Superagent Scott Boras held his annual press conference at the GM Meetings in Arizona on Wednesday and delivered his typical punny responses, including his way of saying that Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso is open to a contract extension, “When it comes to the polar bear, we’re not in contract hibernation.” Boras noted that he’s talked “at length” with Mets...
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Former New York Mets outfielder Tommy Pham begins playing in his first career World Series on Friday with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he’s still happy to talk about the team he started the 2023 season with. “That team (the Mets) is more talented than this team (the D-Backs squad getting ready to play in the World Series),” Pham said Thursday at media day. “Let’s be honest here. But...
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, with Mets’ broadcaster Gary Cohen being one of them. The other finalists for the 2024 Frick Award are Joe Buck, Joe Castiglione, Jacques Doucet, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, and Dan Shulman. The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster...
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Every generation has its defining moment. People who grew up in the 1960s know exactly where they were when President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinated. In the 1980s, every American knew where they were when the Space Shuttle exploded. It’s no different for Mets fans. People who grew up rooting for the Mets remember every detail of the 1969 Miracle Mets’ run to the...
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has hired BorasCorp to represent the big-time slugger. BorasCorp is, of course, led by the most significant agent in baseball, Scott Boras. Alonso, 28, will be a free agent after the 2024 season, and there have been rumors swirling around Pete going back to the most recent trade deadline. The Mets reportedly...
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