Now just a week away from the final results of Hall of Fame balloting being revealed, let’s check in one last time on where votes currently stand for this year’s election. All data is from Ryan Thibodaux’s Baseball Hall of Fame Tracker. As of Wednesday morning, 171 ballots are known, or about 43.6 %. So who is getting elected? Right now only three players, Barry Bonds, Roger...
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Former Major League Baseball general manager Jim Bowden gave his insight on possible trade proposals involving the Mets. The current writer for The Athletic received hundreds of trade proposals to analyze with more than a handful coming from curious Mets fans. Bowden looked at possible deals for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luis Castillo, Oakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt, Milwaukee Brewers...
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Tyler Mahle Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 9/29/1994 (27) Traditional Stats: 33 GS, 13-6, 3.75 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 210 K, 180 IP Advanced Stats: 4.9 WAR, 3.80 FIP, 127 ERA+, 8.4 BB%, 27.7 K% Rundown Tyler Mahle finally put everything together in 2021. Building off a strong shortened 2020 season, the Cincinnati Red right-hander found his groove and overcame one of the worst defenses in...
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Edgardo Alfonzo is a finalist and leading candidate to manage the new minor league team the Staten Island Ferry Hawks, part of the independent Atlantic League, per Jon Heyman. Fonzie, a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame, last managed in 2019 for the Brooklyn Cyclones. He began with the Cyclones as their bench coach in 2014 and became the manager in 2017 when Tom Gamboa retired. Alfonzo...
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It was one of the rare times the Mets let Keith Hernandez speak uninterrupted. The franchise legend led a Zoom call to discuss his upcoming jersey retirement on July 9, becoming just the fourth in team history to receive the honor. Hernandez talked about what the moment meant to him and more during the hour-long call. Hernandez was able to introduce himself. “I was caught completely off...
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