Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Arango and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in negotiations to plead guilty to federal crimes in connection to the theft of Ohtani’s money. Despite Mizuhara originally saying that Ohtani paid off his $4.5 million in debt, which was accrued by illegally betting on...
Good morning, Mets fans! Former Met and future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is reportedly a couple of weeks behind schedule and his timetable is TBA at the moment, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Verlander also had a delayed start to his 2023 season due to an upper back/shoulder issue, which seems to be ailing him this year as well. The three-time Cy Young award winner said he was going about...
Good morning Mets fans! Rintaro Sasaki, a Japanese high school phenom and the potential No. 1 pick in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft, officially decided to forego the NPB on Tuesday, signing a national letter of intent to play college baseball with Stanford, the university announced. Sasaki will graduate from Hanmaki-Higashi High School, the same school Shohei Ohtani attended, in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Adam Ottavino is back. Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Ottavino and the Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $4.5 million contract pending a physical. Latest Mets News Per Zack Meisel of The Athletic, Carlos Carrasco is headed back to the Cleveland Guardians on a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training. Carrasco pitched for the...
The New York Mets announced Sunday that they have agreed to a minor-league deal, with an invite to spring training, with right-handed reliever Chad Smith. Smith, 28 years old, has two short major-league stints under his belt. He spent a combined 31 2/3 innings with Colorado and Oakland in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Across that time, he’s posted a 7.11 ERA to go along with 32 strikeouts and a...
MATT CHAPMAN Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 30 (4/28/93) 2023 Traditional Stats: 140 G, 581 PA, .240/.330/.424/.755, 17 HR, 39 2B, 54 RBI, 122 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 110 WRC+, 4.4 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR, 10.7 BB%, 28.4 K%, .319 BABIP, .339 xwOBA, 12 DRS, 5 OAA RUNDOWN Since getting the call in June of 2017, Matt Chapman has garnered a reputation for being one of the best defensive third basemen in...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets started to make their initial free agency signings Wednesday as they added depth to both the starting rotation and the infield. They started the day by bringing in a player who spent his first eight season in the big leagues just a borough over, as they signed former Yankee Luis Severino to a one-year deal. The former Yankee is expected to be more of a...
Good morning, Mets fans! David Stearns was talking with the media yet again on Wednesday, where he gave some good news regarding Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte. Stearns said that the club is confident that Marte will not need to undergo surgery on his groin this offseason. Marte has had medical struggles with his groin since the end of the 2022 season, which included having surgery prior...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball announced the 2024 draft lottery odds Wednesday night, and the Mets came in at 4.3%, the seventh-highest odds in all of MLB. This is the second rendition of the MLB draft lottery following the latest edition of the collective bargaining agreement, where the two sides agreed that the top six picks of the draft will be based on the lottery system....
The Athletics have become disenchanted with their stadium situation in Oakland, and have identified Las Vegas as their first choice for a new home. On June 7, the Nevada legislature met to discuss a proposal for a 30,000 seat stadium on Las Vegas Boulevard, toward which the state would contribute up to $380 million. That proposal was not approved during the legislative session. According to an...
The New York Mets (9-6) played their final game at the Oakland Coliseum this season on Sunday, April 16, where they won the third and final game of the series from the Oakland Athletics, 4-3. Oakland (3-12) got swept for the second time this season and the Mets got their first series sweep of the young season courtesy of the extra-innings victory. Sunday’s starter for the Mets was...
Sunday, April 16, 2023 • 4:07 PM Oakland Coliseum • Oakland, California RHP José Butto (0-0, -.–) vs. LHP JP Sears (0-1, 5.59) WPIX For a second Sunday in a row, the New York Mets go for a series sweep. New York had 17 walks and 17 runs on Friday night in beating the Athletics by 11 runs. Yesterday afternoon, the Mets had a comeback win and just squeaked out a 3-2 victory. Today was...
