We will be posting multiple remembrance pieces to honor MMO founder Joe DeCaro. Mojo Hill My first interaction with Joe was seeing a DM from him asking for my shirt size. I joined Mets Minors in 2018 as a junior in high school, mostly for fun and not really thinking it would ever branch into a career. I felt I wasn’t qualified or ready for Metsmerized, considering the site said they...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday a partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian for the first jersey patch in franchise history. The San Diego Padres were the first team to sign a jersey patch deal last year with Motorola for about $9 million per season. As a symbol of the integrated partnership, a NewYork-Presbyterian patch will be featured on the Mets uniforms, the first jersey patch...
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The Mets removed right-handed relief pitcher Bryce Montes de Oca a few weeks ago from his outing after the flame thrower exhibited command issues and a dip in velocity. As a precaution, they would send him for further tests and imaging. The MRI showed no ligament damage, and the Mets were hopeful that he would only miss a few weeks of action with a stress reaction in his elbow. Per Russell...
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Mets manager Buck Showalter has been all over Major League Baseball this spring telling them they need to make sure there are little tweaks done to the pitch clock that will accommodate things that they might have not thought about when the rules were made. Showalter became particularly perturbed last week when Hunter Wendelstedt was the home plate umpire for the first time with the new rules...
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Lots of focus has been placed on the Mets construction of a new massive scoreboard that appears to be done, but the team has also been working on a project in right-center field that will move the fence by about eight feet. The Mets announced on Tuesday afternoon the fence was being moved in to accommodate The Cadillac Club at Payson’s. From the Mets press release: The Cadillac Club at Payson’s...
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