Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the New York Mets are picking up the 2024 season option for lefty reliever Brooks Raley. The Mets had the choice between paying Raley $6.5 million for the 2024 season or paying him a buyout of $1.25 million to become a free agent. It was an easy decision for the Mets to make following Raley’s strong first season in New York. Raley, 35, posted a...
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Monday is the deadline for teams and players to decide on options for the 2024 season. However, decisions started trickling out on Thursday after the conclusion of the World Series, and there already have been a couple of interesting names added to the free-agent pool. Former Met Seth Lugo and former World Series MVP Jorge Soler headline the players who declined or had their option declined and...
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The New York Mets made more roster moves on Thursday when they placed six players on outright waivers to continue their 40-man roster reconfiguration. Right-handed pitchers Peyton Battenfield, John Curtiss, Elieser Hernández, Bryce Montes de Oca, and Denyi Reyes, and outfielder Tim Locastro are on waivers. Curtiss, Hernández, Reyes, and Locastro can all elect free agency if they clear waivers....
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The Texas Rangers won their first-ever World Series championship on Wednesday night, and now the 2023-2024 offseason begins. The New York Mets started theirs already by hiring David Stearns as president of baseball operations. Both Buck Showalter and Billy Eppler are gone, multiple directors in other areas have been fired, and about 10 scouts are not returning. And of course, the Mets are coming...
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Texas Rangers (3-1) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (1-3) Chase Field ⋅ Phoenix, Ariz. ⋅ 8:03 P.M. Fox ⋅ ESPN Radio RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-0, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (2-2, 5.27) The Rangers kicked off Game 4 by scoring five runs in the second and the third inning to take an early 10-0 lead over the D-Backs. Arizona made it close late with four runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth to...
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