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<p>One of the first signs that actual spring is creeping closer - team-issued suitcases lined up in the clubhouse hallway.</p>

One of the first signs that actual spring is creeping closer - team-issued suitcases lined up in the clubhouse hallway.

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"I thought about it – I really considered it," Juan Soto said before Saturday's game against the Red Sox. "In the end, I decided not to do it."

Mets' Soto tells Newsday why he chose to not participate in HR Derby

Carson Wiggins, taken 27th overall by the Mets, and Hunter Dietz, selected 35th overall, have dealt with elbow trouble but are healthy now.

Mets and Yankees take Arkansas pitchers in first round of MLB Draft

With Aaron Judge sidelined with a rib fracture, who is the frontrunner for AL MVP?

Lennon: How my preseason MLB awards predictions look at the midway point of the season

For the most part, Juan Soto has been a good soldier as the team has crumbled, trying to be optimistic and light on criticism.

Rubin: Soto will be here for a while, but the Mets' losing ways can't be

The Red Sox have won 13 of 15 and 16 of 21. The Mets were shut out for the ninth time and held to three hits or fewer for the eighth time this season.

Mets fail to deliver key hit, blanked by Red Sox in loss at Citi Field

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The first All-Star Game was called "The Game of the Century" and was played on July 6, 1933, at Chicago's Comiskey Park.

A look back at the inaugural MLB All-Star Game in 1933, featuring Ruth and Gehrig

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A weaver from Huntington helped hide guns from the British at his home. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

America 250: The arsenal in Huntington

Joe Tosini, owner of River Center Shopping Center in Riverhead, said the businesses in the center lost power during Saturday's storms and that their electricity wasn't restored until late Tuesday afternoon. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Riverhead shopping center back in business after 3-day power outage

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joined the volunteers of Save the Great South Bay to clean oysters. The oysters are cleaned weekly and then placed back into the bay, where they'll be able to help filter the water.

Help boost the Great South Bay oyster population

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits Palmer Vineyards, where they host 'summer late nights,' which have become very popular.

Out East: Take a sip at this winery that's ready for summer

A draft rule introduced this month by House and Senate Republicans would significantly limit compensation for service-connected tinnitus and sleep apnea for veterans. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LI vets concerned about bill that would reduce benefits

Juan Bonilla Lagos, who was arrested by ICE in October near his Plainview home, was freed from jail after nine months.

Plainview man detained by ICE freed from jail after 9 months 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits L'Etoile in Oyster Bay. The French restaurant is in the building that used to be Snouder's Drug Store.

Historic LI building home to new French restaurant

As boaters set out on the water this summer, they will be paying more at the pump. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Boaters feeling the pinch at the pump 

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus explores the new farmers market at Station Yards in Ronkonkoma.

Farmers market opens at Station Yards

The number of IOUs issued by LIRR conductors for fare evasion fell by more than half from 2024 to 2025. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo explains.

LIRR IOUs for fare evasion are down

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