It’s officially Trevor Bauer hour in New York City. The Reds’ right hander turned free agent won his first Cy Young award on Wednesday evening, receiving 27 of 30 first place votes, and beating runner-up Yu Darvish by 78 points. Newly named Mets President Sandy Alderson had kind words to say regarding Bauer on WFAN, as noted in a Newsday article Wednesday night. “I actually think Bauer would be...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the 2020 Cy Young Award winners with Trevor Bauer taking home the hardware in the National League, and Shane Bieber earning the honor in the American League. Unfortunately, there would be no three-peat for Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom, who finished in third place behind Cubs’ right-hander Yu Darvish. Now,...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the mystery candidate that New York Mets team president Sandy Alderson met with on Saturday was former Miami Marlins president of baseball operations, Michael Hill. Hill, 49, spent a total of 18 seasons in South Florida wearing an assortment of organizational hats during that span, culminating with the Harvard University alum being dubbed as the Marlins top...
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In a contest that was more one-sided than expected, Cincinnati Reds ace Trevor Bauer easily won the 2020 National League Cy Young Award becoming the first Reds pitcher in history to cop the coveted award. Bauer received 27 of 30 first place votes and comfortably out-distanced runner-up Yu Darvish of the Chicago Cubs. The final tally was 201 points for Bauer, Darvish next with 123 and two-time...
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Trevor Bauer, George Springer, DJ LeMahieu and J.T. Realmuto all declined their respective qualifying offers and are now set to hit free agency as the top names on the market. Bauer, 29, is expected to be crowned the NL Cy Young later tonight, after pitching to a league-leading 1.79 ERA with 100 strikeouts across his 11 starts this season. LeMahieu may return to the Yankees, but the 32-year-old...
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Unless something drastic changes, it appears like Francisco Lindor will be wearing a new uniform by Opening Day next season. Last week, USA Today reported that Lindor would be moved this offseason, after many had speculated as much since the end of the season. Now Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com has confirmed USA Today’s report, while also getting some more information on the buzz surrounding a...
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