Two games, two homers for Ronny Mauricio in the Dominican Winter League. Thirty games, six homers for Luisangel Acuña in the Venezuelan Winter League. Mauricio, hitting lefty, on Sunday sent a 1-1 pitch over the right-center-field wall to give Tigres del Licey a 6-5 walk-off victory over Leones del Escogido in 10 innings. He is 2-for-10 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in the two games....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Pete the Pirate?! Winter Meetings The winter meetings got started Sunday in Orlando and MMO’s Mike Mayer is on hand. He has the scoop on Super Nintendo World. (Spoiler: it is epic.) As for any epic signings or trades, nothing to report on the first day. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale did have lots of Mets tidbits in his column, however, and perhaps the most...
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ESPN baseball reporter Jeff Passan warmed up the hot stove Monday and had the Mets involved in free agent rumors for Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber, Cody Bellinger and Framber Valdez. He also has Jeff McNeil likely on the way out via trade. Passan said Schwarber, the 32-year-old designated hitter, who hit 56 homers and drove in 132 while finishing second in MVP voting, “might be the likeliest...
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Steve Cohen is going to build it. He hopes many will come. On Monday, the New York State Gambling Facility Location Board met at the Proshansky Auditorium at CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown Manhattan to vote on who would be granted gambling licenses. The board recommended a gaming license for the Cohen and Hard Rock International’s $8 billion Metropolitan Park project. The board also voted...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Odds are a casino is coming. The state Gaming Facility Location Board is expected to vote Monday on whether to approve up to three casino licenses, including one for Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International’s $8 billion proposed development on 50 acres of parking lots around Citi Field. The project, which is expected to gain approval, includes a casino, Hard Rock...
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