A short period after the Mets hired Jared Porter to become their new general manager, The Athletic story came out detailing his inappropriate behavior and lewd photos that were sent to women in baseball. Owner Steve Cohen acted swiftly by terminating Porter. Then came the report by The Athletic on former Mets manager Mickey Callaway’s lewd behavior, from his time with the Indians and when...
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Manager Luis Rojas talked to the media before the Mets looked for a four-game sweep of the Phillies on Thursday. Rojas said that left-hander Joey Lucchesi will start for the Mets and Friday at Coors Field and they haven’t made a decision about Saturday, though they could go with the well rested Robert Gsellman. Lucchesi, 27, made his Mets debut last week with two scoreless innings and...
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Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the 2021 All-Star Game: “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network was the first to report that the Mets vs Nationals series has been postponed as Major League Baseball continues to do contact tracing and further testing. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo told the media on Thursday that the Nationals had three players test positive for COVID-19 and another “likely” positive. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets...
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Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo told reporters on Thursday that the team has three players that have tested positive for COVID-19. Rizzo also said there’s an additional “likely” positive that will need further testing and “basically” the entire team is in quarantine. The Nationals were scheduled to host the Mets for Opening Day on Thursday, but that game was postponed and they won’t be able...
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