Author: Johnluke Chaparro

Morning Briefing: Howie Rose To Scale Down Radio Schedule

Good morning, Mets fans! Longtime Mets radio voice Howie Rose will work fewer games this season. As reported by Anthony Rieber, Rose will not travel during the regular season but intends to call every postseason game, home and away, if the Mets make it this season. Rose will call a total of 84 games this season, including all 81 home games and a three-game series against the Yankees in The...

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Morning Briefing: MLB Votes On Rule Change to Decrease Tipping

Good morning, Mets fans! Major changes are coming to the dugout and basepaths, as ESPN reported MLB owners voted to enforce the pitch-stealing rule, requiring base coaches to remain inside their coach’s boxes until the pitch is thrown, an effort to eliminate electronic and visual sign-stealing tactics. ESPN reporter Alden González says that the ABS system will be fully implemented for Opening...

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Morning Briefing: Clay Holmes Praises Pitching Additions

Good morning, Mets fans! Clay Holmes is already buying into the new Mets pitching culture. Reporters talked to Holmes, and he praised new pitching coach Justin Willard and Freddy Peralta for bringing “great energy,” adding that Peralta is “a special pitcher” who brings leadership and intensity every day. Holmes talked more about his outlook as a starter and pitching in the upcoming World...

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Morning Briefing: Stearns to Keep Peralta Extension Talks Private

Good morning, Mets fans! After an eventful week retooling the team, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns spoke to the media to provide updates and insights on the Mets’ recent moves. In relation to a potential Freddy Peralta extension, Stearns said he will not speculate publicly about a contract extension for Freddy Peralta right now. He emphasized that the Mets view the...

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Carlos Beltrán Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

Just a few years ago, it seemed nearly impossible. Carlos Beltrán, fresh off stepping down as the manager of the New York Mets without ever having managed a game, faced the massive fallout from the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, essentially becoming the fall guy for the punishment that was handed down. His candidacy for the Hall of Fame appeared stalled, if not doomed altogether. Now,...

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