Thursday’s meeting between Major League Baseball and MLB Players Association lasted just 15 short minutes, and with the clock ticking to start the 2022 season on time, still, no deal has been made. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the MLBPA back off its request for arbitration for all players with 2-plus years of service. Instead, players requested that 80 percent of players with two-plus years...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Well, unfortunately it looks like we are all going to have to wait a little longer for spring training to start than we had hoped. MLBPA and the MLBPA met again on Saturday and once again little to no progress was made in the latest CBA negotiations. The players were reportedly unimpressed and gave “underwhelming” reactions to the latest offers from MLB. As...
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In an effort to bridge the gap between Triple-A and the major leagues, Minor League Baseball announced it is adding an additional six games to the end of the 2022 Triple-A season. That takes the season from 144 games to 150. As Triple-A is the last step between the minor-league and major-league levels, the goal is to better align the seasons and get players used to having a bit of a longer...
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Good morning, Mets fans! John Flanigan of Metsmerized shared a video that Carlos Carrasco posted Saturday on his Instagram of him throwing his first bullpen session from the front slope of a mound since coming back from surgery. He underwent the surgery in October to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow. As the Major League Baseball lockout continues, many players are beginning to...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Robinson Canó had a successful day at the plate for the Dominican Republic in their first game of the Caribbean Series. He was 2-for-3 with the game-winning hit for the team from the Dominic Republic. Today is also the birthday of Davey Johnson, the manager of the 1986 World Series Mets. Happy birthday, Davey! Latest Mets News Rob Friedman of MLB and ESPN compiled a...
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