Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. Posey and his wife are adopting recently born identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely, they are currently in the NICU and will be there for some time. Posey joins 10 other big leaguers that have opted out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns; catcher...
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ESPN Films announced on Thursday that they are in production on a 30 For 30 project centered around the 1986 Mets team. ESPN notes that the documentary series will be produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono, Kimmelot’s Scott Lonker, ITV’s Jordana Hochman and MLB’s Nick Trotta. It will be directed by Nick Davis, the writer and director of the PBS documentary Ted Williams: ‘The Greatest...
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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Monday afternoon about safety protocols, winning awards, and how sharp his teammate Steven Matz looked earlier in the day. DeGrom, 32, had a 2.43 ERA, 2.67 FIP, 0.97 WHIP, and a league leading 255 strikeouts in 204 innings during the 2019 season with the Mets. The reigning back-to-back National League Cy Young Award winner was hesitant to say...
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Updated 3:20 PM Major League Baseball released a statement on Monday afternoon in response to multiple teams shutting down camp as a result of untimely Covid-19 test results. “As of today, more than 95% of the tests under the Intake Screening have been conducted, analyzed, and shared with all 30 Clubs. All of the individuals among the 95% have now moved on to the phase that will test them...
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Major League Baseball announced they will reveal the 2020 shortened season schedule on Monday night at 6:00 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds, and Tim Verducci will breakdown the 60-game schedule. We already know that the season will begin on July 23, with the World Champion Washington Nationals hosting the New York Yankees in primetime. The San Francisco Giants will also...
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