Author: Jack Sargente

Morning Briefing: Steve Cohen Group Invests in PGA Tour

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Bloomberg released an article stating that PGA Tour signed a $3 billion investment deal with the Strategic Sports Group, which includes the Fenway Sports Group and Mets owner Steve Cohen. The deal will include an initial investment of $1.5 billion and is for a new for-profit entity which values PGA Tour Enterprises at $12 billion. LIV Golf is not initially...

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Mariners Acquire Jorge Polanco From Twins

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Monday night that the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a deal that would send Jorge Polanco to the Mariners. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Twins will receive four players in return, two major leaguers and two minor leaguers. Dan Hayes of The Athletic cleared up some of the details as he reported that reliever...

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Morning Briefing: Angels Showing Interest in Joey Votto

Good morning, Mets fans! While Wednesday did not present a lot of news from the baseball world, we did get some updates on interest the remaining free agents are garnering. One of the bigger pieces of news came from Jon Heyman, who said on a Bleacher Report live stream that the Los Angeles Angels are one of the team showing increased interest in Joey Votto. The long-time Reds first baseman is...

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Morning Briefing: Strawberry’s ‘Heart and Soul Bleeds Blue and Orange’

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the New York Mets held a live Zoom call with Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as they announced the dates of their jersey number retirements. Doc’s number will be retired on Sunday, April 14, and Darryl’s number will be raised later in the season on Saturday, June 1.  But aside from setting the date for the festivities, the...

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Morning Briefing: Stearns Praises New Additions, Still Wants More

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...

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