Mariners star Julio Rodriguez is signing long-term to stay in Seattle. First reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, one of the brightest young stars in the game is finalizing a massive long-term extension that officially makes him the new face of the franchise for the Mariners for years to come. As good a Friday as you might be having, it won’t come anywhere close to the start of the weekend...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s start with a positive; today is a new day and the Mets are about to start a 10-game homestand and a stretch of baseball where the schedule gets a lot easier. The bad news? The Mets were swept by the Yankees on Tuesday night and they finished a tough road trip 4-6. Taijuan Walker was near-perfect at Yankee Stadium until he was taken long by Aaron Judge in the...
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It has been quite the year for some of the most highly-regarded position players in the New York Mets farm system, and Mark Vientos continues to be an exciting talent that seems destined for the big leagues at some point in the not-too-distant future. If his red hot August is anything to go by, then that call-up should come sooner rather than later. For as good as the Mets have been in their...
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Jeff McNeil is raking right now. He is arguably one of the hottest hitters in the league right now. And the second baseman was at the very peak of his powers yet again on Saturday. As he was once again was dominant at the plate against the Phillies. All that trade speculation back in the winter regarding the possibility of McNeil being moved feels a long, long time ago now. Having struggled...
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We’re firmly in the dog days of summer but Pete Alonso continues to pile up statistics that you wouldn’t expect to see until October. After being shut down in the tough series loss to the Atlanta Braves earlier in the week, the slugger and his bat exploded to help the Mets take the opening game of a four-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. Alonso...
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