After a lengthy investigation into the Boston Red Sox sign-stealing scandal from the 2018 season, Commissioner Rob Manfred has finally announced his findings. All things considered, the Red Sox punishment for whatever took place in 2018 was not particularly stiff. According to a report by the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drelich, the Red Sox penalties include a second-round pick in...
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Just yesterday, it was reported that engaged couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez were raising money to potentially buy the New York Mets. While both have made a fair share of money in their respective fields, neither is worth enough to match Steve Cohen’s previous reported offer of $2.6 billion to buy the team. The thing is, the Mets may no longer be worth that much. Due to the...
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Due to the uncertain economic times that are a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball is being forced to make choices that would have seemed unfathomable just months ago. The multi-billion dollar industry has been brought to an indefinite stop, leaving great questions about the immediate future of the MLB. According to the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Commissioner...
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When sports leagues have spoken about their intentions to return as soon as possible amid the pandemic, we have had to take their statements with a grain of salt. The reality is that no one working in the game of baseball, or any other sport, has the ability to forecast exactly when it would be safe to return to the field. On the contrary, Dr. Anthony Fauci is man who’s word on the matters...
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Locked On Mets is a daily podcast on the Locked On Podcast Network, hosted by MMO’s own Ryan Finkelstein. This week, Ryan was joined New York Mets relief pitcher Chasen Shreve. In part 1 of the two-part episode, Shreve talks about what it was like to grow up in Las Vegas playing alongside fellow MLB talent such as Bryce Harper, Tyler Chatwood and fellow Met reliever Paul Sewald. He also...
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