Joe Boesch is a freelance sportswriter based in New York.


Judge Out

Not good news for the Yankees. Aaron Judge has been diagnosed with a rib fracture and will be out four to six weeks, but the upside is that he will be back this season. With a 37-26 record, they sit 1.5 games in second place behind the Rays in the standings. They had a strong start to the season, but now they seem to be...
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A Tough Season

The Mets season is not panning out to what it was supposed to be, a run into October. With a 27-35 record, they are 15 games out of first place and don’t look like the team that was predicted preseason. The question is, at the trade deadline, will they be sellers, which would make sense? At times, the young guns on the...
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One-Man Show

He’s a one-man show. Shohei Ohtani continues to defy the odds and can do almost anything from hitting to pitching. It shows just how great of a baseball player he is and one of the best to ever play the game. With that, he again had another Topps Now card bestowed in his honor for his play, and here’s the narrative on...
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Hit Parade

Sitting 1.5 games behind the Rays, the Yankees are making their way back to the top of the AL East with a hitting barrage against the Royals the other night. Every Yankee had at least two hits for the night, beating the Royals 15-1. With Aaron Judge leading the Yankees, they have their sights on October and are showing...
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Making History

Juan Soto is one of the best in the game. He continues to lead the Mets in the best possible ways that he can, as they struggle this season. Making history at such a young age is the Soto way, and again he’s been bestowed his own Topps Now card for his achievement. Here’s a brief history of his achievement: Juan Soto...
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The Two-Way Star

He should be called the two-way star. Shohei Ohtani, the pitching and hitting machine, has done it again, making the game of baseball look so easy. With that, here’s another Topps Now card that he has, and the summary goes like this: In his return to hitting while pitching, two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani’s first-pitch...
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Series Recap

This past weekend was the cross-town rivals match-up. From the Subway Series in New York to the Crosstown Classic in Chicago, there was plenty of excitement on the diamond. In Chicago, Munetaka Murakami is making a name for himself with the White Sox with his monstrous home runs. His Topps Now card says it best: In his...
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Subway Delight

Exciting Subway Series baseball is happening at Citi Field between the Yankees and the Mets, as both teams are vying for naming rights in the series. Cam Schlittler was in control all night, striking out nine in leading the Yankees to a 5-2 win. His Topps Now card highlighted his night: One of the biggest rivalries in...
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Call Up

The Mets are clawing their way out of the NL East cellar and hopefully are playing to win and move up in the standings. Everyone on the Mets has pitched in between hitting, pitching, and fielding plays that have not gone unnoticed. Recent call-up A. J. Ewing hit his first home run, which propelled the Mets to sweep the...
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Celebrate Good Times

This weekend in New York will be a special one as the Subway Series gets underway between the Mets and Yankees at CitiField. Both have seen the ups and downs of the game but also celebrate when warranted. So, New York baseball fans, this is the start of the Subway Series. Who’s your team? Yankees or Mets? Will Aaron...
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Oh Bobby!

Bobby Witt Jr. continues to display his natural talent on the diamond and lives up to his name that is well known in baseball and also the card-collecting community. For his inside-the-park home run, he can now add his own Topps Now card to his personal collection. His story goes like this: One of the fastest players in...
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The Future A’s

The Athletics are currently in first place in the AL West with a 20-18 record, and that’s in part due to the young group of ballplayers that make up the team. Topps Now chronicled their feats and said this: Three of the Athletics’ biggest sluggers came together to make franchise history against Texas. Nick Kurtz, Carlos...
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Pages Contributes

The Dodgers continue to show dominance in the game, with a lineup that is second to none. Andy Pages is contributing and showing that he has the talent to be on a team that has so much talent. Given his 1st career 3-home run game, he now has his own Topps Now card. Here’s the narrative about Pages on his card: Led by a...
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Judge and Jury

Aaron Judge makes it look easy, from hitting home runs to making spectacular catches in the outfield, as he propels the Yankees off to a hot start for the 2026 season. For all that, he earned another Topps Now card. Here’s the wording from the back of his Topps Now card: Aaron Judge was feeling frisky in an 11-3 win...
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Ballpark Beauty

Even though the Mets are struggling this season, you still can’t take the beauty out of a ballpark on a cool, crisp spring evening. I took this picture, as in the past at all ballparks I visit, I like to photograph the ballpark and the game. Hopefully for the Mets, they can turn it around, but Citi Field itself is a...
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