Off the field, Dominic Smith has seen his name in trade rumors ever since the offseason began. Most recently, rumors swirled that Smith might be flipped to the Padres, in a deal involving first baseman Eric Hosmer. Ultimately, the trade talk quieted, and now just three days until Opening Day, Smith remains a Met. With his role on the team still up in the air, Smith is taking the positive road...
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On April 5, 1983, Tom Seaver started on Opening Day at Shea Stadium for the New York Mets. “The Franchise” had returned, after an exile in Cincinnati that had lasted almost six years. The Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies that day by a 2-0 score, but that was anti-climactic. More than 46,000 fans packed into the old ballpark in Queens to watch their favorite son return to...
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Good morning, Mets fans! This year’s trade deadline will be Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. ET, according to Alden González of ESPN. The new CBA also gives MLB the option to set it between July 28 and Aug. 3. Let’s get into this morning’s briefing. Latest Mets News Johnny Cueto is headed to the White Sox, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Jon Heyman of MLB Network says the Mets are...
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Carlos Beltran has broken his silence on the 2017 sign-stealing scandal that rocked baseball. It was one of the biggest storms to hit the sport with the Houston Astros, in case you forgot, found guilty of electronically stealing signs on their way to winning the World Series in 2017. From using trash cans to signal pitches to batters in real time to having video screens in the tunnel area that...
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The Mets and Astros faced off on Monday afternoon at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach in what was the penultimate game of spring training 2022 for the Mets. It was Carlos Carrasco on the mound for the visiting Mets against Jose Urquidy for the home-team Houston Astros. It was an offensive back-and-forth game for the first couple innings, but it was the Astros who struck first....
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Brandon Nimmo will sit out the rest of the Mets’ Grapefruit League schedule with a stiff neck. Speaking before the Mets play the Astros later today, manager Buck Showalter announced that Nimmo won’t be involved today or against the Nationals on Tuesday. Brandon Nimmo has a stiff neck and won’t play today or tomorrow, Buck Showalter said. The Mets hope he will play Thursday. —...
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