Jason Stark of The Athletic reports second base will be moved inwards during the second half of the 2022 season. Between shifting the base and there being larger bases, the end result will be second base moving closer to first and third base by 13.5 inches. Before getting into the who, what, where, when, or why of this decision, it must first be acknowledged this was actually done on a limited...
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Heading into this spring training, New York Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez made headlines when he said he wanted to make it to the majors this season. The 20-year-old catcher backing up that bold talk. In the eighth inning of the Mets spring training game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Clover Park, Álvarez faced off against Aneurys Zabala. Both Zabala and the scoreboard...
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Despite the additions of Mark Canha and Starling Marte, the Mets still need outfield help. While the focus has been on looking for a fourth outfielder, it is very likely the Mets need to do better than that. When everyone is healthy, this could be a very impressive outfield both offensively and defensively. However, that’s the issue. They just don’t have that history. We got the...
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In the case of Senne v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al., Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero entered summary judgment in favor of minor league baseball players who play in the State of California and Arizona are considered employees of Major League Baseball. This was the culmination of an eight year lawsuit between minor leaguers and MLB. This ruling is a direct rejection of...
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Now that the lockout is over, the New York Mets have begun Spring Training in earnest. Part and parcel with that is officially extending an invitation to non-40 man roster players to Spring Training. The list of the non-roster invitees to Spring Training are: Pitchers Alex Claudio, LHP Colin Holderman, RHP Stephen Nogosek, RHP Eric Orze, RHP Felix Pena, RHP Jose Rodriguez, RHP Antonio Santos,...
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