Good morning, Mets fans! Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas told Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he’s open to discussing a long-term contract with the team. While no such talks between Casas and the Red Sox have happened yet, the 23-year-old spoke highly of Boston and said he’d like to remain there the rest of his life. Casas played in 27 games for the Red Sox in 2022 and had an...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Former MLB outfielder Frank Thomas passed away Monday at the age of 93. Thomas played for seven different teams during his 16 years in the majors, including three with the Mets. He was a three-time All-Star for his hometown Pirates before getting traded to the Cubs and then the Braves, eventually getting sent to the Mets in November of 1961. In the team’s inaugural...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The 2023 International Free Agency period began yesterday and the Mets were active on the market. They inked three players ranked in Baseball America’s top 40 players list: 17-year-old catcher Daiverson Gutierrez of Venezuela (No. 20), Venezuelan shortstop Christopher Larez (No. 25), and Dominican outfielder Anthony Baptist. The team also signed Cuban left-handed...
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Tommy Pham Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (03/08/1988) 2022 Traditional Stats: 144 G, .236/.312/.374, 17 HR, 23 2B, 63 RBI, 131 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 89 wRC+, 0.4 rWAR, 0.6 fWAR, .304 BABiP, 9.0% BB%, 26.9% K%, .311 xwOBA, 0 DRS, -6 OAA Rundown In his age-34 season, Tommy Pham had the worst full season of his life. He had the highest strikeout rate of his career while setting...
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With Carlos Correa now signing with the Twins, the Mets have to try again to add some thump to their lineup. “We needed one more thing, and this (Correa) is it,” Cohen said when the team first agreed to their deal with Correa. “This was important… This puts us over the top.” While the team scored the third-most runs in the National League, they ranked just eighth in...
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