Pending a physical, the New York Yankees and outfielder Chris Young have reached an agreement on a deal worth $2.5 million dollars. WFAN’s Sweeny Murti first reported the deal and both sides reportedly wanted to get something done after the season ended. After signing with the Mets for $7.25 million, Young struggled mightily and ended up being released in August. He batted just .205 with a .283...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is hearing that David Wright has made “significant progress” in his shoulder rehab. And the good news is that it now appears that Wright will not need surgery according to a statement from the team. He visited David Altchek, the team’s doctor, today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. An examination revealed that his bruised left...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Josh Lewin will be back alongside broadcast partner Howie Rose to call Mets games on WOR radio for the 2015 season. Howie and Josh have proven to be a dynamic and entertaining broadcast team for Mets radio, and most Mets fans should be pleased with tonight’s news. The two have been doing play-by-play together In related news, Seth Everett, who...
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And away we go. With the World Series now concluded after the San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 7, the Hot Stove Season officially kicked off at 9:00 AM this morning. All players with no contractual obligations for 2015 officially became free agents this morning. For the Mets it’s a very short list that includes Daisuke Matsuzaka, who may be returning to...
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Andy Martino of the Daily News takes a poke at the Mets shortstop situation and says the Mets are most likely to go internal, with Wilmer Flores and Matt Reynolds as possibilities, and speculates that Ruben Tejada will either be gone or a backup. He also reports that despite being a player that Sandy Alderson has liked in the past, free agent shortstop Jed Lowrie will not be a target of the Mets...
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