On Saturday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that Luis Rojas is no longer being considered for the Mets’ managerial opening. Rojas, 38, is the son of Felipe Alou and brother of former Met Moises Alou and has been a coach in the Mets organization since 2007. Originally, Rojas was a coach in the Dominican Summer League that year, followed by a 2008 campaign where he coached with the...
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Prior to the 2019 season, the Mets sent a huge package to the Seattle Mariners in order to acquire lock down closer Edwin Diaz. However, upon coming to the Mets, Diaz didn’t quite live up to his 2018 season where he made his first All-Star Game and had a 1.96 ERA coupled with 57 saves. The first month of Diaz’s tenure with the Mets was solid, as he locked down eight saves and...
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What a decade for Mets baseball it’s been. In 2010, the team was still more or less trying to live off their success from 2006 and trying to make a postseason run. After that season ended miserably, the team decided to clean house, relieving general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel of their duties. Sandy Alderson was brought in to replace Minaya, and he tabbed Terry Collins as...
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Earlier this week, Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes celebrated his 34th birthday. On Twitter, his agency, Roc Nation Sports, tweeted a picture wishing the outfielder a happy birthday with the caption, “The comeback will be better than ever.” You can interpret that whatever way you want, but to me, it seems as though Cespedes is going to do everything in his power to return to...
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Nicole P. asks… Dominic Smith was one of my favorite players this year but I’m worried that the Mets are going to trade him. I’d hate to see him become an All-Star for another team. Do you think they’ll trade him? Rob Piersall answers… Hey, Nicole! Thanks for the question. I don’t think you’re alone in supporting Dominic Smith. In fact, there’s a...
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