Although baseball could be returning stateside relatively soon, Korean baseball is still the only live professional baseball happening around the world. Three former Mets were in action last night. Let’s catch up with them and see how they have been doing in the KBO. Chris Flexen – Doosan Bears Righty Chris Flexen made his fourth start for the Doosan Bears last night. He tossed a...
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The shortstop position has seen an incredible evolution since the Mets’ inception in 1962 until today. The days where a team could get by with a severe lack of offense in the six position as long as they could pick the baseball up off the dirt and slap the occasional single are long gone. The Cal Ripkens, Barry Larkins, and Alex Rodriguezes of the world made sure those players belonged in...
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No. 6 Brett Baty, 3B B/T: L/R Age: 20 (11/13/1999) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210 lbs ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: N/A Acquired: First round in 2019 from Lake Travis HS, Austin, Texas 2019 Stats: 51 Games, .234/.368/.452, 16 2B, 7 HR, 33 RBI, 115 wRC+ Brett Baty towered over his opponents in high school, both physically and competitively. Size wise, he was larger than them. Baty was held back a school...
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Earlier this offseason, the Mets claimed left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Gonsalves, 25, was considered one of the top draft-eligible left-handers in the country, coming out of Cathedral High School in San Diego, in 2013. A suspension during his senior season for off-the-field related conduct scared some teams away, but the Twins went above-slot to nab...
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I stood out on the concourse just outside the press box as the Syracuse Mets’ lineup was introduced for the first time ever. It was 41º and windy. I had been in Syracuse all winter, so I was used to this weather. The New York City-based writer standing next to me–he was there to cover Tim Tebow– was not quite as comfortable. Tebow’s name was called sixth in an order that...
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