Giddy up. Yoenis Céspedes is back. The Cuban slugger confirmed on a conference call Saturday that he’ll be ready to go, barring a setback, for the Mets’ season opener on July 24th. “I don’t have an exact percentage on how I feel, but I feel way better than I did in March,” Céspedes said through translator Alan Suriel. “I know for certain now that I will be...
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Earlier today on a Zoom conference with the media, Mets’ manager Louis Rojas addressed (as best he could) the notable absence of both Robinson Cano and Brad Brach from Spring Training 2.0. MMO’s own Jacob Resnick — who was on the call — tweeted out Rojas’ comments about when we could see the veteran slugger and right-hander at Mets’ camp. The skipper that they...
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The 2006 All-Star Game was played 14 years ago today, on July 11th, 2006 in Pittsburgh. It featured three Mets in the starting lineup. When talking about the 2006 season, Mets fans generally have decidedly mixed feelings. The team cruised to the NL East title, and swept the Dodgers in the NLDS. The lineup was powerful, featuring David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, and Jose Reyes. The...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the media on Friday and addressed the how Robinson Cano has not been at Citi Field the past two days, “There’s a variety of reasons why players are here or no here on a given day, and we’re going to protect those players’ rights.” Anthony DiComo of MLB reported the comments made by Van Wagenen....
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Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said he could not provide an update on the groups involved in the bidding process for the sale of the team, in part because it is not a topic that has come across his desk. “Truthfully, it’s not a process I’m involved in,” Van Wagenen said. “For me and the baseball operations department, it...
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Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. Posey and his wife are adopting recently born identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely, they are currently in the NICU and will be there for some time. Posey joins 10 other big leaguers that have opted out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns; catcher...
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