NY Times: Mets and Yankees Split Final Subway Series of 2023 - It may be too late to save the Mets season, and the Yankees are not a sure bet for the postseason even once Aaron Judge returns. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/sports/baseball/yankees-mets.html -

NY Times: Mets Trade Max Scherzer to Texas Rangers - Max Scherzer is headed to the Texas Rangers as the Mets, the most expensive team in M.L.B. history, acknowledge that you can’t buy your way to the top. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/sports/baseball/max-scherzer-trade-mets-rangers.html -

NY Times: Why Catchers Are Rarely Moved at the Trading Deadline - Adding a new catcher at the trading deadline is a fairly rare occurrence. One reason for that is the time it takes to bond with a pitching staff. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/sports/baseball/catchers-trading-deadline.html -

NY Times: Rangers Add Max Scherzer in AL West Battle With Houston Astros - Texas’ big spending was finally paying off, but a July swoon had the Houston Astros closing in. Will the Rangers’ trade for Max Scherzer be enough to win the A.L. West? - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/sports/baseball/texas-rangers-max-scherzer.html -

NY Times: How MLB’s Ban on the Shift Is Improving Outfield Grass - In an era of expertly manicured fields and shared knowledge among groundskeepers, crews have an unexpected tool in their arsenal: the ban on infield shifts. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/sports/baseball/mlb-groundskeepers-grass.html -

NY Times: Eric Bach, an Openly Gay Baseball Broadcaster, Wishes There Were More - Eric Bach is an openly gay broadcaster for the Fredericksburg Nationals. He has major league aspirations, but his path has been much lonelier than he would prefer. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/sports/baseball/eric-bach-gay-baseball-announcer.html -

NY Times: Carl Erskine Will Receive Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Award - Carl Erskine was a champion with the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, but what came after that is what will be celebrated with an award from the Baseball Hall of Fame. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/sports/baseball/carl-erskine-buck-oneil-award.html -

NY Times: How Eileen Canney Linnehan Gets Athletes Through the Yips - Eileen Canney Linnehan was a star pitcher at Northwestern who suddenly could not throw to first base. Now she helps young athletes get through the debilitating issue. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/sports/baseball/yips-eileen-canney-linnehan.html -

NY Times: The Lost Art of Fouling the Ball Off (on Purpose) - Spoiling difficult pitches to stay alive was equal parts strategy and party trick. The modern approach to hitting has left it behind. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/sports/baseball/foul-balls.html -

NY Times: Mets Trade Justin Verlander to Houston Astros for Two Prospects - Verlander won the World Series and the American League Cy Young Award with Houston last season. His short stint with the Mets yielded six wins for him and two top prospects for the team. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/sports/baseball/justin-verlander-trade-astros-mets.html -

NY Times: Astros’ Framber Valdez Throws No-Hitter Against Guardians - Framber Valdez allowed one walk, and had that runner erased on a double-play in a dominant effort against the Guardians. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/sports/baseball/framber-valdez-no-hitter-astros.html -

NY Times: Tampa Bay Rays Stay Steady at Trading Deadline - A red-hot start followed by a brutal July knocked Tampa Bay out of first place, but the Rays believe they are back on track. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/sports/baseball/tampa-bay-rays-trade-deadline.html -

NY Times: In New York, One Team Is Lost and the Other Is Targeting 2025 - The middling Yankees have no idea who they are. The Mets’ sell-off gives them a clearer identity. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/sports/baseball/mets-yankees-trade-deadline.html -

NY Times: Japan’s High School Baseball Tournament is the Sound of Summer - Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You” stirs memories as it inspires new ones. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/sports/baseball/japan-high-school-tournament-song.html -

NY Times: How the Baltimore Orioles Became the AL’s Best Team - One of the youngest and cheapest rosters in Major League Baseball has powered Baltimore to the best record in the American League. The Orioles are just getting started. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/sports/baseball/baltimore-orioles.html -

NY Times: Baseball Players Visit Mexico’s Basilica de Santa María de Guadalupe - When in the capital for road games, many Mexican League players join the throngs paying their respects at the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/sports/baseball/mexico-basilica-guadalupe.html -

NY Times: Why the Angels Kept Shohei Ohtani at MLB’s Trade Deadline - Rather than trade away the game’s best player, Los Angeles tried to get him some help. Now the struggling team has to wait — and hope. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/sports/baseball/shohei-ohtani-angels.html -

NY Times: Phillies’ Michael Lorenzen Throws No-Hitter Against Nationals - Michael Lorenzen dominated Washington in his second start for Philadelphia after being acquired at the trading deadline. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/sports/baseball/michael-lorenzen-phillies-no-hitter.html -

NY Times: What to Know about the E.U.’s New ETIAS Entry Requirement - No, it’s not a visa, but the rules of travel to Europe are changing. Travelers from more than 60 countries will need to apply for a travel authorization. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/travel/etias-europe-visas.html -

NY Times: An L.A. Diner That’s Been Obsessing Over Its Burgers and Pies Since 1947 - The Apple Pan, a no-frills fixture on the city’s West Side, is a time machine that still runs like clockwork. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/t-magazine/apple-pan-los-angeles-diner.html -