Jay Bruce has lived through it. His rookie season, in 2008, was the first year the revolutionary pitch-tracking system, PITCHf/x, was installed in every major-league stadium.

The first time I met Jay Bruce was in the parking lot beyond the outfield at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., during spring training in 2007. I knew who Bruce was, of course, he was the team's ...

Jay Bruce knows his stat line looks a little … odd. The 12-year big-league veteran is putting together an offensive performance that is a historic anomaly. Through 80 games this season with the ...

Jay Bruce retired Sunday after a 14-year career. His problem was not when his career ended but when it began. As a left-handed pull hitter without much speed, Bruce came along at the wrong time.

Let’s talk about Jay Bruce. He’s a bit of an unpleasant subject. The Mets threw a lot of money at veteran free agents in the offseason, but they threw the most at Bruce, and he hasn’t really ...

Bruce is batting .176 with a .295 slugging percentage since joining the Mets at the trade deadline. ... although it feels like forever for Jay Bruce’s breakthrough moment as a New York Met.

MIAMI — Jay Bruce never lost faith in the process. He couldn’t. The Mets outfielder went through one of the worst slumps of his career after a life-changing trade, and yet he still had … ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Jay Bruce has one main regret from his ugly debut with the Mets, and it likely isn’t what you would think. “I probably would have tried more diligently to find a place to ...

Jay Bruce, who spent less than three weeks with Yankees, is retiring after Sunday's game. He played 13 seasons with three All-Star appearances.

WASHINGTON — Let’s start with the part that has to gnaw away at you: At least three times during this series with the Nationals, Jay Bruce was up with a man on third base and less than two ...

After being mostly shunned at the non-waiver deadline, Jay Bruce was pursued by two AL teams with playoff aspirations and more. The Yankees were not only one of those teams, they had agreed to send… ...

Jay Bruce, the man they desperately tried to trade all winter, suddenly has never looked so good in a Mets uniform. Bruce, surprised as anyone that he’s still with the Mets, ...