Owner Steve Cohen told the media at a news conference ahead of Opening Day that he will continue to spend if the right opportunity presents itself despite the Mets being well over the luxury tax line. “I am competitive,” Cohen said before his fourth Opening Day as Mets owner. “If the right thing comes along at the right moment, we will explore it.” New York’s...
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Happy Opening Day Eve! Here’s a look at the roster that rookie manager Carlos Mendoza will lead starting Friday vs. the Brewers. Last season’s stats are in parenthesis. Catchers Francisco Álvarez – Can the 22-year-old who hit 25 home runs last season make a leap? (.209/.284/.437/.721, 25 HRs, 63 RBIs) Omar Narváez- Álvarez’s caddie has two career triples in 2,229 plate...
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José Quintana is ready. Francisco Lindor will have butterflies. Edwin Díaz expects chills. Opening Day is tomorrow (weather permitting) at Citi Field vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Quintana is scheduled to throw the first pitch in anger at 1:10 p.m. “It means a lot,” Quintana said of the start. “It’s a great responsibility. It’s amazing, and I think at this point, for...
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Two days before Opening Day, the Mets released first baseman Luke Voit and pitcher Phil Bickford as they continue to trim the Opening Day roster to 26. New York has 29 players remaining on the active roster, but that includes pitchers Kodai Senga and Max Kranick, who both will be placed on the injured list. So one more player must be trimmed before the Mets take on the Brewers at Citi Field on...
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Superstar Shohei Ohtani denied betting on “baseball or any other sports” and accused his ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of lying and stealing money from his bank account to pay off gambling debts at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday. “On a personal note, I’m very saddened and shocked that someone I trusted has done this,” he said through new interpreter Will...
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