Good morning, Mets fans! It is officially the start of the 2021 season. Mets’ pitchers and catchers must report to spring training by today. Position players have started to trickle in, as well, but don’t officially have to report until February 22. On the first official day of camp, manager Luis Rojas will address the media at 1:30 p.m. Now let’s get into the morning briefing....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Steve Cohen and the Mets Foundation donated $15,000 to the Treasure Coast Food Bank, which serves communities along Florida’s central-east coast, as Michael Mayer points out. This includes Port St. Lucie, the home of the Mets’ spring training site. The donation will go toward providing 500 meals for families in need, according to a press release. The food...
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Good morning, Mets fans! After Monday’s report by The Athletic regarding Mickey Callaway’s alleged inappropriate conduct over the last half decade, the Los Angeles Angels — his current employer — have suspended the pitching coach while an investigation is being completed. In a statement released by the team, the Angels said they would follow that course of action after...
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Steve Cohen has deactivated his Twitter account as of Friday evening. This action comes after Cohen engaged in discussions about the recent volatility of stocks like Gamestop, with people blaming him, Point72 (Cohen’s personal investment firm), and other firms of getting brokers like Robinhood to stop trading said stocks. Cohen categorically denied the claims that he, or any other brokers...
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The Colorado Rockies have traded star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal. There are no confirmed reports for the players heading back to Colorado yet, and the deal is still being ironed out by all sides–including the MLB Players Association and Arenado himself. We will update when the final haul of players is confirmed....
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