Today is the 27th anniversary of the Mets’ acquisition of first baseman John Olerud. This article was originally published in 2020. John Olerud only spent three years with the New York Mets, but he made the most of his time in Queens. New York acquired Olerud and $5 million in cash from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Robert Person in advance of the 1997 season. The first baseman...
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During Wednesday’s series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, things got a little…chippy. A little more than 24 hours after the benches cleared following some chin music from Mets reliever Yoan López to St. Louis third baseman, Nolan Arenado, MLB has handed down its decision on who will be disciplined from the fracas. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported...
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Just when you thought the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster couldn’t get any more intimidating, they go and do this. Less than a week before Opening Day on April 7th, L.A. has reportedly acquired closer Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox. The Dodgers sent outfielder AJ Pollock to the Southside in return according to multiple reports, including Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. This comes...
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Hey, did you hear? Baseball is back, which means the New York Mets will be playing games that count at Citi Field in just about a month from now. And according to Tim Healey of Newsday, the organization will be doing more than just playing baseball in April. Due to the labor negotiations, Opening Day has been moved back from March 31st to April 7th. That also meant the Mets’ home opener...
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As the MLB Lockout drags on, it’s becoming more of a challenge to keep actual baseball in our lives on a daily basis during a time when we should be enjoying it. You know, assuming there will be a season to actually enjoy. I’ve been fighting this challenge all winter, which naturally brought me to watching Lucas Duda highlights over the weekend. Before Yoenis Cespedes got hot, Lucas Duda...
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