Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets plan to interview Joe McEwing for the open managerial position in the coming days. McEwing, who will turn 45 on October 19th, started his baseball coaching career as hitting coach for the Charlotte Knights. Before the 2009 season, he was named manager of the Winston-Salem Dash, the Single-A affiliate for the White Sox. McEwing was named...
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Sometimes, being a Mets fan is awesome. Most of the time, it’s excruciating beyond belief. This past season was the latter for countless reasons, but for fans too young to remember 2007, it might not be the worst season in recent history. The 2006 season ended with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the NLCS. Some fans still can’t forgive Carlos Beltran for watching that...
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Boston Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced Wednesday that John Farrell will not return as manager for the 2018 season and the search for the new manager will begin immediately. Farrell, 55, led the Boston Red Sox to their ninth American League East title with a 93-69 (.574) record, good for fifth in the majors. In his five years with the team, he accumulated a...
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TRAVIS D’ARNAUD, C Player Data: Age: 28, B/L: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2020 2017 Primary Stats: .244/.293/.443, 16 HR, 57 RBI, 376 PA, 91 wRC+, 0.8 fWAR 2018 Salary: $3.4 million (projected arbitration) Grade: C+ 2017 Review: Once again, we must sum up Travis d’Arnaud as a disappointment overall. There were some bright spots, most notably his September during which he hit .297 with...
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When you make something look easy, sometimes people forget how hard that something is. It is extremely difficult to play center field at the Major League level — Juan Lagares makes it look easy. After winning the Gold Glove Award for National League center fielders in 2014, Lagares was hampered by injuries for the two following seasons. He came back healthy this season, however an...
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