Author: John Jackson

Amazin’ Mistakes: Trading Scott Kazmir Haunts Mets

Every sports team can look back at decisions made in their franchise history that they later regretted. After all, hindsight is 20/20. However, these decisions still bring back a sense of pain and beg the question of “What could have been?” The New York Mets are no strangers to these types of regrettable decisions and have been notorious throughout baseball for many of them. One such...

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Pete Alonso Debuts Homers For Heroes Foundation

New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso started a charity foundation alongside his fiancée Haley Walsh which the couple debuted on Wednesday. The foundation, named “Homers for Heroes” will raise money “to support and thank the everyday heroes of this [COVID-19] pandemic and also those who continue to take care of each other.” Alonso and Walsh’s foundation will have a broad...

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Wilson Ramos Keeping Busy During Temporary Time Away From Baseball

The start date for the 2020 MLB season is still unknown and baseball players around the nation and around the world remain in limbo. Like so many players, New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos misses his time away from the diamond, but is keeping busy at home with his family. “I know we are not going to play soon, so we have got plenty of time to start training no matter where we are training,”...

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Matz Donates $32,000 To Aid New York City’s COVID-19 Fight

New York Mets southpaw Steven Matz is aiding New York City in its fight against COVID-19. Matz’s TRU32 program is donating $32,000 to first responders and hospitals in New York City that are fighting the virus. The 28-year-old started the TRU32 program in 2015 as a way to thank first responders and all those who serve in the NYPD, FDNY and US military. During each TRU32 Mets game that has...

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MLB and MLBPA Reach Deal Addressing Issues Created By COVID-19

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached an agreement Thursday evening that will address players’ salaries, players’ service times, arbitration, the MLB Draft and the international signing period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. In regards to the players’ salaries, MLB owners will advance them $170 million for April and...

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