Three days ago, the NY Daily News reported that Mets and Yankees who are not vaccinated will not be able to play home games this season, under the New York City vaccination mandate for employers. On Friday, an article from Newsday confirmed that this mandate will be continuing indefinitely, per the new health commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan. The mandate bans all employers from returning to work...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a six-year deal with free agent first baseman Freddie Freeman, multiple reports confirmed Wednesday night. Jon Morosi of MLB Network was the first to report that talks were progressing. Jim Bowden of MLB confirmed that it’s happening. The deal is expected to be in the six-year range with $160 million total on the contract, according to Ken Rosenthal...
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The Phillies have signed longtime Mets reliever Jeurys Familia, Robert Murray of MLB reported Saturday. It was yet another in a slew of moves made around baseball in the busy weekend day. Familia, who has spent most of his career with the Mets outside of a brief stint with the Athletics in 2018, will be moving to one of the Mets’ division rivals. Familia owns a 3.28 ERA and 9.5 K/9 over 10...
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The Mets and Athletics have agreed to a deal that would send right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt to the Mets, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Saturday. Bassitt, 33, has been great for the A’s over the last two seasons. He posted a 3.15 ERA in 27 starts last year, along with 9.1 K/9. He also put up a 2.29 ERA over 11 starts in the shortened 2020 season. He owns a 3.47 ERA over seven major...
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“I drank a lot,” Max Scherzer said when asked how he celebrated the lockout coming to an end. Baseball is back in full swing with players reporting to major league camp and the free agent and trade markets heating up. With all the lockout commotion, it’s almost easy to forget that Scherzer is a Met now, and that very soon he will be forming a lethal one-two punch with the best...
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