According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the New York Yankees are in agreement on a trade for Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees are sending Bellinger and cash to the Bronx for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet. Bellinger, a former MVP, was informed by the Yankees that he will play center field this upcoming year, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Bellinger, 29, has had an up-and-down...
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The Mets announced on Monday evening that they signed corner infielder and outfielder Jared Young to a major league contract. The deal will be a split deal worth upwards of seven-figures, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic. Young, 29, has spent time in the majors with the Cubs, and spent 2024 between the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization and the Memphis Red Birds, the...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets are one of four teams who have inquired about the availability of Mariners’ ace Luis Castillo in recent days. Specifically, Rosenthal names the Mets, Cubs, Red Sox, and Orioles as the teams to have touched base with the Mariners on the righty. He reports that interest in Castillo jumped following the massive contract that lefty Max Fried...
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Pete Alonso ended his 2024 campaign with one of the more memorable playoff runs in franchise history, highlighted by his series-winning three-run homer against the Brewers in the ninth-inning of National League Wild Card Series Game Three in Milwaukee. His magic playoff run could have ended one of the more successful and prominent careers in Mets history. Alonso ended his rookie contract at the...
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The Mets kicked off the winter meetings by signing superstar outfielder Juan Soto to the single largest contract in North American sporting history. The Mets found another face of their franchise, who will spend the next decade with Francisco Lindor. The two combined to have contracts worth roughly $1.1 billion, and the Mets are clearly baseball’s cash king. Despite handing Soto the...
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