Today is the first day of the 2019-2020 International Free Agent signing period, and the New York Mets have struck early signing OF Alexander Ramirez to a $2.05 million signing bonus. This is less than the signing bonuses the Mets have given in recent years to Ronny Mauricio and Francisco Alvarez, but it is still the third highest in Mets history surpassing the amount given to Amed Rosario....
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3 UP 1. Three All-Stars Before Sunday’s game Pete Alonso, Jacob deGrom, and Jeff McNeil were named All-Stars. It’s the first time in three years the Mets had multiple All-Stars, and it’s the first time since 2010 the Mets had two position players going. Alonso is the fourth Mets rookie and first position player to make the All-Star game as a rookie. DeGrom became the third Mets...
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3 UP 1. Smith & Rosario In Mets history, it always seems like young guys break into the majors close in time to one another and become forever linked. Seaver & Koosman Doc & Darryl Wright & Reyes This generation was supposed to be Smith & Rosario, but with their early career struggles that hype fell by the wayside. They’ve also been surpassed by the Step Brothers (Pete...
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In advance of a weekend honoring the 50th Anniversary of the 1969 Mets, the organization held a ceremony today to officially change Citi Field’s address to 41 Seaver Way. While Tom Seaver was not there to celebrate the address change and the weekend, his family was on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony. We honor Tom Seaver by changing the address of @CitiField to #41SeaverWay....
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Jeff McNeil wants to be an All-Star, and he’s done everything he could do to become one. That includes his starring in Step Brother spoofs with friend and teammate Pete Alonso to get the votes needed to be a starter. While spoofs like that are fun, if McNeil is going to be an All-Star, it’s going to be based on what he does on the field. Based on what he did yesterday at Wrigley,...
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