Nolan McLean vs. Juan Soto with a championship on the line could be coming soon. Major League Baseball released the 30-man rosters of all 20 World Baseball Classic teams Thursday, and 17 Mets (minor leaguers included) will take part in the action set to start March 5 in the Tokyo Dome (March 4 at 10 p.m. ET in the United States) when Chinese Taipei faces Australia. McLean and Clay Holmes will...
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Francisco Lindor will not play in the World Baseball Classic next month, as efforts to get him and other members of Team Puerto Rico insured have failed, according to Metsmerized’s own Mike Mayer. Lindor had planned to play in the tournament, which takes place every three years, since last year. The shortstop was going to captain Puerto Rico, which is set to host WBC games for the first...
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The bullpen has the potential to be better than last season’s even with the loss of elite closer Edwin Díaz. Devin Williams has never given up more than five home runs in a season. Díaz gave up seven in 2024 and 15 in 2019. Ryne Stanek is gone, taking his 5.30 ERA with him. The trio the Mets picked up at the trade deadline – Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto – all...
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The rebuilding Cardinals are close to trading utility player Brendan Donovan to the Mariners, multiple sources told Katie Woo and Chad Jennings of The Athletic on Monday. The trade could be a three-team deal, and Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the other team is the Rays. When the trade is done, pending physicals, this is how it will shake out: SEA receives: UTIL Brendan Donovan (per The...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Groundhog Day! No matter what the rodent saw, Opening Day is in seven weeks. Juan Soto made it official. He will play in the World Baseball Classic for Team Dominican Republic. The tournament will run from March 5-17 at various locations. The championship game will be played at loanDepot park in Miami. Francisco Lindor had planned to play for Team Puerto Rico, but...
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