Author: Tyler Antonelle

Mets Baseball Returns With Intrasquad Game

Mets baseball has returned! The team played an intrasquad game of three innings on Friday afternoon with the rosters being split into two teams, New York Mets and New York Mets A. For the Mets, Joey Lucchesi took the mound while Dominic Hamel was the pitcher for the Mets A squad. The Mets A squad, consisting mostly of Mets prospects, impressed with Brett Baty, Alex Ramirez, Ronny Mauricio all...

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Morning Briefing: Kershaw Not Participating in World Baseball Classic

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Clayton Kershaw announced that he will not be participating in the World Baseball Classic after he had originally planned to. Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reported that Kershaw had to withdraw due to a problem with insurance coverage and that his back injury history was a significant factor. Kershaw called this development “super...

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Morning Briefing: Michael Fulmer Signs With Cubs

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Cubs have signed Michael Fulmer to an undisclosed contract. The former Mets minor leaguer was traded to the Tigers as part of the Yoenis Céspedes trade and remained an integral part of the Detroit bullpen until he was shipped off to the Twins at the trade deadline this past year. Between these two AL Central...

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2023 NL East Position Rankings: Left Field Edition

The left field position for each of the five NL East teams remains mostly unchanged from 2022, with only one or two teams making a minor change. The overall group is underwhelming, especially when considering the amount of star players that play in the division. Continuing MMO’s series of position rankings in the NL East, here are the rankings of left fielders in the division. 5. Eddie...

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Morning Briefing: Citi Field Construction Continues to Progress

Good morning, Mets fans! Early on Friday morning, Tom Kaminski of WCBS 880 shared new photos of the progress being made on Citi Field’s latest upgrades. Along with the much larger center field and right field scoreboards, work is also being done on the ground in right field to implement the new Speakeasy Club. Mike Puma of the New York Post reported in November that the wall in right field...

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