Mets team president Sandy Alderson was the featured guest on the Big Time Baseball Podcast with Jon Heyman recently, and covered a wide variety of topics including the current situation with free agent George Springer, and how Dominic Smith fits into the team’s plans. When asked about Smith, Alderson was pretty clear, “Dom’s not going anywhere.” Smith, 25, had a monster...
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Francisco Lindor doesn’t only hit home runs on the field — he hit a big-time one on Monday when he made a six-year-old fan’s dream come true. The Mets acquired Lindor along with pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the Indians last Friday. Later that night, long-time Mets fan Felix Rios posted a video of his six year-old son and Lindor super-fan, Carmelo, being surprised by the news...
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Mets general manager Jared Porter was on WFAN this Friday afternoon on the heals of the Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco” href=”https://metsmerizedonline.com/2021/01/mets-officially-acquire-francisco-lindor-and-carlos-carrasco.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>blockbuster trade that brought star shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher...
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The Dodgers tweeted on Friday afternoon that baseball legend Tommy Lasorda has passed away at the age of 93. The Hall of Famer suffered sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home on Thursday and was taken to the hospital. He was pronounced dead later that day. Lasorda was signed by the Phillies in 1945 as a left-handed pitcher and was later selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets have signed former Yankees infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal. Drury, 28, had a miserable .358 OPS in 21 games for the Blue Jays during the 2020 season. The right-handed hitter had his best overall season (career-high 1.4 WAR) in 2017, when both he and Mets’ GM Jared Porter were in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The...
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