Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced on Saturday that they have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager for the 2021 season. Showalter’s deal is a three-year deal and is said to be the richest in Mets history for a manager. Showalter has previously served as manager of the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rangers and Orioles. Latest Mets News Mets owner Steven Cohen announced on Saturday that the...
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Quick answer, yes. Saturday afternoon, Mets owner Steve Cohen announced on Twitter that the organization has hired Buck Showalter to be their next manager. Jon Heyman later shared that it’s a three-year deal, which according to Mike Puma is believed to exceed Art Howe’s four-year $9.4 million contract as the largest for a manager in team history. I’m pleased to announce Buck...
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Buck Showalter is the new manager of the New York Mets, owner Steve Cohen tweeted on Saturday. The Mets’ manager search is over. His deal with the Mets is for three years, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Showalter was considered a finalist along with Joe Espada and Matt Quatraro. His final interview was on Friday. He’s been managing since 1992, leading the Yankees,...
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Before the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement expired earlier this month, the New York Mets made numerous splashes in free agency, including the signing of outfielder Starling Marte. Reaching the free-agent market for just the second time in his career, Marte wasn’t without a team for very long as the Mets landed him on a four-year, $78-million contract. With the 33-year-old signed...
Read More“It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive. The best teams have a more disciplined approach. The slugging and OPS numbers don’t lie.” Steve Cohen’s first tweet as a first year owner of the New York Mets made a few weeks after his team fell out of first place in the National League East. His team had struggled badly, falling one game below .500...
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As noted on MMO, representatives from MLB and the MLB met on December 16 for the first time since the owners imposed an offseason lockout on December 1 when the owners and players were not able to come to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports that, as expected, the meeting on December 16 centered on non-economic issues, such as scheduling, grievance procedures,...
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