Tag: Daniel Murphy

Morning Briefing: Mets Keeping an Eye on Pitching Market

Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Leap Day! After Kodai Senga’s injury, which will have him on the IL through at least opening day, there was a lot of chatter on whether the Mets would be looking to add to their rotation. President of baseball operations David Stearns seemed to dismiss the idea right away, as he told the media, “I don’t think so” when asked if they were...

SNY Releases Spring Training Broadcast Schedule, Daniel Murphy Joins

SNY released their spring training broadcast schedule Monday morning, the same day pitchers and catchers reported to spring training. The first game on SNY will be the Mets’ Grapefruit season opener on Saturday, February 24 at 1:00 pm E.T. The terrific trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling will man the booth this spring, along with field reporter Steve Gelbs. Former Mets...

Report: Daniel Murphy Joining SNY Booth For Spring Training Games

Daniel Murphy is coming back to the Mets. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the retired fan favorite will pinch hit for Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling for at least two Grapefruit League games early in spring training. Murphy debuted for the Mets in 2008 and played seven seasons with the club, mostly at second base. The Jacksonville, Fla. native was a 2014 All-Star selection when he...

Morning Briefing: Angels Showing Interest in Joey Votto

Good morning, Mets fans! While Wednesday did not present a lot of news from the baseball world, we did get some updates on interest the remaining free agents are garnering. One of the bigger pieces of news came from Jon Heyman, who said on a Bleacher Report live stream that the Los Angeles Angels are one of the team showing increased interest in Joey Votto. The long-time Reds first baseman is...

Morning Briefing: Texas Rangers Win First World Series Championship

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday night, the MLB season officially ended as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series, four games to one. Winning Game 5 of the series by a score of 5-0, the 2023 Rangers gave the franchise their first-ever World Series trophy since its inception in 1961. Game 5 was the definition of a pitcher’s duel, even though each...

Morning Briefing: Daniel Murphy Retires From Professional Baseball

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets legend and Los Angeles Angels minor leaguer Daniel Murphy announced his retirement from baseball once again, this being the second time he’s retired from the sport. After signing a deal with the Long Island Ducks earlier this year, Murphy later signed a minor league deal with the Angels and later climbed through the ranks to as high as the Triple-A affiliate...

Morning Briefing: Angels Sign Daniel Murphy

Good morning, Mets fans! The Angels have purchased the contract of Daniel Murphy from the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, Long Island’s general manager Michael Pflaff tweeted. The former Met retired following the 2020 season, but got off to a nice start for the Ducks this season, hitting .331/.410/.451 in 161 plate appearances. Additionally, the Ducks have activated Ruben Tejada...

Daniel Murphy Signs with Long Island Ducks

  Daniel Murphy’s professional baseball career is not over yet. The independent Long Island Ducks announced on Wednesday that they are signing the 37-year-old Murphy to a contract for this season. Murphy last appeared in the majors in 2020 for the Colorado Rockies before announcing his retirement. The three-time All-Star hit .296 for his career to go along with a .341 OBP and a .796...

Morning Briefing: Edwin Díaz Wins Good Guy Award

Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz was a recipient of the New York Baseball Writers 2022 Good Guy Award. He was honored at the BBWAA dinner, as posted by MLB. Latest Mets News The Mets posted a teaser of an ad they will be running during the 2023 NFL Super Bowl on Fox 5 New York entitled, “Something Amazin’ Awaits!” Latest MLB News Per Bob Kendrick of the Negro League Baseball Museum, the...

MMO Exclusive: Three-Time All-Star, Daniel Murphy

For nine games in the 2015 postseason, Daniel Murphy was the best hitter on the planet. In five games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series and another four against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series, Murphy hit seven home runs and drove in 11 runs to help lead the Mets to their first World Series appearance in fifteen years. Anything can...

OTD 2012: Scott Hairston Hits For The Cycle

  The 2012 New York Mets started out well, but the season ended basically as expected for a rebuilding team. The Mets finished 74-88 in 2012. There were some individual highlights, such as the pitching of R.A. Dickey, who won the National League’s Cy Young award that year with a 20-6 record. On April 27, 2012, Scott Hairston achieved a rare feat, hitting for the cycle. The Mets were...

Relive All The NL Pennant Clinching Moments in Mets History

The New York Mets have only reached the playoffs nine different times since 1962, but when they make it, they’ve typically made it worth the wait. Out of those nine playoff appearances, New York has reached the World Series five times, came within one win of the Fall Classic two times (1988 and 2006), and came within two wins of it on one other occasion (1999). The only time they were...

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