The Mets have made their first undrafted free agent signing with Brandon McIlwain, an outfielder out of the University of California, Berkeley. Interestingly, McIlwain played football for Cal and threw for two touchdowns while running for four in 2018, and was also drafted by the Marlins in the 26th round of the 2019 draft. Here’s some video of McIlwain playing football against BYU:...
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MLB wrapped up their unusual, drastically shortened draft on Thursday with rounds two through five. After picking high school outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong with the 19th pick in the first round on Wednesday, they had picks 52, 69, 91, 120, and 150. With the 69th overall pick in the second round, the Mets picked J.T. Ginn, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State University. Ginn was...
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On this day in 2010, which believe it or not was now 10 years ago, the Mets drafted a former college shortstop by the name of Jacob deGrom in the ninth round. And the rest was history. The right-handed thrower was strictly a shortstop during his freshman season at Stetson, then pitched in only one game as a sophomore before making 17 appearances (12 starts) as a junior. DeGrom, of course, jumped...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that both the Mets and Yankees will be going back to Florida to resume their spring trainings at their normal sites, assuming that MLB and the players’ union agree to a deal. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post wrote about how former Mets catcher Ed Hearn is helping others during these times. Deesha Thosar of...
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The Mets are going into a very abnormal draft this year, with MLB recently deciding to shorten it to just five rounds. With the 19th pick in the draft, this year’s selections will be as vital as ever with the lack of depth in rounds. One player the Mets could potentially be looking at in the first round is right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi, who Baseball America predicted the Mets would...
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