Author: Rob Piersall

Health Update: Wright Takes Some Cuts At Citi

Mets’ third baseman David Wright batted two innings in a simulated game Tuesday at Citi Field and faced Mets’ top pitching prospects Justin Dunn and David Peterson. Wright, 35, did not get a chance to field, however, due to poor field conditions. The Virginia native plans to meet with COO Jeff Wilpon this week to discuss his plan for the rest of the month. When asked if he is ready...

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Jay Horwitz, Mets’ PR Man of 39 Years, Will Have New Role in 2019

The New York Mets announced Tuesday that longtime public relations man Jay Horwitz will be shifted to a new role in the organization after 39 years in the position. Horwitz, 72, has held the position of vice president of media relations for New York since 1980. He will now heading the newly-created Alumni Relations department. When a new VP of media relations is named, we will keep you up to...

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Revisiting the Mets’ 2000 Draft

Hello, my fellow Mets fans. This is an article series I’ve been wanting to do for sometime. I was born in the year 1995, and I started playing tee ball five or so years later in 2000. I remember my team was the Cincinnati Reds and my parents took me to Modell’s to buy red Franklin batting gloves which I didn’t grow into probably for another couple years. Then, I started to...

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Jeff, Fred Wilpon Not Syncing Up On Next GM Decision

There has been much speculation regarding who the next Mets’ general manager will be. From Ben Cherington to Mark Shapiro, and even the possibility of one of the three current co-general managers taking the reigns on the role. However, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Mets’ owner Fred Wilpon and his son, COO Jeff Wilpon, aren’t meeting eye to eye on who they see fit...

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A Mets, Daniel Murphy Reunion Shouldn’t Be in the Cards

Whether you loved him or hated him, there’s no denying how important and historic Daniel Murphy’s performance in the 2015 playoffs was. But that was then, and this is now. It stung when Murphy signed with the Washington Nationals and proceeded to torment the Mets for two and a half seasons. And while he had his career renaissance away from New York and is a different player now than...

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