According to a source, the Mets have signed eighth round pick Boston Baro to a $700,000 signing bonus. The slot value for the pick is $192,900. Baro played this season at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California, and had a commitment to UCLA. Baro, 18, was ranked as high as 98th by Baseball America in pre-draft prospect rankings. Baro is one of three prep shortstops the Mets...
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Major League Baseball released all the schedules for the 2024 season, including the New York Mets starting their campaign at Citi Field hosting the Milwaukee Brewers on March 28. The Mets then get Friday off and finish their first series of the season with two more games against the Brewers. April Notes Don’t play any games vs. NL East May Notes Only two off days the entire month, both on...
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New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso looks to regain the Home Run Derby title on Monday night in Seattle at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Alonso was knocked out of the 2022 derby by Mariners’ young star Julio Rodríguez, and they will have a rematch in the first round tonight. Alonso looks to join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only players to win three Home Derby titles. Alonso enters the derby with a...
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With their second pick on Day Two of the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected right-handed pitcher Kade Morris from the University of Nevada with the No. 101 overall pick. This pick was compensation for not signing right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat last year. The Mets, however, drafted Sproat again on Sunday night in the second round. The slot value for this pick is $666,500. Morris, who...
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The New York Mets drafted one of the best prep bats in the draft when they got shortstop Colin Houck with the 32nd overall pick and they took a familiar face with the 56th round pick in Florida right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat. You can read more about both picks from us here. The slot value for the Houck pick is $2,607,500, and it’s $1,474,500 for the Sproat selection. Day two of the...
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