MLB and ESPN are parting ways, the sides both agreeing to end their national TV deal after this season, according to a memo commissioner Rob Manfred sent to owners Thursday that was obtained by The Athletic. The league and cable network had a March 1 deadline to opt out of the final three years of the contract, which would have extended it from 2026-2028, The Athletic reported. ESPN’s...
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Brett Baty will be wearing a new uniform number this year. In related news, he will be driving a new car. Baty wore No. 22 for the Mets the last three seasons, but Juan Soto had worn that his whole career. On Thursday, Soto surprised Baty with a new black Chevy Tahoe as a thank-you. The moment was captured and posted on the Mets’ Instagram page. “Oh my god, man,” Baty told Soto...
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Newly acquired Clay Holmes will begin his transition from reliever to starter Saturday when he takes the mound for the Mets’ Grapefruit League opener at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie against the Astros, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Wednesday. The opener will be followed on Sunday with split-squad action: the Mets will host Miami and send a team to play the Nationals in West...
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Much was made of the Mets’ pitching lab that opened in June 2023, but less attention was paid to the fact that it doubles as a hitting lab, too. The lab, according to an article posted Wednesday in The Athletic, is helping a number of hitters see better results. “It’s kind of incredible,” Jeff McNeil told The Athletic, who adjusted his hips to improve his swing after a...
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Pete Alonso arrived at spring training Monday, got some swings in, and told the media he is eager to help the Mets make an even longer playoff run in 2025. “Making a run like that in ’24, you realize how much has to go into getting there,” he said in Port St. Lucie, “but then also getting over that hump and into the World Series. So for me, like that’s addicting....
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