Author: Casey Nepivoda

Instructor Marlon Anderson Let Go by Mets

The Mets will be parting ways with outfield and base running instructor, Marlon Anderson, per SNY’s Andy Martino. After a total, yet still incomplete, overhaul of the Mets’ front office by new owner Steve Cohen, which saw the dismissal of general manger Brodie Van Wagenen and Omar Minaya among others, it appears the club is now getting down to the nitty gritty of the...

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MLB News: Rangers Hire Chris Young as GM

The Texas Rangers have announced that former Mets pitcher Chris Young has been hired to serve as their new general manager and will work under their president of baseball operations, Jon Daniels. Young, now 41, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Prates as a third round pick in the 2000 MLB Amateur Draft. He made his major league debut for the Rangers in 2004 and played with them through the end of...

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Sandy Alderson Hopes Universal DH Continues In 2021

During his Monday press conference, Sandy Alderson revealed that the team is hoping that the universal designated hitter used in 2020 will continue into the 2021 season. The American League adopted the DH before the 1973 season. Since then, the AL and National League have played the game with two different sets of rules. However, the DH was not used in the World Series until 1976, when World...

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Cubs’ Theo Epstein to Step Down as President of Baseball Operations

The Chicago Cubs announced on Tuesday, that club President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein will be stepping down from his position effective November 20, after nine seasons with the organization. He will be replaced by Jed Hoyer, who joined the team as Executive Vice-President and General Manger in 2011. In a letter sent to friends tweeted out by Jeff Passan of ESPN, Epstein explained he...

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