Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is the first to report that the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles’ discussions surrounding closer Zach Britton have started to escalate, with New York emerging as a “clear front-runner” in the sweepstakes. Pitching prospect Dillon Tate has been scratched from his start in Double-A Trenton, but Rosenthal has made clear that “no deal is...
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New York Mets outfielder and arguably their most potent offensive threat, Yoenis Cespedes, is expected to have season-ending surgery to rectify calcification in both of his heels. This afternoon, ahead of a scheduled announcement from assistant general manager John Ricco, Mike Puma of the New York Post tweeted that the team was indeed preparing to place Cespedes on the disabled list and that the...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Eric Lauer (5-6, 4.87) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-6, 4.44) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 Last night was another frustrating night for the Mets as they got another great start from Jacob deGrom but the offense fell flat and one error in the outfield led to what became the deciding run. For positives, since the...
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The year was 2009 and Carlos Beltran’s knee was limiting ability to play consistently. Jeff and Fred Wilpon did not want Beltran to get knee surgery. They wanted him to play through it as they felt knee surgery wasn’t necessary. The Wilpons were not shy with their displeasure with Carlos Beltran. In the New Yorker magazine story Fred Wilpon said: “We had some schmuck in New York who paid him...
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With the Mets trading Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Wahl, William Toffey, and $1 million of international bonus pool money, the organization has officially begun selling off its pieces. What was interesting about the Familia trade was some reports actually had the Mets organization liking it to their trading Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for three right-handed relief...
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