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NEW YORK — Buck Showalter had wondered aloud Sunday whether David Peterson was going to be available to deliver his pitches Monday against Miami. The Mets’ manager knew Peterson’s wife was going to have to head to a hospital one of these days for a different kind of delivery.

NEW YORK — That was something to be proud of.

The Padres’ third baseman is better than ever and done playing the villain.

“This is a great moment. It’s unbelievable,” the 33-year-old third baseman said. “It’s hard hitting the cycle at this level. Today’s a special night for me. Most important is the win.”

In his new biography of the itinerant speedster, author Howard Bryant captures Henderson’s last cocksure days—a final act like only Rickey could write.

Each series win, each perfectly executed managerial move by Buck Showalter, each test that they pass against the game’s best teams continues to give credence to an idea that has been very foreign to their fans for years.

LOS ANGELES – The Mets tried to accomplish a series split against the Dodgers by doing something old and doing something new. The old: rallying late, coming back and taking the lead. The new: Buck Showalter using his closer in the eighth inning, rather than the ninth, to face the…

NEW YORK — For two former Yankees managers, the month of May wrought contrasting fortunes, leaving Buck Showalter sitting pretty in first place with the largest lead on June 1 of any Mets team in history — at the same time, Joe Girardi’s seat got hotter and hotter until Friday…

New York’s bizarre injury week continues.

The Yankees pitcher: “We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended. ... No sweat here Jim [Kaat].”

LOS ANGELES — In a change of publicly stated plans, Jacob deGrom is continuing his rehab back in New York rather than with the Mets on their tour of Southern California.