Good late morning, Mets fan! Young Japanese superstar Rintaro Sasaki has made the unprecedented decision to come to the United States to attend college instead of entering the NPB draft. The 17-year-old set the Japanese High School home run record with 140 homers. The 6-foot, 250-pound first baseman attended Hanamaki-Higashi High School, the same school as Shohei Ohtani. Early chatter indicates...
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MLB Trade Rumors released their 2024 arbitration salary projections on Friday afternoon. The New York Mets will have 16 arbitration-eligible players this offseason, which ties them for the second most in Major League Baseball. Here are the 16 Mets projections: 1B Pete Alonso $22 million DH Daniel Vogelbach $2.6 million RHP Drew Smith $2.2 million LHP David Peterson $2.0 million RHP Trevor Gott...
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Updated Post – Oct. 5, 20:29 The New York Post reports that Billy Eppler resigned as New York Mets GM because he didn’t want to be a distraction to the organization as Major League Baseball investigates for improper use of the injured list. The Post reports that Eppler has not yet talked to MLB officials. Original Post – Oct. 5, 16:29 The New York Mets announced on Thursday...
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The New York Mets had three of their Arizona Fall League representatives in the lineup for the Glendale Desert Dogs Wednesday night against the Surprise Saguaros and none of them were catcher Kevin Parada. Nevertheless, a different Mets prospect stole the show as third baseman Rowdey Jordan had a multi-hit night and drove in three runs in Glendale’s 7-1 win. It was another Met prospect that got...
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In his introductory press conference, New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns got right to the point when he was asked about the future of star first baseman Pete Alonso. “I expect Pete to be the Opening Day first baseman next year,” Stearns said. There have been rumors and speculation about Pete’s future with the club going back to the trade deadline this...
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