In his Wednesday afternoon press conference, Mets manager Luis Rojas confirmed Jeremy Hefner would return as pitching coach. Hefner’s first year with the Mets staff was mired with a shortened season and a ramp-up-then-down-then-up-again period while Major League Baseball figured out what to do with COVID-19. The pitching staff ultimately produced an 89 ERA+, which is 11 percent worse than...
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MLB owners and executives want to delay the start of the 2021 baseball season until May, according to a report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The report said owners want players to be vaccinated before coming to spring training, and given the spot in line most baseball players land in terms of getting the vaccine, that could mean the season starting a couple months late. The owners...
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In his opening press conference, new Mets general manger Jared Porter highlighted the player development department as an area that needs an upgrade within the franchise. He also noted analytics and research as other areas that need improvement. Porter has a strong background in player scouting and development. These were areas the Mets have been trying to upgrade – specifically the...
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A report from The New York Times Sunday night revealed Cleveland’s baseball team–soon-to-be formerly known as the Cleveland Indians–will drop their nickname, which they’ve had since 1915. The official announcement from the team could come as soon as this week, the report says. The primary push to change the team name has come from decades of protest from indigenous...
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Left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins has signed a minor-league contract with the New York Mets, according to a report from Bob Nightengale. The contract will pay him $1.25 million when he’s in the major leagues with $750,000 in incentives. Blevins last pitched in the majors in 2019 with the Atlanta Braves. He was a mainstay in the Mets bullpen from 2016 to 2018 after the Mets traded for him...
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