On Tuesday, Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen sat down with Gary Apple of SNY to discuss what exactly has been ailing Mets infielder Jed Lowrie. Lowrie has been seen around Mets camp with a large brace on his leg but seems to be participating in all of the infielder drills as normal. Van Wagenen noted that the left knee has continued to give Lowrie problems. “A lot of the issues that he had last...
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The Mets added an eight-year veteran when they signed primary first baseman Matt Adams to a minor league deal this January. The 31-year-old has recorded a .261 BA and a .778 OPS in his past eight years, including 20 home runs and 56 RBIs with his former team, the World Series champions, Washington Nationals. With Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith taking up much of the time at first, Adams has taken...
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Sorry Mets fans, David Wright has once again confirmed that he is not at all considering coming back to the Mets to take a manager role. The seven-time All-Star told Jon Heyman of MLB Network that he is not interested in coaching at this time. With the dismissal of Carlos Beltran, the Mets are once again searching for a manager before Spring Training starts up, and Wright’s name continued to be...
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There is no denying the fact that sports take a huge physical toll on those participating, but what many fail to see is how much of a mental strain it is as well. Yogi Berra once said that baseball is 90% mental and 10% physical, and he could not be more spot on. Between playing in front of thousands of people every night and the wolves of the internet breathing down their neck, many...
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On Thursday afternoon, Jeff Wilpon and Brodie Van Wagenen held a conference call with the media where they answered questions regarding the Carlos Beltran news. The call came after the Mets announced that they would be parting ways with their manager, Carlos Beltran. Here are five big takeaways from the presser. We Can’t Say Jeff Wilpon wouldn’t say if Carlos Beltran will be paid out the...
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