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Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler was fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Wednesday for kicking dirt at an umpire's shoes on Saturday during a home game against the Miami Marlins. The ejection was Kapler's first as Phillies manager, and it happened after he went 1 1/2 seasons without being thrown out. In an argument with plate umpire Chris Guccione when the Phillies' Scott Kingery was called out on strikes after the pitch hit his hands in the fourth inning, Kapler got the boot and received a standing ovation from the crowd at Citizens Bank Park. Continue to Article

June 26, 2019 9:33:pm EST

Jean Segura, Rhys Hoskins, Jay Bruce and Maikel Franco each homered to lead the host Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 13-7 on Monday. Segura led the way with four hits, Franco added three hits and three RBIs, and Cesar Hernandez had three hits. Scott Kingery also had three hits for the Phillies, who snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak. Continue to Article

June 25, 2019 12:14:am EST

Callaway thought Healey was being sarcastic, so he responded, “Don't be a smartass,” then called Healey a “motherf—er. Callaway then walked up to Healey and began swearing and mocking the way he talked. Callaway demanded Healey leave the clubhouse. Continue to Article

June 23, 2019 8:18:pm EST

The Mets are thinking outside the box to potentially address their center field problem. Entering Sunday, the club's aggregate .598 OPS from its center fielders ranked fourth-worst in baseball behind the Orioles (.594), Padres (.583), and Royals (.564). Juan Lagares and Carlos Gómez simply haven't cut it with Brandon Nimmo out indefinitely due to a bulging disk in his neck. Continue to Article

June 23, 2019 5:32:pm EST

The homers just keep coming for New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso, who tied the franchise record for home runs by a rookie with his 26th on Saturday. Alonso battled Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana through six pitches in his first at-bat in Chicago. The count was full when he belted a Quintana curveball into the right-center seats at Wrigley Field to give the Mets a first-inning lead in what would become a 10-2 Mets win. Continue to Article

June 22, 2019 8:39:pm EST