As 2026 approaches, the Mets still have plenty of work to do to reshape their roster for the upcoming season. They’ve added and subtracted to their lineup and bullpen; however, they haven’t made many additions to their starting rotation yet. For a team that started the 2025 campaign with the best rotation ERA for the first month (2.24 ERA) and the fourth-worst rotation ERA (5.65) in...
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When Brandon Nimmo left, Jeff McNeil became the longest tenured Met. Now, that title will fall onto David Peterson. Jeff Passan of ESPN and our own Mike Mayer report that the Mets traded the utility player and $5.75 million to the Athletics in exchange for minor leaguer RHP Yordan Rodriguez. Passan notes the Mets will also pay McNeil’s $2 million buyout if the Athletics don’t...
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The New York State Gaming Commission officially approved the license for Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park casino next to Citi Field. The Gaming Facility Location Board recommended on December 1 that Hard Rock at Metropolitan Park receive a license from the Gaming Commission, leaving the awardee one final test of passing a “character and fitness test” from the Gaming Commission....
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Updated Post: December 15 at 12:53 pm The Phillies and slugger Adolis García are finalizing a one-year, $10 million deal, pending physical, per reporter Francys Romero. García suffered a down year in 2025, hitting just .227/.293/.441 (.734 OPS) after a career year in 2023, where he hit a career-high 39 homers and eight home runs in the postseason to help the Rangers win their first World Series...
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Updated Post: December 9 at 5:30 pm Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports that the Boston Red Sox and Pete Alonso met over Zoom during the Winter Meetings. The two parties are now trying to schedule a time to meet in person in Orlando, where Alonso has been “in and out” during the week. Cotillo notes that it would be a surprise for a deal to come together between any club and Alonso by...
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