After they finish out their final 11 games, the Mets will officially enter the David Stearns era come October. One of Stearns’ first major decisions will be whether or not to retain Buck Showalter as the team’s manager for a third season in 2024. Showalter, 67 led the Mets to 101 wins and won the NL Manager of the Year in 2022, but the team has regressed this season and will miss the...
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Max Scherzer’s regular season is over due to a strained teres major in his shoulder, according to Rangers GM Chris Young. If the Rangers are able to advance to the playoffs, Young told reporters that it’s “unlikely” the former Cy Young winner will pitch there, either. Scherzer was traded from the Mets to the Rangers ahead of the trade deadline for infielder Luisangel...
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After months (maybe even years) of rumors, the Mets finally hired NYC native David Stearns to be their next president of baseball operations on Tuesday. Stearns, who led the Milwaukee Brewers to four straight playoff appearances from 2018-21, will be tasked with bringing the Mets back to contention after a frustrating season. With a new POBO finally in place, we asked our MMO writers for their...
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Despite a solid starting pitching performance and more positive signs from their young position players, the Mets’ bullpen could not hold on to a 2-0 lead entering the seventh inning on Wednesday, falling to the Nationals 3-2 on a walk-off hit by the Nats’ Jacob Young. With the win, the Nats salvaged a split in the two-game set with the Mets, the final time the two teams will play...
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During the Mets’ blowout win on Tuesday over the Nats, SNY’s Gary Cohen delivered a curious tidbit about his recent conversation with Buck Showalter. Cohen noted that Showalter told him the Mets would be playing differently against contenders for the rest of the season than they would against non-contending teams such as Washington. When asked him what specifically Showalter planned...
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