Last week, I finally had the opportunity to watch the new HBOMax documentary “Say Hey, Willie Mays.” I can count on one hand the number of baseball players from before I was born whose highlights I would look forward to watching. I would gladly watch highlights of Willie Mays any day of the week. I was in awe watching a now 91-year-old living legend speaking about his career. Arguably the...
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The New York Mets have hired Eric Hinske as an assistant hitting coach, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. MMO has confirmed the report. Hinske played 11 years in the majors and has been coaching since 2014. Hinske has been a hitting coach since 2014 when he took on a position with the Chicago Cubs, a place he remained until 2017. Hinske then spent 2017 as the hitting coach of the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The family of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs is filing a civil lawsuit against the team, alleging that the team was partially responsible for his death. This comes months after the team’s former communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in prison for supplying Skaggs with the opioids that killed him in July of 2019. According to the Wall Street...
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It’s tough to believe there was a worse offensive position for the Mets than catcher last season but there was. The Mets need to address their pinch-hitting situation before the season begins. MLB Trade Rumors went through each National League team’s worst position and how they addressed it. The Mets were pinch-hitting where they generated 0.0 bWAR. Even their catchers had 0.1 bWAR....
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MLB.com has released their second offseason power rankings, this time following the major signings of free agency. Their first one immediately followed the championship parade for the World Series-winning Astros. This one was released right after the ball dropped on the New Year. The Mets have improved their standing after free agency. 2. Mets (101-61) This ranking is somewhat based on the...
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Topps has been burning a hole in the wallets of collectors throughout the hobby since the beginning of October with so many new releases, and they didn’t let the holidays stop them. In the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the hobby saw the releases of Topps Heritage Minors, Bowman Platinum, and Bowman Draft. Topps Heritage Minors is what it sounds like…a minor league version of Topps...
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