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SAN DIEGO — Seth Lugo's phone rang more than few times over the offseason. The Mets were never on the other end of call, perhaps because they eyed much larger prizes to fill the vacancies left by Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Taijuan Walker than moving their longtime reliever into…

BALTIMORE — In discussing his recognition as the American League Player of the Week before Tuesday night’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson credited the team’s hitting coaches for helping him work through the slump that marred the opening months of his rookie season.

The Blue Jays pitcher thinks the Yankees were relaying tips during Judge’s at-bat.

He was MAD.

Watch this New York fan left in shock at where Acuña hit a ball.

Starter Lance Lynn gave up four runs after two outs in the fourth inning after being staked to a 2-0 lead, and the Sox’ lineup mustered only three hits — none after the fifth inning.

ST. LOUIS — Nolan Gorman’s second career two-home run game helped spark a pair of big innings as the Cardinals drubbed Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching to the tune of nine runs on 16 hits in a series-clinching victory on the opening weekend of the season.

NEW YORK — That age-old baseball lament — “You never have enough pitching” — could not ring more true for the Mets as they embark on their mission to end their 37-year championship drought.

NEW YORK — Between the two of them, Hal Steinbrenner and Steve Cohen spent over a billion dollars in home improvements this winter. But after all that the prospects for a Subway World Series remain murky for both.

We asked three of our writers which deal they thought was the best of this winter’s free agency.