Major League Baseball announced three rule changes that have been approved by a majority vote of the new joint Competition Committee for play during the 2023 Championship Season, including Spring Training and the Postseason. The new joint committee was created as a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club has claimed infielder Yolmer Sánchez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. In addition, catcher Patrick Mazeika has been designated for assignment. Sánchez is out of minor league options. Sánchez, 30, was designated for assignment by Boston on August 16. He appeared in 14 games for the Red Sox this season, making 12 starts at second base. He...
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The New York Mets today announced that 65 former players and managers will be in attendance for Old Timers’ Day Presented by Citi on August 27 prior to the 7:10 p.m. game vs. Colorado. Eleven members of the Mets Hall of Fame (Ed Kranepool, Cleon Jones, Mookie Wilson, Keith Hernandez, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, John Franco, Mike Piazza, Jon Matlack, Ron Darling and Edgardo Alfonzo) and...
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Despite having the second-best record in the National League, the Mets did not have a position player voted by the fans to start in the 2022 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso moved on to the second phase of voting but was ultimately beat out by the Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt to be the starter. Mets outfielder Starling Marte was part of the final phase as well...
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The Mets announced that right-hander Tylor Megill will make a rehab start on Sunday with Double-A Binghamton. On May 11 against the Nationals in Washington D.C., Megill was removed after only 1 1/3 innings pitched. This, at the time, seemed performance-related rather than due to injury. After the game, an MRI showed right biceps tendinitis, but no structural damage. Megill was the Mets surprise...
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