Following Friday’s report of the New York Mets and rehabilitating outfielder Yoenis Cespedes coming to an agreement on the 34-year-old’s 2020 salary restructuring, news emerged on Friday night regarding the financial details of the Cuban native’s grievance-based pay cut. According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Cespedes — who was set to earn $29.5 million in the...
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As per multiple reports from the team’s beat writers, the New York Mets have set their Spring Training team report dates for the 2020 season. Mets pitchers and catchers are due to report to First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida on Monday, February 10, with their first workouts scheduled for Wednesday, February 12. Position players will report on Friday, February 14 with the...
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New York Mets manager Carlos Beltran gave embattled reliever Edwin Diaz a vote of confidence from the Winter Meetings in San Diego, CA on Tuesday. According to Mike Mayer of MetsMerized, the Mets’ first-year skipper expects Diaz, 25, to be the team’s closer in 2020. Following a shockingly ineffective first season in Flushing, Beltran’s early declaration regarding a catalytic...
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Two New York Mets were named to Major League Baseball’s inaugural All-MLB Team on Tuesday afternoon: first baseman Pete Alonso and right-hander Jacob deGrom. Both players were named to the first team. Full rosters for the first and second teams can be found here, via Mike Mayer of MetsMerized. Alonso, 25, put together a historic rookie campaign, clubbing an MLB-record 53 home runs and a...
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According to New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, speaking from the Winter Meetings in 2019, injured outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been “swinging a bat for weeks and has been running, as well” in a presumable attempt to return to Flushing in 2020, per Mike Mayer of MetsMerized. Cespedes, 34, has been shelved since mid-2018 after undergoing double heel decalcification...
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