of ning for a 1-0 lead. Daniel Vogelbach “We still have got two
Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. and Jeff McNeil delivered singles, the months to play here,” Canha
latter of which brought in the Mets’ said. “Keep doing what
It’s another classic trap series that second run. Canha brought in another we’re doing. We’re playing
can’t be overlooked by the Mets, who with an RBI single. good baseball.”
play the Braves five times in four days
beginning Thursday at Citi Field. That The Mets gave Lopez a break in the [email protected]
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By Mike PuMa ON DECK

MIAMI — The closer Jacob de- AT NATIONALS New York Post, Monday, August 1, 2022 nypost.com
Grom gets to Tuesday night the MONDAY — 7:05
more he expects to feel like a new- coming soon! Buck Showalter announced Sunday that Jacob deGrom will make his first big-league start RHP Max Scherzer
bie again. for the Mets since July 7, 2021, on Tuesday against the Nationals. (6-2, 2.09) vs.
Corey Sipkin LHP Patrick Corbin
“Nerves haven’t set in yet,” de- (4-14, 6.49)
Grom said Sunday after manager try to get back there,” deGrom tinue their ride through first place World Series and fell a little bit TUESDAY — 7:05
Buck Showalter officially an- said. “I noticed I was a little more in the NL East. short, that was some of the most RHP Jacob deGrom
nounced the right-hander’s Mets upright and leaning more toward fun I ever had playing baseball, so (7-2, 1.08*) vs.
return will occur Tuesday as the first base in my follow-through “Personal goals are personal hopefully get back there and actu- RHP Cory Abbott
starting pitcher in Washington. than in those years, so with this goals, but this is a team game and ally win the whole thing this year.” (0-0, 3.00)
“But I am sure I will be pretty time to work on things. I feel like I the ultimate goal is to win the WEDNESDAY — 4:40
nervous and I have a feeling it’s got my mechanics back to where I World Series,” deGrom said. In spring training, deGrom indi-
going to feel like my debut, so I am want them.” “Watching these guys go out there cated he plans to opt out from his RHP Chris Bassitt
definitely excited.” and compete has been fun, but it’s contract after the season. Has any- (7-7, 3.83) vs.
DeGrom said he’s missed the a lot more fun to go out there and thing about that plan changed?
The two-time Cy Young award game during his absence and compete with them. RHP Anibal Sanchez
winner was last seen pitching for hopes he can help the Mets con- “That is still the same,” deGrom (0-3, 7.47)
the Mets in spring training, before “In 2015 when we made it to the said.
he was diagnosed with a stress re- All games on SNY,
action in his right scapula. His last WCBS (880 AM)
appearance in the regular season * 2021 statistics
occurred on July 7, 2021 — he was
sidelined for the entire second INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
half of last season with elbow and
forearm ailments. METS: Scherzer threw
seven shutout innings
After nearly a month of minor on his 38th birthday
league rehab starts, deGrom has against the Yankees
built up to 67 pitches. The expec- on Wednesday at
tation is he will extend into the Citi Field. He was the
80-pitch range against the Nation- second-oldest pitcher
als. DeGrom’s final outing for Tri- to throw at least seven
ple-A Syracuse was curtailed be- shutout innings on
cause of leg cramps. his birthday. Sad Sam
Jones threw a shutout
DeGrom was asked if there are for the White Sox on
any preventative measures he can his 42nd birthday, July
take to ensure his arm stays 26, 1934.
healthy.
NATIONALS: Corbin
“Just go out and do my normal has not won since
thing,” he said. “You go out there June 28, going 0-4
and leave it all out on the field. with a 7.99 ERA, four
You play the game the way you homers allowed and
have always played it and do your a .370 opponents’
best to do everything you can to average over his
stay healthy and leave it all out past five starts. In
there and try to help the team 23 career appearances
win.” (22 starts) against the
Mets, he is 5-9 with a
In evaluating what caused the 4.51 ERA, 1.410 WHIP
stress reaction, deGrom said and .272 opponents
ramping up too quickly in spring average.
training may have been a factor.
DeGrom also examined his me- STAT SO?
chanics.
METS: Scherzer will
“In 2018 and ’19 I felt I was at my return to Nationals Park
best mechanically and I took a lot for his 98th career start
of time to look at those videos and in Washington and his
second as a visitor.
Walker displeased as start streak snapped Only two pitchers
have started there
By Mike PuMa victory at loanDepot park. “I didn’t think I had said. “It’s his own fault, triples and running more often: Stephen
Strasburg (128) and Gio
my best stuff. The offense did a real good job of around the field, but he’s fine and will be back in Gonzalez (100).

MIAMI — Taijuan Walker carried much of the scoring runs early. I really wanted to go out and the lineup [Monday].” NATIONALS:
Washington’s bullpen
load in the Mets rotation during a stretch in finish the sixth inning … it was all tossed 21 2/3 scoreless
innings, from the
which the team’s stars were injured. right.” ➤ Trevor May’s next appearance seventh inning on
July 23 at Arizona to
But then Max Scherzer returned from nearly It was a second straight start in will potentially come with the Mets. the seventh inning on
Thursday against the
seven weeks on the injured list with a strained which Walker allowed three earned The reliever pitched a scoreless in- Dodgers. It was the
third-longest scoreless
left oblique. And on Tuesday, the Mets runs. In his Tuesday outing ning Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse, innings streak in the
majors this season.
plan to activate Jacob deGrom from METS against the Yankees, he al- giving him back-to back appearances
the IL to reclaim his spot atop the ro- NOTES lowed homers to Aaron for the first time in his rehab from a
tation. Judge and Anthony Rizzo stress reaction in his right arm. If

It leaves the Mets with a strong No. 3 in the first inning before May feels good in the next few days

in Walker, who easily could have been selected settling in to get the Mets through he will likely be activated on

to the National League All-Star team for a sec- the sixth. Wednesday in Washington.

ond straight year.

➤Walker was given a six-run lead Sunday and Starling Marte received a day ➤ James McCann is progressing

rolled into the middle innings. The Marlins off, as manager Buck Showalter in his rehab from an oblique strain

scored three times against Walker in the fifth didn’t want to push his luck playing and could rejoin the Mets this week.

and sixth to prevent him from continuing a the outfielder three straight days on taijuan McCann homered for Double-A

streak. Removed after 5 ²/₃ innings, Walker failed the artificial turf. Marte has battled walker Binghamton on Sunday.

to complete the sixth for the first time in 10 groin soreness on two separate occa- “I am hoping to get the trifecta, it

starts, dating to June 2. Walker threw 101 pitches. sions this season. would be nice with Jake [deGrom] and May and

“I didn’t like it,” Walker said after the Mets’ 9-3 “He’s had a lot of volume, running,” Showalter Mac,” Showalter said.

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By GreG Joyce

Instead of a sweep, the Yankees that might come and go during the nings against the Mets — Jordan
got a Royal flush — and not the Montgomery was in control early
good kind. season,” Holmes said. “Especially on Sunday. After allowing a one-out
single in the first inning, the lefty
Clay Holmes blew a two-run lead early in counts, I haven’t been retired the next 11 batters until issu-
in the ninth inning, giving up a ing back-to-back walks to start the
three-run homer to Salvador Perez throwing it for strikes like I was fifth inning.
that sank the Yankees in an 8-6 loss
to the Royals on Sunday afternoon early. It’s definitely an area of focus Those free passes came back to
in The Bronx. hurt him as the Royals went on to
and something I know if I do, I’m knock Montgomery out of the
It was the first home run Holmes game with a four-run inning in
has allowed this season in his 45th usually pretty good. Just finding which they found holes for hits.
appearance. Trying to protect a 6-5
lead, the Yankees closer retired the that consistent feel and release “I just can’t walk two guys in a
first batter of the ninth before los- row,” said Montgomery, who had
ing his command with a walk, a hit- point and making sure the body is struck out six and walked none be-
batter and Perez’s two-strike, go- fore the fifth inning.
ahead blast to center field. moving consistently and like it’s
The Yankees offense picked up
“Every win is important,” Holmes supposed to [is Montgomery, turning a 4-0 deficit
said. “It’s not a good feeling, espe- into a 6-4 lead. But they were una-
cially when you blow the game Boxscore key].” ble to complete the sweep as their
there at the end. … I’m going to Page 40 It wiped away bullpen, two days before the trade
make sure it doesn’t happen again, deadline, showed some cracks.
especially the same way.” what would have
“I’m encouraged by a lot of things
Before Sunday, the Yankees were been another come- I’m seeing,” manager Aaron Boone
55-1 when leading after eight in- said when asked about the state of
nings and the Royals were 1-55 back win by the Yankees (69-34). his bullpen. “Obviously today was a
when trailing after eight. tough day for us. But Clay Holmes
They trailed 4-0 before a two-run has been one of the best closers in
The Yankees bullpen entered the sport. Today notwithstanding,
Sunday having pitched 10 shutout home run by DJ LeMahieu in the we feel great about him. … We just
innings through the gotta keep refining, keep getting
first three games of ROYALS 8 fifth inning and a three-run homer better and put ourselves in a good
the series against YAnkeeS 6 position moving forward.”
the Royals (40-62). by Anthony Rizzo in the seventh
But that came tum- [email protected]
bling down in a hurry when Ron gave them a 6-4 lead.
Marinaccio gave up a solo home
run in the eighth inning before In the eighth, Marinaccio had his
Holmes’ implosion in the ninth.
scoreless streak snapped at 15
Holmes was betrayed by his
sinker command, continuing a re- games and 19 innings when he gave
cent trend after his dominant start
to the season. Through his first 30 up a leadoff home run to Hunter
games (32 innings), Holmes posted
a 0.28 ERA with three walks, 33 Dozier. It was the first homer he
strikeouts and three hit batters
while going 11-for-11 in save oppor- gave up all season and the first hit
tunities. Over his last 14 games (13
²/₃ innings), though, Holmes has re- he allowed since June 7. It cut the
corded a 5.27 ERA with 10 walks, 15
strikeouts and three hit batters Yankees’ lead to 6-5, but the rookie
while going 6-for-9 in saves.
reliever later stranded a pair to
“Especially the sinker, it’s defi-
nitely a feel pitch and something hand the game to Holmes.

Coming off his shortest start of

the season — when he gave up five

runs (four earned) across 2 ¹/₃ in-

57

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Clay Holmes reacts unfolding in the ninth inning, and
after Salvador the Yankee Stadium crowd was VMS. ARINERS
Perez’s three-run standing and humming in anticipation MONDAY — 7:05
homer sails into the RHP Domingo German
center-field netting of baseball’s most predictable result:
past Aaron Hicks in (0-1, 8.22) vs.
the ninth inning of Aaron Judge sending a pitch whistling LHP Marco Gonzales
the Yankees’ 8-6
loss to the Royals over the outfield wall. (6-10, 3.66)
on Sunday in The TUESDAY — 7:05
Bronx. With one on and one out, facing a RHP Jameson Taillon

Corey Sipkin; Robert full-count and a chance to tie the game, (10-2, 3.72) vs.
Sabo; Getty Images RHP Logan Gilbert
Judge elevated a slider from Royals re-
(10-4, 2.78)
liever Taylor Clarke toward that reliable WEDNESDAY — 1:05

ol’ porch in right. Nearly everyone’s im- RHP Gerrit Cole
(9-3, 3.30) vs.
mediate reaction to the launch was to
RHP Luis Castillo
think the gentle giant had just helped (4-4, 2.86)

his ever-advancing place in Yankee my- YES, WFAN (660 AM,
101.9 FM)
thology with his 43rd home run of the
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
year, and his 10th in the last 10 games.
YANKEES: German
But Judge quickly realized that even last started on
Wednesday against
he can’t impose his will on every clutch the Mets at Citi Field
and did not factor in
situation in a sport defined by madden- the decision, allowing
two runs on five hits
ing failure. He chastised himself half- over 4 / innings. This
will be German’s first
way down the line. Though the mighty start against Seattle
since June 19, 2018,
Casey didn’t strike out, he did hit what when he allowed two
runs (one earned) and
turned out to be a harmless fly ball in a two hits over seven
innings with nine
four-hour, 8-6 loss to a last-place team. strikeouts.

Three straight victories over the Roy- MARINERS: Gonzalez
picked up the win on
als and an 11 ½-game lead in the AL East Wednesday, allowing
two runs on four hits
didn’t prevent the postgame questions over seven innings in
Seattle’s 4-2 victory
to center around Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade over the Rangers. He
struck out five and
deadline and the Yankees’ need for an walked one.

arm or two. The fact that Clay Holmes STAT SO?

hasn’t been the same indomitable YANKEES: DJ
LeMahieu hit his first
closer of late was notarized by Salvador leadoff homer of the
season Saturday
Perez’s decisive three-run blast. The versus the Royals.
It was the fourth
fact that Luis Castillo will be pitching leadoff home run by a
Yankee this season. It
for someone else the rest of the way was also LeMahieu’s
15th career leadoff
will be hammered home when he takes homer and 13th as a
Yankee (also two in
the mound in The Bronx this week in 2018 with Colorado,
six in 2019, a major
the colors of the Seattle Mariners. league-leading five in
2020 and one in 2021).
Does GM Brian Cashman have a
MARINERS: Carlos
counterpunch to throw to give his 69-34 Santana enters
Monday with 1,499
team an even better chance to win it all career hits. With his
next hit, he would
for the first time since 2009? Said his become the 19th
active player to reach
manager, Aaron Boone: “I’m sure it’s THE MAIN EVENT: Aaron Judge may not have hit his 43rd homer Sunday, the 1,500-hit plateau.
going to be a crazy 48 hours in the base- but chasing Roger Maris’ untainted record of 61 home runs will keep the Yan-
ball world.” kees on their toes as the regular season winds down.
Corey Sipkin

And then everything will settle down.

The Yankees will keep their runaway ence no such thing. hit, and spoke of his willingness to ac-

lead in the division through August and “Aaron is cut out for this,” Boone said. cept walks and set up the hitters behind

September, and then determine their “If we’re a month from now, six weeks him.

own legacy in October. They won’t from now, and he’s knocking on the doors In the seventh inning Sunday, Judge

have much to play for between now and of those kind of things, we understand the did just that on a low full-count slider

the postseason, so they will need a dog- attention that’s going to come with that. I from Brooklyn’s Jose Cuas, drawing his

days cause to carry them. can’t think of someone more equipped to second walk on a pitch that was close

Aaron Judge’s home-run derby is that handle it. And I think you can start at the enough to take a hack at. Anthony

dog-days cause. start of the year with all the talk centered Rizzo followed with a three-run shot off

Before Saturday, around the contract, Dylan Coleman.

Babe Ruth was the and how that’s af- On most days in The Bronx that

only other Yankee to fected him. would’ve been good enough for the W

hit 42 homers in a “He’s built for this, against a really bad team. But Perez is a

season’s first 102 and I think anything whale of a player who put up some

games. Before Sun- you throw at him, Judge-ian numbers last year, and

day, Judge had hit 12 Ian O’Connor whether he gets to a Holmes’s sinker isn’t sinking like it used
in 14 games, a show number or doesn’t to, and baseball is baseball. The best
of raw, explosive get to a number, I teams can lose on any given Sunday.

power even the don’t think the cir- In the final inning of this Sunday,

Babe had never matched. cumstances or the pressure is going to Clarke challenged Judge with 97 mph

Judge has 59 games left to break Roger be a reason he does or doesn’t.” heat before getting him out two pitches

Maris’s all-time franchise record, Amer- I don’t either. Judge has the steadiest later on the slider. “I thought Aaron was

ican League record and baseball record heartbeat around, whether we’re talk- ready for it,” Boone said, “and just

(non-PED division) of 61. If he stays ing about the long ball or the long-term missed clipping him.”

healthy, he will likely pull that off. If he contract. In the wake of becoming the So be it. But in victory or defeat,

stays healthy, he will have an outside second-fastest major leaguer to 200 ca- Judge’s home-run race against history

shot at the all-time baseball record (PED reer home runs Saturday, Judge ac- will bring great meaning to relatively

division) of 73, held by Barry Bonds. knowledged the individual feat as meaningless late-season games. After the

In 1961, Maris was competing with “something special” but quickly trade deadline comes and goes, the big

the revered Mickey Mantle for the right switched the focus to team-centric man will make everything around him

to surpass the beloved Babe for the sin- goals. He addressed the likelihood of feel bigger over the final two months.

gle-season crown, and the stress of it all pitchers giving him precious little to And that can only be a good thing for

caused him to lose some hair. As an im- a team desperate to win the biggest

mensely popular slugger in a much dif- More Yankees / Page 52 prize of all.
ferent time and place, Judge will experi-
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58 ‘DeaD’ aHeaD Here’s a first-look at Anthony

laughs tracking

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the newest entry in the zombie apocalypse franchise special, “From Ho to

premiering Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. on AMC and AMC+. Housewife,” snared over 4.5
million views in one week on

TV Monday Instagram.

Discovery theiR ‘papeR’ Route

Has bite Teenage girls cross
paths with warring
Last Sunday’s time-travelers in
night premiere Prime Video series
of “Shark Week”
on Discovery By LAUREN SARNER Sipa USA/Prime Video (2)
Channel was up
double digits in F OuR girls in the 1980s be- Left to right: KJ Brandman, Mac Coyle, Riley Lai Nelet and Tiffany Quilkin in “Paper Girls,” a new series on Prime Video.
total viewers come caught in a time-travel-
over last year — Laura T Magruder/HBO Max ing adventure in the new jaded character from a young age, message. I feel like so many ’80s music and loud patterns ... we told
the first time Prime Video series “Paper but she’s still very much a child. All shows are so nostalgic and they fo- this story that highlighted the big-
that’s happened Girls.” of them are just kids. Erin espe- cused on the teased hair and fun otry that was present.”
“I read the script before I cially tends to keep how she’s truly
since 2017. started reading the comics, and I feeling to herself. She faces a lot KJ Even though she’s a few years
was immediately drawn to the of silent battles. So, I hope that Brandman older than her character, since she’s
It’s one depth of the dialogue,” co-star Fina her growth and struggles reso- (Fina Strazza) and also a teen, it made her easy to re-
and done Strazza, 16, told The Post. “As a nate with other people. At first it Mac Coyle (Sofia late to, Lai Nelet said.
young actor, we don’t get the op- seems like she’s the wimp. She’s Rosinsky) in a
“The Gordita portunity to be trusted to play real not as physical compared to the scene from the “KJ is incredibly emotionally per-
Chronicles” was human beings very often. So, I was other girls. She has to learn to ceptive. She has this ability to see
immediately fascinated by the in- like herself and to trust her- series. people for who they really are. It’s
canceled by telligence of the characters, and self.”
HBO Max after how they weren’t just one-dimen- funny, it’s a bit of a paradox that
one season. The sional.” Strazzam, who is based in her biggest struggle is finding out
New York, said she pre- who she herself is. I’m 16, I’m
critically Now streaming, “Paper Girls” is pared by reading the com-
acclaimed series based on a comic by Brian K. ics and watching coming- still growing up, so I have that
Vaughan. Set in 1988 on “Hell Day,” of-age movies such as “The same feeling of not knowing
is being the morning after Halloween, the Goonies” and “Stand By who I am. So, I sort of relate to
shopped around story follows four 12-year-old Me.” Although that decade, all the girls. I think the show is
newspaper delivery girls in small- plus sci-fi elements, might great for anybody who feels
for another town Ohio: new girl Erin Tieng invite comparisons to like they may need it. It has
home. (Riley Lai Nelet); tough-talking “Stranger Things,” she said
Mac Coyle (Sofia Rosinsky); smart, she thinks the two shows these four girls who have such
tech-savvy Tiffany Quilkin (Cam- are different. different arcs — each girl is so
ryn Jones); and wealthy KJ Brand- real and developed and genuine.”
man (Strazza). “I’m lucky to even be “I notice a lot of times when
considered in the same kids have interactions with each
They’re out on their delivery genre or field as that other in shows, their personalities
route when they become caught in show,” she said. “I are kind of a blur,” she said. “But
the crossfire between warring think our show has a each character in this is so dis-
time-travelers and are transported different tone and tinct and they have depth. I feel
to the future, where they encounter like this show is something the
adult versions of themselves. While world needs right now — it’s so
trying to get back to their own time, authentically beautiful.”
they’re also being hunted by a sinis-
ter faction of time travelers called
the Old Watch.

“My parents have always taught
me that the ’80s wasn’t a really
great time for a lot of people, just
like now there’s a lot of homopho-
bia, racism, sexism,” Lai Nelet, 14,
told The Post. “So, I really like that
the show is a portrayal of the grit-
tier and real side of that era.

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