Francisco Lindor doesn’t care about expectations. “Mine has been the same since Day 1,” he told SNY in an interview in Port St. Lucie. “I want to win. And it goes back to what happens every single year. Whether they have us on top or in the bottom, we got to go out there and put it together and win. It don’t matter.” “Nobody was suspecting the...
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Kodai Senga flashed a wry smile and rubbed his chin when asked about something he loves on Valentine’s Day: does he have a new pitch up his sleeve? “Yes, but it’s still a work in progress, so maybe we’ll find out soon,” Senga told SNY through a Japanese interpreter. Senga’s “ghost fork” helped him strike out 202 batters in 166 innings last season....
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The Mets signed Ben Gamel, a 31-year-old journeyman outfielder who played six games for the Padres last season, to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Gamel has slashed .252/.332/.384/.716 for his eight-year career, and his best season was in 2017 with the Mariners when he hit 11 home runs in 550 plate appearances. The lefty broke into the majors with the Yankees in 2016 and...
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Major League Baseball has suspended former Mets GM Billy Eppler through the 2024 World Series for improperly using the injured list, including intentionally fabricating injuries, to benefit the Mets during two seasons. The MLB investigation concluded that the pattern of conduct was at Eppler’s sole direction and without any involvement of the club and ownership or superiors. A statement by...
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Pitcher Kodai Senga, outfielder Brandon Nimmo and closer Edwin Diaz all made the list of MLB Network’s “Top 100 Players Right Now.” The network has released the players ranked 61-100 so far. It will countdown the next 20 in an 8 p.m. ET broadcast on Tuesday and unveil the final top 10 on February 21. Senga, a 2023 All-Star, went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 3.63 FIP...
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