Wally Backman insisted Tuesday that he resigned as manager of the New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate because of a lack of respect and repeatedly getting passed over for the major league staff. "It didn ...

Wally Backman’s former girlfriend says the ex-Mets star is a drunk who came home one night and roughed her up after accusing her of sleeping with the catcher on the minor-league team he manages, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I call Fredrik Backman from halfway across the world – he in his Stockholm apartment, me in my New York one – he says ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — His fondness for sharp-edged humor notwithstanding, Sandy Alderson always seems to be measured in his actions, a man not ruled by emotion. But something about Wally Backman irked ...

WASHINGTON — Wally Backman felt a lack of respect from the Mets’ front office and, after being passed over for major league jobs, including the bench coach job this season, he came to the conclusion ...

At home Monday night, Sean Backman heard the seconds tick down and watched his old friend and brother-in-law reach the pinnacle of his profession. While Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings ...

WASHINGTON — The Mets are finished with Wally Ball. Wally Backman’s tenure in the Mets organization officially concluded Monday, with general manager Sandy Alderson’s announcement the popular figure ...

WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Former New York Mets infielder Wally Backman is out as the team's Triple-A manager in Las Vegas. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters before Monday night's ...

An attorney for former Mets star Wally Backman portrayed him Wednesday as a victim of sloppy policing and a mentally unstable ex-girlfriend with a long criminal record on day two of his trial in ...

Long Island Ducks manager Wally Backman accused his ex-girlfriend of sleeping with one of his players before slamming the woman against a wall at her Riverhead home, she testified Thursday on day ...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Wally Backman attends the Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Presley ...