While the Mets cannot sign or trade for any players during the lockout, they can hire a manager (and coaching staff). It’s an important decision for new GM Billy Eppler as the Mets have lacked stability in leadership of the team for a significant stretch. During the Max Scherzer press Zoom on Wednesday, Eppler said that he had a “wide list” of candidates for the Mets managerial...
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Major League Baseball facilitated the use of two different kind of baseballs over the last two seasons without players’ knowledge, according to a report from Business Insider. “According to a new study by Meredith Wills, a Society for American Baseball Research award-winning astrophysicist,” the article by Bradford William Davis states, “the league used two distinct types...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB lockout started today after the collective bargaining agreement between the MLB and the MLBPA expired yesterday at 11:59 PM EST. It is the first MLB stoppage in the last 26 years, and the ninth stoppage overall in MLB history. There is no clear end date to the lockout, but hopefully a new CBA can be established before the start of the 2022 MLB regular season on...
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association have broken off negotiations with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire at midnight on December 1. All indications are that the owners will impose a lockout beginning December 2, which would halt all free agent signings and trades. The offseason activity had taken on a somewhat frenzied pace in the...
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On Wednesday evening, the three newest position players to join the Mets were introduced in a virtual press conference. Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and Mark Canha will don New York’s blue and orange. “Adding these players really solidifies our lineup. Each player provides positional flexibility and depth,” Mets general manager Billy Eppler said. “Contributing to our...
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Marcus Stroman announced he’s signed with the Chicago Cubs. CHICAGO! @Cubs — Marcus Stroman (@STR0) December 1, 2021 Stroman’s term in New York ends after two and a half years. He was originally brought to Queens in a trade that sent prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson to Toronto in the summer of 2019. He’ll spend at least his next two seasons on the Cubs...
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