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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The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame introduced its 2022 class on Tuesday night with David Ortiz earning a first-ballot entry to Cooperstown. Six other gentlemen–Gil Hodges, Buck O’Neil, and Jim Kaat included–were inducted by the Golden Days Era Committee and Early Baseball Era Committee, as well. As we look to the 2023 ballot, one incoming name stands out: Carlos Beltrán....
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It’s really been 16 weeks of the offseason so far, and basically all of the action was packed into a four-week stretch. While we should be about three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, that’s looking less and less likely. Yet, the ball rolls on for the Mets. Coaching Staff Officially Announced While we knew most of the Mets’ coaching staff this...
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