Mets pitching prospect Matt Allan said on Saturday that after having Tommy John surgery in May, he had another operation in January to repair a nerve issue, as Tim Healey of Newsday reported. Mike Puma of the New York Post clarified that it was ulnar transposition. Allan said that he’ll begin throwing in March. The likelihood of him pitching in games this season is small — in fact, as Puma...
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Major League Baseball is in a fairly hopeless state of affairs. The start of spring training was delayed with no immediate return in sight. But in a time like this, it’s important to remember what the Mets do have, and the team they’ll be going to battle with once negotiations are finally settled. You can’t forget that the Mets recently signed Max Scherzer and Starling Marte,...
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Rob Manfred confirmed on Thursday that the DH is coming to the National League. For the first time since 1972, all of Major League Baseball will play by the same rules. The DH has often been a heated topic of debate in the baseball world. I’m just here to offer my two cents, that I believe the DH will be beneficial for the Mets, but a detriment to MLB as a whole. To get this out of the...
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The Major League Baseball Players Association was underwhelmed by MLB’s latest proposal, Evan Drellich of The Athletic and others reported. The two sides met once again in New York on Saturday for negotiations. MLBA lawyers Bruce Meyer, Ian Penny and Matt Nussbaum were in attendance to hear MLB’s proposal. The meeting reportedly lasted less than an hour, with the MLBPA left...
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People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...
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