Author: David Melendi

Morning Briefing: Opening Day for Arizona Fall League

Good morning, Mets fans! Rumor has it the Blue Jays won’t score today. Arizona Fall League play begins Monday and the Mets have seven players on the Scottsdale Scorpions, who host Peoria at 9:30 p.m. ET. MMO’s Jorge Eckardt wrote up an AFL preview last week. Catcher Chris Suero and outfielders Nick Morabito and D’Andre Smith are the biggest Met names on the team. The 30-game...

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Dominican Summer League Review: Elian Peña Shows Promise

The main attraction for the 2025 Dominican Summer League Mets was a 17-year-old signed in January to the largest international free agent bonus ($5 million) in team history. Elian Peña lived up to the hype. The left-handed hitting middle infielder stumbled out of the gate, starting 0-for-26 in his first nine games. But on June 14, he went 1-for-3 and would soon take off on his way to being named...

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Cohen’s Casino Bid Clears Major Hurdle

Steve Cohen has something to celebrate. A community advisory council voted Tuesday to approve a gambling license for his $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal, sending the project to a state board for final approval. The committee approved the casino with a 6-0 vote. The project, which would dramatically change 50 acres of asphalt parking lots next to Citi Field, faces competition from three...

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Field Narrowing With Metropolitan Park Vote on Tuesday

Updated Post: September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM Another day, another step forward for Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park. Per Celia Bernhardt of City & State New York, The Coney, a Coney Island casino proposal was voted against 4-2. However, in the Bronx, Bally’s cleared a major hurdle for a casino on the grounds of the former Trump golf course in the Yankees borough. Carl Campanile of the NY...

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The Day After: Stearns Takes Blame in Media Session

A day after the Mets were eliminated from the playoff race, and a few hours after Steve Cohen issued an apology on X,  David Stearns addressed the media at Citi Field. He answered questions for about 30 minutes. Opening Statement “Tremendously disappointing season, not nearly good enough. I think we all know that. We came into this year with, deservedly so, very high expectations and we...

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