The delay of baseball season meant that many ballpark employees would lose months of income. While this is necessary for safety concerns, it is a huge loss to these employees that they will not be getting paid — many who rely on this money for rents, mortgages, families, etc., just like the rest of us do. Major League Baseball has acknowledged this and is trying to rectify it. As of...
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We do not have word yet on when baseball will resume, but we now have a better idea as to how long we will be going without it. Or, at the very least, how long it will be until we can all gather again in a ballpark and watch our Metsies. As of Sunday, new guidance from the CDC states that for the next eight weeks, any event or gathering that has 50 or more people in attendance should be...
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Coronavirus has hit baseball. No, it was not the Mets. The Mets did have their own scare though earlier this week when Donovan Mitchell Sr., the Mets’ director of player relations and community engagement, tested negative for COVID-19. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Sunday morning that a minor league in the New York Yankees system has tested positive for coronavirus. We do not yet know...
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We are almost two weeks away from Opening Day and there is a great chance that one of the Mets best outfielders will not be ready for it. Michael Conforto was diagnosed on Tuesday with a right oblique strain. Luckily, the oblique strain is the most mild type, Grade 1. However, there is no timeline set for his return or word as to if he will be ready for Opening Day. According to The...
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Mets fans, this is the third injury article I’m writing and Spring Training isn’t even over yet. First there was Seth Lugo and his pinky toe. Then there was J.D. Davis and his shoulder. Then there was Brandon Nimmo and his heart. Now there is Michael Conforto and his side. According to Newsday’s Tim Healey, Conforto tweaked his side while making a catch in right field during...
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