Yoenis Cespedes, through an interpreter, spoke with the media for the first time this year about his recovery from double-heel surgery in 2018. Cespedes, 33, intimated confidence that he would be able to return this season, but he isn’t going to risk anything to make it happen quickly. “I feel like I will return (this season). It may be three months, it may be two months, it may be one...
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While many of the Mets’ players have been showing up to Spring Training over the last week or so, there was one notable omission from the list. That player, Yoenis Cespedes, showed up to camp today as he can be seen walking in the parking lot with Amed Rosario. Cespedes, 33, is recovering from double-heel surgery he received in 2018 and is not expected to make it back to the MLB team until...
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Mickey Callaway spoke with the press today and reiterated what everyone has been hearing since the team signed Jed Lowrie in January: Jeff McNeil will be getting a lot of playing time in the outfield. In fact, Callaway went as far as to say that most of the left-handed hitter’s at-bats will be gained from playing there instead of his previous primary position of second base or any other...
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Yesterday’s report of Jacob deGrom’s Opening Day deadline for an extension has put the Mets and new GM Brodie Van Wagenen in a tricky situation. The fact that the relationship between the organization and deGrom appears to be strained only makes matters more complicated for everyone involved. Perhaps nobody is in a more difficult position than Van Wagenen who used to represent deGrom...
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Kevin Kernan of the New York Post caught up with Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman at Spring Training yesterday, both of whom spent the majority of the 2018 season in the bullpen for the first time in their respective careers. In 2019, the duo will be joining a formidable relief corps that includes Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Justin Wilson in addition to probably Drew Smith and Luis Avilan....
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