Pete Alonso may soon have another prestigious award under his belt. Alonso is the Mets player nominated for The Hank Aaron Award. This is an annual award that goes to the best overall offensive performer in each league. Aaron is one of the judges of the award. He is accompanied by a panel of fellow Hall of Famers and the fan vote. Alonso is up against players like Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman,...
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By Michelle Ioannou Our favorite squirrel is going to be okay! Not that we had expected otherwise, but it is good to hear confirmation from the man himself. On Wednesday, October 2nd, Jeff McNeil took to Instagram to share the good news: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IFHvjAA_9/ It is exactly one week after McNeil was hit in the wrist by a pitch which resulted in a right distal ulnar fracture. He...
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By Michelle Ioannou There was uncertainty during the offseason as to whether Pete Alonso would make the Opening Day roster or not. He was a non-roster invitee to spring training. We did not have confirmation that Alonso would be on the roster until the day before Opening Day. Well, he made it, and boy are the Mets and fans glad that he did. Alonso came to the Mets right in the nick of time. No,...
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By Michelle Ioannou He may be part of the Mets crosstown rivals, but Aaron Judge is a class act. Pete Alonso tied Judge’s rookie home run record in Friday night’s game. In his postgame comments with the media, Judge spoke about this, and was highly complementary. He stated that “there’s no better person to share it with.” Judge also went on to say that he’s...
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With four games left in the 2019 Mets season, we may see Dominic Smith make a return to the field. This is great. What’s not so great? That Jeff McNeil has been placed on the 60-Day IL. I know, it really does not matter that McNeil is placed on the 60-Day IL since the season will be over way before that. But, it’s a shame that our favorite squirrel won’t get to finish out the...
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