John Farrell interviewed on Friday for the Washington Nationals managerial job according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Farrell, 55, led the Boston Red Sox to their ninth American League East title with a 93-69 (.574) record, good for fifth in the majors. The Red Sox were eliminated from the playoffs for the second straight season in the Division series though. In his five years with the...
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When the New York Mets started their managerial search earlier this month Mickey Callaway was an obscure name to fans and an extreme long shot. First there was the pursuit of Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora who seemed like a possible favorite before the Boston Red Sox job opened up. Then multiple reports that current Mets hitting coach Kevin Long had become the new favorite to land the...
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Outside of New York Mets prospects the Scottsdale Scorpions had only two hits during their 11-inning tie game on Thursday night against the Salt River Rafters. David Thompson, Kevin Kaczmarski and Tomas Nido hit second, third and fourth in the lineup respectively and they came through with six of the teams eight hits, three of four RBI and scored two runs. The big performer of the night was Mets...
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The Chicago Cubs have signed Jim Hickey to a three-year deal to become their pitching coach according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Hickey will replace Chris Bosio who wasn’t brought back after six seasons with the Cubs. He will also rejoin manager Joe Maddon, whom he spent eight years with in the Rays organization. The 55-year-old Hickey was the Rays pitching coach from 2007...
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The New York Mets were one of the worst defensive teams in Major League Baseball this year so it comes as no surprise that when Rawlings announced their Gold Glove finalists today that no Metropolitans were mentioned. Here is the list for finalists at each National League position: First Base Joey Votto – Reds Paul Goldschmidt – Diamondbacks Anthony Rizzo – Cubs Second Base DJ...
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