Author: Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Morning Briefing: Mets Still Optimistic About Correa Deal

Good morning, Mets fans! Talks surrounding the Carlos Correa contract took a brief pause for Christmas, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Mets and Correa are both motivated to get a deal done. The two sides were said to be “working on things” on Saturday and there appears to be optimism that they could come to an agreement. Heyman reports that among the topics...

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Morning Briefing: Wayne Randazzo Expected to Take Angels’ TV Role

Good morning, Mets fan! Wayne Randazzo is leaving his role in the Mets’ broadcast booth and is expected to become the new television play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Angels, Sam Blum of The Athletic reported. Randazzo joined the Mets as the pre-and postgame show host for 710 WOR in 2015 and joined Howie Rose in the WCBS booth in 2019 following the departure of Josh Lewin. This year,...

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Morning Briefing: Mets To Introduce Kodai Senga This Morning

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are set to introduce right-hander Kodai Senga at a press conference today at 11 am. The Japanese-born fireballer’s contract became official over the weekend. Senga tweeted yesterday that he needed help deciding a uniform number because his old numbers of 21 and 41 aren’t available. He says he is choosing between 34, 40, and 46. My old numbers of 21...

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Morning Briefing: Braves Acquire Sean Murphy in Blockbuster

Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves acquired catcher Sean Murphy in a three-team blockbuster trade with the Brewers and the A’s. Atlanta sent All-Star backstop William Contreras and right-handed pitching prospect Justin Yeager to Milwaukee and sent catcher Manny Piña, right-handers Freddy Tarnock and Royber Salinas, and the organization’s top-ranked prospect, southpaw Kyle Muller to...

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Morning Briefing: Chris Bassitt Not On Giants’ Radar

Good morning, Mets fans! A day after it was reported the Giants were pursuing righty Chris Bassitt, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the team is in fact not going after the 33-year-old. Bassitt pitched for San Francisco’s Bay Area rivals, the A’s, for six years before getting shipped to the Mets this past spring. Bassitt threw a career-high 181 2/3 innings...

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