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Good morning Mets fans!

Today is a very important day in the lockout. The owners are supposedly going to be making a significant proposal to the MLBPA. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that the owners will be making an offer to the MLBPA once their owner meetings end, which was Friday.

Heyman also reported that this deal will involve some major economic issues, and that the owners have made some serious concessions in that area. The hope from the owners is that this will lead to concessions on behalf of the players as well.

There is speculation in the industry that this deal is going to bring the two sides closer to a deal, and could even set them up nicely to agree to a deal in time to start the season on March 31.

Latest Mets News

Jacob Resnick of SNY wrote that former Met Kevin McGowan would like to return to the majors for the first time since 2017.

Latest MLB News

Nic of Baseball Scouter dove into what happened to the Hall of Fame website.

MLB PR on Twitter announced that five minor league players have been suspended for violating the drug policy.

The Associated Press announced that the coroner determined Jeremy Giambi took his own life.

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Eric Thames signed a minor league deal with the Athletics.

Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the White Sox are requiring all minor leaguers get their boosters of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that MLB prefers to leave minor leaguers unpaid during Spring Training.

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On This Date in Mets History

Birthdays: Todd Frazier (36)

1992: Keith Hernandez guest-stars on Seinfeld. One of the most, if not the most, iconic episodes in the shows history featured the Mets first baseman as himself. He started as Jerry’s friend, who then became Elaine’s boyfriend. The show got a lot of views and became a major memory of the show and Hernandez.

2016: Jenrry Mejia was banned permanently from Major League Baseball for testing positive for steroids for a third time.

Let’s go Mets!