Baseball legend Willie Mays passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. His son said in a statement eMayspassed away peacefully among loved ones. Mays, widely regarded as one of the best baseball players ever (and you could easily argue the best), played in over 3,000 games across 23 seasons—starting on the Birmingham Black Barrons in 1948, with the...
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With the Mets on the West Coast right now, we’ll follow along with the Mets’ minor league affiliates before the MLB team gets underway. Tonight, J.D. Martinez will continue his rehab with the Syracuse Mets with the intention of playing Tuesday and Wednesday. He’ll then have Thursday off with the intention of joining the team back in New York on Friday, though this general plan...
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Edwin Díaz on Monday night—pitching on back-to-back days—notched his 100th career save with the Mets. He’s now just one save shy of tying Billy Wagner for fifth all-time with the Mets, and he’s certainly within reason to pass Jeurys Familia’s 124 saves for third by the end of this season. He’s come a long way from his introductory 2019 season, which saw the reliever pitch...
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After just one start and eight outs, the Mets have designated Julio Teheran for assignment. In his place, they’ve called up reliever Dedniel Núñez, who will make his MLB debut over the coming days. The team had given Teheran a $2.5 million deal just last week once Tylor Megill went on the injured list. The contract was confusing given Teheran was not a viable long-term solution for the...
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We’re 10 games into the 2024 season, and the Mets’ record sits at 4-6. It’s way too early to make full assumptions of the team or any individual player. But we knew coming into the season that David Stearns’ first offseason would, for the most part, be highlighted by rounding the roster out at its fringes. Let’s check in and see how primary players Stearns brought...
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