This offseason, the Mets are sure to be connected to most — if not all — the major free agents, as the era of Steve Cohen owning the team begins. That continued on Monday, as Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports that New York is pursuing free agent outfielder George Springer. Springer, 31, is one of the most appealing names on the open market and is likely going to secure one of the more lucrative...
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The New York Mets’ general manager candidates continue to dwindle. On Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that former Mets’ pitcher and MLB Senior Vice President overseeing the On-Field Operations and Umpiring Departments, Chris Young, had removed himself from consideration for Mets’ general manager. Over the last couple weeks, Young had become a prominent name...
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New York Mets’ majority owner Steve Cohen continues his debunking of erroneous reports on Twitter. On Sunday, Joe Pantorno of amNewYork published an article that claimed Mets’ team president Sandy Alderson and manager Luis Rojas will be on a “short leash” in 2021. “Everyone is on a short leash under the new regime,” Pantorno’s source said. “It’s just how it goes....
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I remember the thrill that used to come with driving over the Whitestone Bridge with my dad in his late 1980s cherry red Jeep Grand Cherokee 4×4 on a warm summer evening. “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon on the stereo, and the bright lights of Shea Stadium in the distance. The butterflies in my stomach I’d get time and time again as my dad parked the car...
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It was the spring of 2014 and I was in my second semester of college. Out of high school I had chosen to go to my local community college because I was unsure of what I wanted to study, and didn’t feel I was prepared to live far away from home. I think I made the right decision. A lot of my friends went away to school and ended up transferring back home after one or two semesters....
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