lakeland

Things got quite sssspicy near Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Florida, this week.

Snakes may be cold-blooded but it doesn’t mean they don’t like getting hot and heavy. The city of Lakeland, Florida was forced to close off a section of parkland to make room for a snake orgy. The Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department...

Get used to it, Jose. Jose Altuve, the Astros’ star second baseman, received boos Monday in his first spring training at-bat at the Tigers’ minor league complex in Lakeland, Fla. Houston, feeling the wrath of the electronic sign-stealing scandal...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Michael Wacha’s two scoreless innings Tuesday were a nice way to start his Mets career, but it’s the 94-96 mph he consistently flashed that resonated loudest. The Mets had no reason to believe the scoreboard at Publix Field was...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Tim Tebow’s raw power finally has surfaced. After showing a respectable eye at the plate and drawing two walks in his first three games to start the exhibition season, the former Heisman Trophy winner elicited a roar from the...

LAKELAND, Fla. — The first significant injury scare of spring training is upon the Mets. J.D. Davis departed Tuesday’s game after jamming his left shoulder on a diving play at third base that kept him on the ground for an extended period as he...

LAKELAND, FLA. — A year ago at this time, Anthony Volpe was preparing for his senior season as a shortstop for Delbarton High School in New Jersey. Sunday the Yankees’ first-round pick in last June’s draft was summoned from the minor league...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Since Aaron Judge has undergone more tests than taking batting practice cuts outdoors, Monday carries big weight in Yankees camp. That’s when Judge will have his right shoulder/pectoral muscle tested in what has evolved into a...

LAKELAND, Fla. — On Friday, Giancarlo Stanton’s face was smothered in dejection about the Grade 1 strain of his right calf that shut him down and placed an Opening Day roster spot in jeopardy. Judging by what Aaron Boone saw in Stanton’s mug...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Andujar started at first base for the initial time this exhibition season in Thursday’s 15-11 loss to the Tigers, but he will likely focus more on left field and third base. Andujar was charged with a fielding error on a...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Jordan Montgomery would have to get hurt at this point to not be part of a Yankees rotation that will be without James Paxton until at least May and won’t have Luis Severino for the entire season. Not even giving up five runs and...

At least eight people died from the coronavirus at a New Jersey nursing home, and many others there have contracted the bug, officials announced Monday. The outbreak is at the Lakeland Nursing Home in Wanaque, Passaic County, Mayor Dan Mahler said in...

If you’re looking for a new pet, now’s your chance to get a swan. The city of Lakeland, Fla., will be selling some of its swans after its annual “Swan Roundup” next week. According to local reports, the swans have become a bit overpopulated...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Deivi Garcia looked sharp in three shutout innings Tuesday in the Yankees’ 6-5 loss to the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium. The right-hander struck out five and allowed just a pair of hits in another solid outing in his attempt...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Jay Bruce’s attempt to make the Yankees’ roster got another boost when he hit an opposite-field homer in the top of the second in the Bombers’ 6-5 loss to the Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium on Tuesday. He’s now 5-for-11...

TAMPA — Luke Voit was scratched from Tuesday’s game against the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., with what manager Aaron Boone called “a little knee soreness.” Boone added he believed the first baseman should be “good to go” by Thursday, and he...