When Steve and Alex Cohen purchased the Mets for a record-setting $2.4 billion in 2020, the owners made two things abundantly clear. First, Steve Cohen said that he would be disappointed if the Mets did not win a championship within his first three to five years of ownership. And second, Cohen has stated that he wants to develop the area around Citi Field into an entertainment area anchored by a...
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With the 2023 season in the books, let’s take a look at the evolving situation between Major League Baseball and national and local television. The results from 2023 were mixed, and for several teams, the future is cloudy. World Series Television Audience This year’s World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks drew the fewest viewers of any Fall Classic in...
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The 2023 baseball season saw several new wrinkles. For the first time, there was a pitch clock and a limit on infield shifts. The bases were bigger, and pitchers were limited to two disengagements from the pitching rubber per at-bat when runners were on base. The results are in, and while it’s not possible to link all the positives from the 2023 season to the rule changes, it’s...
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Starting in the 2019 season, Major League Baseball established one trade deadline (which is on or close to July 31). After that deadline, no trades of major league players may be made. Minor league trades can be made after the trade deadline, provided the players involved had not been on a major league roster during the season. Prior to 2019, players were eligible to be traded after the...
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The 2023 season has been a tough one for anyone associated with the New York Mets. Going into the season, expectations were high, and so was the payroll. The $353 million the Mets were spending on players’ salaries was an unprecedented figure by a wide margin. That number was largely driven by money being shelled out to intended co-aces, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, $86 million in...
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