Author: Tim Ryder

MLBPA Approves Expanded Playoffs for 2020

According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, the Major League Baseball Players’ Association has “approved the agreement discussed with MLB for expanded playoffs, only for the 2020 season”, which would increase qualifying postseason teams in each league from five to eight. A reported $50 million postseason player pool has been agreed upon, per Evan Drellich, The Athletic. The only hurdle...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci To Throw Out First Pitch of MLB Season

According to the Washington Nationals, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will throw out the first pitch of the Nats’ — and MLB’s — 2020 season opener versus the New York Yankees in the nation’s capital on Thursday. Per the statement: The Washington Nationals are thrilled to announce that Nats super-fan [Dr....

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Jacob deGrom On Track to Make Opening Day Start

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom took the hill for a simulated game on Sunday at Citi Field – his first action since coming out of Wednesday’s intrasquad outing with back stiffness. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the 32-year-old, two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner’s simulated game “went well” and it “sounds like [deGrom] should be...

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Jeurys Familia, Dellin Betances, Edwin Diaz See Action vs Yankees

It was just an exhibition, but New York Mets relievers Jeurys Familia, Dellin Betances, and Edwin Diaz all got much-needed work in on Saturday night versus the Yankees at Citi Field. Some fared better than others, but with Re-Opening Day less than a week away (Friday at 4 PM EST, in case you forgot), game action against another major league team for the first time in over four months is a great...

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Dominic Smith, Amed Rosario Homer in Mets Intrasquad Game

Another day, another dinger for New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith. After closing out the 2019 season with a walk-off three-run blast against the Braves, Smith has rediscovered his power stroke during Summer Camp. After going deep during a team scrimmage earlier in the week, Smith, 25, took right-hander Marcus Stroman yard during the third inning of Friday’s intrasquad game at Citi...

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