Jon Heyman of MLB Network was the first to report on Friday morning that the Boston Red Sox were bringing back manager Alex Cora. It was widely reported on Thursday that it was down to Cora and Sam Fuld. Cora, of course, was a rookie manager for Boston when they won the World Series in 2018. However, after the 2019 season, he was suspended for a year for his role in the Houston Astros cheating...
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Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News, reports that approved sale of the Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen could be finalized this Friday. Worst case scenario looks like early next week according to Deesha. Cohen’s bid to own the Mets was approved by Major League Baseball owners on Oct. 30 and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio gave his go-ahead later that day. Cohen tweeted out on...
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Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Cleveland Indians intend to trade star shortstop Francisco Lindor before 2021 Opening Day. The Indians continue to look at cutting payroll after declining the option on stud reliever Brad Hand last week. Lindor, turning 27 next week, had a 2020 salary of $17.5 million and will become a free agent after the 2021 season. The former first round pick had...
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The Mets have claimed right-handed pitchers Nick Tropeano (Pirates) and Jacob Barnes (Angels) off waivers according to announcements from their former teams. Tropeano, 30, pitched well in 2020 with a 1.15 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings for the Pirates as a reliever. The former Astros draft pick was born in West Islip, New York and went to college at Stony Brook. He is arbitration...
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Mets owner Steve Cohen issued a statement on Friday following his approval from MLB owners and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, “I am humbled that MLB’s owners have approved me to be the next owner of the New York Mets. Owning a team is a great privilege and an awesome responsibility. I would like to thank the owners and Commissioner Manfred and his team for welcoming me to Major League...
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