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Newsday's Tim Healey explains the Mets' Justin Verlander move

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It's the latest move in an offseason full of odd defensive decisions by president of baseball operations David Stearns.

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He likely will move to third base, a position he has never played in an MLB game.

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The $60 million average annual value is the second-highest in baseball history behind new teammate Shohei Ohtani's $70 million (excluding any deferrals).

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448 total ballots were cast by Newsday readers in our Class of 2026 Baseball HOF balloting. See the results.

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Cody Bellinger, Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette are among the players still available.

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Islanders GM Mathieu Darche said the injured Bo Horvat won't join the team for the remainder of the road trip.

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Instead, Rangers general manager Chris Drury calls it a "retool" of the roster.

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Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.

Despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers, LI police forces still overwhelmingly white

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano gets a sneak peek of "The Diplomat" Tour, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at all the places at Planting Fields Arboretum where the Netflix thriller's season 3 finale was shot.

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NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger takes a look at some of the reasons behind the decline in family-owned hardware stores on Long Island.

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Newsday's food team tasted and ranked sheet cakes from eight supermarkets on Long Island.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa learns what it takes to troubleshoot a pinball machine in this week's edition of LI Works.

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Newsday's third annual Cheer Fest was held at Hofstra University on Sunday. Participants spoke about the thrill of competing and watching teams from other divisions. Newsday's Jared Valluzzi has more.

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Doug DeFeo, a volunteer with the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, says it's important to him to give back to the environment as well as the individual lives of people.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us to the South Fork, where, after generations of farming the land, the Ludlow family pivoted to making cheese from the milk of their cows.

Out East: Mecox Bay Dairy in Bridgehampton

New York became the first state to require health insurers to cover scalp cooling treatments, which help to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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