Having spurned the Yankees as a teenager, Astros' Gerrit Cole has another chance to break New York hearts  —  NEW YORK — He's the one that got away for the New York Yankees.  —  The Yankees first laid eyes on him more than a decade ago, fell deeply in love, proposed, and were ready to exchange vows.

Sam Fuld Declines To Interview For Managerial Vacancies With Cubs, Mets, Pirates  —  Former big league outfielder Sam Fuld, currently serving as the Phillies' Major League player information coordinator, declined the opportunity to interview with the Cubs, Mets, and Pirates for their managerial vacancies, MLBTR has learned.

ESPN considers blowing up Sunday night booth around Alex Rodriguez  —  ESPN will consider breaking up its “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast team, The Post has learned.  —  Alex Rodriguez is safe, according to sources.  With one more year on his ESPN deal, A-Rod will be back, no matter who else is in the booth.

Dog Pee or Scorpions?  Cubs Prez Theo Epstein's Wild Landlord-Tenant Dispute … Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein's dog “left a terrible odor and urine-stained carpeting” in an Arizona home he stayed in for the 2015 spring training season, his landlords from that year claim.

Here's what the Detroit Tigers can learn from other historic losers  —  Yes, it was a long season for the Detroit Tigers, as they piled up 114 losses.  Still, they're not alone in the 114-loss club; five other MLB teams have lost at least that many since the start of the American League in 1901.

Angels employee says cooperating with feds is ‘right thing to do’  —  Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who last month told U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents that he provided opioids to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, said in a statement to Outside the Lines on Sunday that it's …

Rick Honeycutt Retires From Role As Dodgers' Pitching Coach  —  Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt will not return to that job in 2020, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters including MLB.com's Ken Gurnick (via Twitter).  Honeycutt is expected to remain in the organization in a special assistant capacity.

Pete Rose: $100 million lost for betting on Cincinnati Reds, baseball is punishment enough  —  Among the candid remarks made by Hit King and former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose during an interview on the No Filter Sports podcast was his declaration that his lifetime ban from baseball …

A's Christenson up for Pirates' manager job; Matt Williams headed to Korea  —  After the A's second consecutive trip to the postseason, the team's coaching staff is drawing interest for managerial openings.  —  First, quality control coach Mark Kotsay interviewed for the Giants' position last Monday …