Major League Baseball announced bare minimum changes to the way minor league players live and work on Sunday. Starting in 2022 MLB will require teams to provide housing for certain – not all – minor leaguers. The vote on the mandate by all 30 team owners was unanimous. MLB has not announced its plan formally. Whether it’s through stipends that fully cover housing or provide...
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Mets prospect Brett Baty has been named the Player of the Week for the first week of the Arizona Fall League season. Baty, 21, has done nothing but impress since the Mets selected him in the first round of the 2019 Draft. In the opening week of the AFL, the Texas native showed he belonged among baseball’s best prospects. Baty batted a robust .444/.565/.722 with three doubles, a triple, and three...
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The Mets President of Baseball Operations search has officially transitioned past pipe dream candidates. Now, the focus is on lesser known names that don’t make the same splash owner Steve Cohen wants. The question becomes, why can’t a team with the deepest pockets in baseball attract top candidates? Team president Sandy Alderson has led the search. Alderson has been responsible for...
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Happy birthday pretty boy! The 1979 MVP, two-time World Series champ, 11-time gold glover, five-time all-star, author, cat dad, actor, broadcaster extraordinaire, turns 68 today. One of the most iconic New York Mets of all time has been gracing us with his presence since being traded to Queens in 1983. Who doesn’t love reminiscing on the 1986 season, him being the first captain in team...
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The Salt River Rafters dropped just their second game of the Arizona Fall League season on Tuesday, 4-2, to the Peoria Javelinas. It was the first with of the season for the 1-5 Javelinas. The River Rafters took an early lead thanks to an RBI single from Mets prospect Wilmer Reyes in the second inning. Peoria took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning when Mets prospect Carlos Cortes hit a sac fly...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The cross-town rivals re-signed manager Aaron Boone to a 3-year extension, with an option to return for a fourth year, according to Jack Curry of YES Network. Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner released this statement below in regards to Boone’s new contract. Statement from Hal Steinbrenner. pic.twitter.com/E43nOmYFaf — Lindsey Adler...
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