In a matter of just four days, the New York Mets have gotten right back on the saddle. As a baseball team training to prepare for the upcoming 2020 season, things seem to be moving swimmingly. New manager Luis Rojas has laid on the charm in his early work with the players and the media, Marcus Stroman looks to be in even better athletic shape than he was in 2019 (seriously), Dellin Betances is...
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Few pitchers in baseball may be as grateful for the calendar turning on the baseball season than Mets right-hander Edwin Diaz. Coming off a year in which he averaged 2.3 HR/9 and posted a 5.59 ERA and -0.6 bWAR, the 26-year old closer will get his shot at redemption in the coming months, and has taken measures both physical and mental to ensure a return to form. Diaz returned to his old stomping...
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Levi Luna of TN8 Nicaragua was the first to report a minor-league agreement between the New York Mets and right-hander Erasmo Ramirez. The deal, as confirmed by MLB.com’s own Jesse Sanchez, includes an invitation to spring training. Ramirez, who will be 30 in May, made just one appearance at the big-league level last season for the Boston Red Sox. He made 24 starts with their Triple-A...
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Earlier today, front line reliever Dellin Betances sat down to answer questions during a hot stove panel at the Mets’ inaugural winter Fan Fest. Most notably, the right-hander discussed his recovery process following a season-ending Achilles injury in September: “I’ve thrown three bullpens already, so I feel good throwing off the mound,” Betances told SNY’s Gary...
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The findings from Major League Baseball’s investigations of the Houston Astros’ 2017 cheating allegations have already resulted in two managers losing their jobs, and as fate has so drawn it up, a bomb has fallen in the Mets’ lap with their own skipper. The fallout surrounding the infamous camera-trashcan relay system (we’ll call it that for now) began surely...
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