With free agency spending down significantly this off-season, a group of major and minor league players told MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark they wanted to replace the union’s second-in-command on a zoom call yesterday, according to reports in ESPN and The Athletic. A majority of the dozens of players representatives on the Zoom pushed for the ousting of deputy...
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According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, reigning NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell has agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. The deal has an opt-out after 2024. The news comes after reports emerged Snell was in close talks with the Houston Astros on a deal, but the two couldn’t agree on a number. The 31-year-old lefty will join last year’s Cy Young...
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The future Mets won early. However, the present Mets would like to put this one in the past. D.J. Stewart homered, and Francisco Lindor and Harrison Bader each had two hits, but the Washington Nationals (12-8) beat the New York Mets (9-9) 7-3 at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was the second half of a “doubleheader.” Game 1 saw a team of Mets prospects beat Nationals...
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Ryan Clifford doubled in a run and three other prospects added run-scoring singles to help a team of New York Mets prospects to a 4-2 victory over Washington Nationals prospects at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was part of MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout event, which is a series of 16 games that will feature minor-league stars from all 30 teams. A 1985 Mets promo would...
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The New York Mets announced on Friday that left-hander Joey Lucchesi, a candidate to fill the final spot in the rotation that opened as a result of Kodai Senga’s injury, was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. The 30-year-old went 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA in nine starts for the Mets last season, striking out 32 in 46 2/3 innings. He gave up four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings this spring. New York...
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