According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the MLB officials and the Players Association are in talks to adopt similar rule changes to what the league adopted during the 2020 season, for this upcoming season with the fear that COVID-19 could make scheduling a nightmare. The rule changes that Major League Baseball are proposing include seven-inning doubleheaders and starting games that go...
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According to the New York Post’s Mike Puma, Mets hitting coach Chili Davis has every intention to join the team in person for the 2021 season. The 60-year-old hitting coach had an undisclosed underlying condition that forced him to make the decision to stay home for the 2020 season, which Davis called the decision “tough to make” but believed it was the correct one at the time....
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The Tomoyuki Sugano sweepstakes seem to be down to a few teams, and the Mets might not be one of them. Joel Sherman of the New York Post is reporting that the Mets are no longer interested in Sugano. Backing up a previous report that Jon Heyman of MLB Network that said the Mets have shifted their focus elsewhere. The 31-year-old has a Jan. 7 deadline to sign with a major league team, however he...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are one of several teams who have reached out to former Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann. The New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels and White Sox are also in pursuit of the backstop. The 30-year-old veteran is largely viewed as the second most appealing catching free agent behind J.T Realmuto. Over the last two seasons,...
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According to MLB Network insider Jon Morosi, the Mets will interview current general manager of the Cleveland Indians, Mike Chernoff for the president of baseball operations position with the Mets. The New Jersey native was a tied to the general manager’s position back in 2018, but decided to not accept an interview, the general manager position ultimately went to Brodie van Waganen....
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