EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAl Alburquerque, who primarily played for the Detroit Tigers in seven major league seasons, during a Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team practice at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. on April 26, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Mets pitcher Edwin Díaz during Game 3 of the National League Wildcard series against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field, New York, on Oct. 9, 2022. (Michelle Farsi/The New York Times)
EditorialJosh Hader, the San Diego Padres? ace reliever, pitches a perfect ninth inning in a game 3 divisional series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Petco Park on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Kyle Grillot/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Mets closer Edwin D?az during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, at Citi Field in New York, Aug. 11, 2022. (Michelle Farsi/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Yankees reliever Albert Abreu pitching against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game in New York on Sunday, July 31, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialMatt Edwards shows the custom toilet seat signed by Scott Eyre, a former Philadelphia Phillies reliever, in the Relief Room at his home in Hatboro, Pa., June 17, 2022. (Caroline Gutman/The New York Times)