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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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Major League Baseball will announce the 2020 schedule next week. Heyman notes that the Players Union has signed off on the schedule and it’s just awaiting teams to make final requests. We do know that the season will kick off on July 23 with the Yankees up against the Nationals. The defending World Series champs will host the game in primetime. The...
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Why I Started Looking At Deferred Contracts The running joke by many baseball writers, fans, and TV networks was the deferred contract the Mets agreed to give Bobby Bonilla. Instead of simply laugh, I decided to dig deeper into his contract and deferred contracts in-general. I realized that the deferment with Bonilla actually worked out for the Mets in some regards – allowed them to...
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Twenty years ago today, Mets outfielder Derek Bell stepped to the plate leading off the bottom of the eighth inning against Braves pitcher Don Wengert with New York trailing 8-1. The Mets were all but toast against the first place Braves. With two outs in the inning, the Mets were still losing 8-2 and only had one runner on base. Back-to-back singles by Todd Zeile and Jay Payton brought the...
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