Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the New York Mets are planning on starting phone interviews with potential candidates for the next team’s manager after firing Mickey Callaway last week. From there, the team plans to schedule sit-down interviews with some of the top candidates. One name already set to meet with the team in-person is Joe Girardi, who many have deemed as the...
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By Josh Finkelstein Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Tony La Russa this week in which the former Athletics’ and Cardinals’ manager intimated that the Mets managerial opening could be one of the most enticing. “The Mets have been struggling, but you look at what they have and they don’t have and I have to start with the fan base,” La Russa said. “They have a very loyal and...
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American League Wild Card • Wednesday, October 2, 2019 • 8:09 p.m. • Oakland Coliseum Tampa Bay Rays (96-66) vs. Oakland Athletics (97-65) Charlie Morton (16-6, 3.05 ERA) vs. Sean Manaea (4-0, 1.21 ERA) The Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers will battle for the National League Wild Card Tuesday night. The winning team will advance for a chance to take the NLDS crown. Rays Lineup Yandy...
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By Josh Finkelstein Neil Best of Newsday reports that the New York Mets saw the fourth-highest attendance increase during the 2019 season which increased by 217,537 fans to 2,442,532 people as part of the paid attendance. That increase was only lower than the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies while Best notes that the New York Yankees actually saw a decrease in fan...
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On Saturday night, Justin Verlander joined an exclusive club in MLB history by striking out the 3,000th batter of his career. With his strikeout of Kole Calhoun in the fourth inning, Verlander became one of 18 pitches in league history to strike out 3,000 hitters. Calhoun actually reached first base on the strikeout as the ball was in the dirt. Verlander, 36, is likely on the Hall of Fame track...
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