Updated, 2:25 PM EST: As reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, Major League Baseball is launching an investigation in jettisoned New York Mets general manager Jared Porter, who was fired Tuesday morning after ESPN’s late-Monday report detailing his sexual harassment of a female journalist in 2016. Porter, 41, could be facing a suspension for his conduct, and Nightengale suggests...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Mathew Brownstein of Metsmerized Online returns to join Tim in assessing where the New York Mets stand with a month until pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie. The future is on full display as Baseball America included three Mets prospects — catcher Francisco Alvarez, shortstop Ronny Mauricio, and right-hander Matthew Allan —...
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According to Bradford William Davis of the New York Daily News, an unnamed New York Mets player has spoken up in response to Monday night’s bombshell report via Mina Kimes and Jeff Passan of ESPN detailing Mets general manager Jared Porter’s sending of unsolicited, explicit images via text message to a female journalist covering the Chicago Cubs in 2016. The player, per Davis:...
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According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, free-agent outfielder George Springer’s market could be closed in short order and the New York Mets are still in the thick of things. Per Morosi: “[Springer’s] free-agent decision could come this week, multiple industry sources believe. The Blue Jays and Mets are the two frontrunners as of today.” Springer, 31, has seen his market...
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Three promising New York Mets prospects have been included in Baseball America’s pre-2021 top-100 prospect rankings (paywall), with one player making a significant leap, another keeping his foothold in the middle of the pack, and another making his debut on the list. Catcher Francisco Alvarez (no. 48), infielder Ronny Mauricio (no. 65), and right-hander Matthew Allan (no. 98) round out the...
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