The New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League announced that former Met player and coach Wally Backman will be their manager in 2018. “Wally Backman is a proven winner,” says Bees GM Brad Smith. “His ability to instill a winning atmosphere and put an entertaining club on the field are two significant factors in bringing him aboard. We look forward to a successful 2018 season working with Wally and...
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The Miami Marlins reached out to the New York Yankees to discuss their possible interest in star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on Wednesday night according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Heyman also reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the mix for Stanton, who is from the LA area. According to multiple reports, the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants have been the most...
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Japanese star pitcher and outfielder Shohei Ohtani confirmed Saturday his intentions to make the leap to Major League Baseball. “The other day I met with team officials and stated my intentions,” Ohtani said. “My request was met with warm words of support, so I hope to do my best in America from next year on.” Original Post – Nov. 10, 9 a.m. The Nippon Ham Fighters...
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Sandy Alderson has made it pretty clear that New York Mets are looking for the bullpen to be far more dominant this upcoming season than it was in 2017. The first move that the Mets GM did to help ensure that was by trading prospects Merandy Gonzalez and Ricardo Cespedes to the Miami Marlins for closer AJ Ramos. Jeurys Familia pitched in only 25 games this past season due to a suspension and...
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One way the Mets hope improve on what was a horrible pitching staff in 2017 is to limit starters not named Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom to only two times through the lineup according to Marc Carig of Newsday. This means the Mets are likely to carry an eight-man bullpen as they did for a good portion of the 2017 season. In order for that to have a chance to be successful though, the Mets...
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