For the first time since the sports world shut down in mid-March, Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen took questions from the media in a virtual briefing on Monday. Here are some of the big takeaways. Team health updates The Mets have had one player on their current 40-man roster and multiple minor leaguers test positive for the coronavirus, Van Wagenen said. It isn’t precisely clear...
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Less than an hour after announcing the addition of veteran RHP Hunter Strickland to the organization’s Player Pool, the Mets say they’ve signed longtime AL infielder Gordon Beckham and added him to the Pool. Beckham had been in camp in March with the San Diego Padres, though he received just 14 at-bats without a hit before the shutdown. Originally the eighth-overall selection by the...
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The Mets have announced the names of the 45 players that will comprise their initial player pool for the truncated 2020 season. The group includes 34 members of the 40-man roster (Noah Syndergaard was placed on the 45-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery) and 11 non-roster invitees. 40-man pitchers Stephen Gonsalves, Jordan Humphreys, Franklyn Kilome, and Thomas Szapucki were...
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According to MLB Pipeline the Mets have inked their first-round pick from this year’s amateur draft, outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. The prep bat agreed to sign for the full slot value for the 19th overall pick, so $3.359 million will be docked from the Mets’ total bonus pool. “I know I’m going to love the city, and I think I’m going to thrive there,” Crow-Armstrong told...
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Amidst the excitement of the announcement that there will be Major League Baseball in 2020, the reality quickly set in for scores of minor leaguers who realized that the 60-game plan leaves them in the dark. .@MiLB players watching @MLB players 🙁 pic.twitter.com/9ZPLDCACb4 — Matt Mercer (@mattmercer360) June 24, 2020 A select few, however, will be afforded the opportunity to reach the...
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