As first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and confirmed by Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets and free-agent backstop James McCann have finally come to an agreement on a four-year deal to bring the 30-year-old to Queens. Per Rosenthal, the contract value is in the “$40 million range”. Jeff Passan of ESPN notes, per sources, that the final number is “just a...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post provided an update on the New York Mets’ ongoing search for a general manager on Saturday, naming Boston Red Sox assistant GM Zack Scott and Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Jared Porter as “likely” finalists. Scott’s been in the Red Sox organization since 2004, joining the team as an intern and advancing until being named the team’s...
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Baseball has another issue as minor league owners are fighting to salvage what is an intrical part of the game. The condensed system of minor league clubs and affiliation with Major League Baseball has always been the feeder system. Minor League Baseball has always been the foundation. The players, scouts, fans, and municipalities are all a part of this and a sad part is a loss of jobs that...
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Ask a Mets fan about the darkest days in franchise history. Many will have June 15, 1977 listed somewhere, the day the Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Reds. Some might point to November 1, 2015 (WS loss to the Royals), October 21, 1973 (WS loss to Oakland), or, gasp, October 26, 2000 (WS loss to the Yankees). I’ll put December 12, 1975 near the top of the list. On that day, the Mets, dealt...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! I hope you all had a lovely week! Let’s get right into it and recap what happened in baseball yesterday. Latest Mets News Michael Mayer of MMO reported that Red Sox assistant GM Zac Scott, Diamondbacks assistant GM Jared Porter, Athletics executive Billy Owens, and former Marlins president Michael Hill are all finalists for the Mets’ GM search, first reported...
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Left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins has signed a minor-league contract with the New York Mets, according to a report from Bob Nightengale. The contract will pay him $1.25 million when he’s in the major leagues with $750,000 in incentives. Blevins last pitched in the majors in 2019 with the Atlanta Braves. He was a mainstay in the Mets bullpen from 2016 to 2018 after the Mets traded for him...
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