Major League Baseball announced the 26 inductee candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Monday. Of the 12 players appearing for the first time on the ballot, former Mets include David Wright, Bartolo Colon, Adrián González, José Reyes, and José Bautista. Of the 14 holdovers remaining from last year’s ballot, former Mets include Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, Carlos Beltrán, Bobby...
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David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza want to bring a fresh approach to the Mets, but also believe in maintaining a degree of continuity. After announcing at Mendoza’s introductory press conference this past Tuesday that Jeremy Hefner would return for his fifth season as pitching coach, SNY reported on Friday that bench coach Eric Chavez will also remain with the Mets, but return to the role of...
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The Athletics hope their new home isn’t a gamble. Major League Baseball owners on Thursday unanimously approved Oakland’s relocation to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. The Athletics will become Major League Baseball’s first Las Vegas franchise and the third major sports franchise in that region, joining the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden...
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Aaron Boone is not hiding his emotions. While the Yankees manager, on one hand, is very happy that his bench coach Carlos Mendoza is finally receiving a managerial opportunity, after interviews with several teams the last three years (with the Mets no less), Boone told SNY’s Andy Martino on Monday that he feels like he’s losing more than a colleague. “I’m losing…a great...
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The Mets received some good news after all on Monday. After being spurned by Craig Counsell for their vacant managerial position, the Mets and Kodai Senga were informed that he is one of three finalists for the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Diamondbacks’ right-fielder Corbin Carroll and Dodgers’ center-fielder James Outman are the other two finalists.After signing a...
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