Industry experts voted the Mets most improved in the National League, the top storyline to watch this spring and shared mixed opinions on the Freddy Peralta trade, according to an annual survey done by Jayson Stark of The Athletic that was published Friday. Stark, who has done this exercise for 20 years, however, wrote that the Mets getting the nod for most improved was the “strangest...
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The sticking point that could threaten the 2027 baseball season is a salary cap. “They are ready to burn the f—ing house down,” one high-ranking team official told ESPN’s Jeff Passan in an article posted Thursday. The “they” officials were talking about were the owners. The league says a cap would even the playing field, allowing small-market teams to compete...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy birthday to a pair of walk-off heroes, Mookie Wilson and Todd Pratt! Brett Baty for Wilyer Abreu was the first trade ESPN’s David Schoenfield proposed in an article on potential deals that could happen during spring training. He pointed out that Baty does not have a clear starting role and the Red Sox have four starting outfielders and lack a third baseman....
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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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