Author: John Jackson

Mets Have Toughest Schedule To Start The Season

The 2020 MLB regular season is around the corner and the New York Mets will not have an easy transition into the shortened season, at least on paper. The Mets have the toughest schedule from the start the season through August 6 based their opponents’ 2019 successes. The Amazins’ first 13 games will be against the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals, three teams...

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Dominic Smith Discusses Racism In SNY Interview

On June 14, New York Mets 1B/OF Dominic Smith released a statement on social media addressing racism in today’s world following the nationwide protests in response to the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. He followed that up by having a conversation about the racial issues lingering in the world today with Steve Gelbs in an SNY interview entitled “Dom...

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MLB’s 60-Game Season and Its Impact On The Mets

Major League Baseball plans to implement a 60-game season after failing to reach a resumption of play agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association. Many proposals with different dates, ideas and financial numbers were sent back and forth between MLB and the MLBPA for more than a month, but what will the upcoming season consist of and how will it affect the New York Mets? When...

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Major League Baseball Presents New 72-Game Proposal

Major League Baseball plans to submit another counterproposal to the Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday according to Karl Ravech of ESPN. Ravech noted that the proposal is expected to include a season of around 70 games, a prorated salary percentage of 80-85 percent for the players and playoff pool bonuses. Jon Heyman of MLB Network specified that the proposal will be for...

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OTD in 2016: Mets Select Powerful Pete Alonso

Four years ago today, the New York Mets drafted Pete Alonso, a player who has already risen through the ranks of baseball stardom by leaps and bounds in just one year in Major League Baseball. On June 9, 2016 the first baseman formerly known as Peter Alonso was watching the MLB Amateur Draft with his family in their Tampa home. As John Franco approached the podium to announce who the Mets...

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