Updated Post – Feb. 4, 13:50 The Major League Baseball Players Association announced on Friday afternoon that they’ve officially declined the owners request for federal mediation. Here’s the full statement from the MLBPA: “Two months after implementing their lockout, and just two days after committing to the players that a counterproposal would be made, the owners refused...
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association will meet in-person Tuesday to continue discussions about the collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It is the two sides’ first meeting this week, but it comes off the heels of MLB and the MLBPA having meetings on back-to-back days last week. The two sides discussed the core economic...
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Eppler/Showalter Press Conference General manager Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter held a joint press conference Monday regarding the official announcement of the coaching staff from the previous week. After briefly commenting on the coaches, Showalter and Eppler both answered questions about the outlook of the 2022 Mets and what their plan was for the roster once the lockout ended....
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Former Mets reliever Jeff Innis passed away from cancer on Sunday, according to Mets historian Jay Horwitz. He was 59. Innis played seven seasons in the big leagues–all with the Mets. He played with the team from 1987 to 1993, a stretch during which he had 287 relief appearances and threw 360 innings. “It seemed like he came out of the bullpen every day,” Horwitz wrote. Armed...
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The Mets have endless questions to answer whenever the lockout ceases and the team can focus on producing on the field. One of those questions, which reasonably has sat on the backburner as the Mets sort out their roster, is what Robinson Canó will bring to the table in 2022. After missing the entire 2021 season due to testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs for a second time, Canó will...
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