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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Momentum is quickly building for Major League Baseball to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from the city of Atlanta. Corporate America is putting the pressure on Georgia to repeal their latest voting rights bill, with many of the state’s top corporations expressing disappointment and threatening major ramifications. Bank of America, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Sony, Porsche and pharmaceutical giant...
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I believe it was The Athletic’s Eno Sarris who borrowed the phrase ‘A Brave New World’, referring to the rapidly changing and modernized terrain of Player Development (PD). I believe it was also Princess Jasmine and Prince Aladdin who coined the phrase ‘A Whole New World’, which might even more aptly characterize modern PD modalities as it pertains to the Mets organization. But Sandy...
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The New York Mets today announced that they will wear a “41” Tom Seaver tribute patch on the right sleeve of their home and road uniforms during the 2021 season. The press release by the Mets reads as follows: Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020 at age 75. Seaver won 311 games, had a 2.86 ERA and struck out 3,640 batters over a 20-year major league career that spanned from 1967–1986, earning...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas addressed the media on Sunday via Zoom call and provided an update on which pitchers would be taking the ball on Monday for the spring training opener. Right-hander Harol Gonzalez will get the start and will likely go two innings, followed by Sean Reid-Foley, Ryley Gilliam, Trevor Hildenberger, Stephen Tarpley and Thomas Szapucki. Rojas said the first couple games will be...
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