Author: Michael Mayer

My Fight With COVID-19

My family and I weren’t planning to have a normal Thanksgiving this year, but what happened was certainly unexpected. I woke up to my 4-year-old poking me to get out of bed. Minutes later, while standing in my bathroom, I felt a sudden bout of nausea come over me and then nothing. I woke up with my wife hovered over me. She was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. I had blacked out, fell...

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Reports: Ha-Seong Kim Headed Stateside, Padres Showing Serious Interest

According to reports out of Korea, star shortstop Ha-seong Kim is headed to the United States to likely take a physical that would finalize a deal. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that on the heels of acquiring pitcher Blake Snell, that the Padres are making a serious run at Kim. Kim, 25, was posted by Kiwoom Heroes and is available to be signed by MLB teams until January 1, 2021. Multiple outlets...

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MLB News: White Sox Expected to Sign Yoelqui Céspedes

Both Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com and Ben Badler of Baseball America expect that international free agent outfielder Yoelqui Céspedes will sign with the White Sox for around $2 million. Yoelqui, the younger half-brother of former Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, is one of the top international free agents for the upcoming period that begins on Jan. 15, 2021. The Cuban born outfielder defected last...

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Mets Announce Six Minor League Signings

The New York Mets announced six minor league signings on Monday afternoon, including the already reported news that they were bringing back Jerry Blevins and giving former Phillies pitcher Jerad Eickhoff a shot. Two of the other signings were former Mets infielder Wilfredo Tovar and left-handed pitcher Tom Windle. Tovar, 29, was originally signed by the Mets as an international free agent in...

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Alderson: Current Time Frame for Syndergaard’s Return is June

Mets team president Sandy Alderson was a guest on Thursday afternoon on WFAN talking about a variety of different topics, one important note was that the Mets team doctors currently have June as a reasonable expectation for the return of Noah Syndergaard. The big right-hander had Tommy John surgery back in March of this year. Our own Pat Ragazzo took a look at Syndergaard’s rehab back in...

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