Updated, 2:00 PM, Wednesday: Manager Luis Rojas said there has been no serious discussions about Yoenis Cespedes playing first base this season. Instead Cespedes just wanted to be involved and show he can do different things. Rojas also said that he uses one of Pete Alonso’s gloves. Original Post: One of the most exciting prospects of the upcoming season is the chance to see Yoenis...
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The sights and sounds of baseball are back, though what usually happens in March is happening in July. The 2020 baseball season is set to begin on July 23rd, almost four months to the day after it was originally was planned to start. It’s not unprecedented for a baseball season to experience a late opening, though nothing of this magnitude has happened in history. Let’s take a look...
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Following their three-game sweep at Shea Stadium versus Pittsburgh, extending their winning streak to four games, the New York Mets welcomed the middle-of-the-road Florida Marlins into town for a late-June tilt. At 41-31, the Mets had climbed within three-and-a-half games of the Atlanta Braves and were looking to feast on the Fish and whittle that gap down. Up 4-3 heading into the sixth inning...
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Good Morning Mets fans! Steve Cohen is Thanos’ alter-ego. Prove me wrong. Both are super-powerful beings intent on changing the future. While Thanos’s aim is altering the entire universe, Cohen’s goal is a bit tamer, thankfully. He’s only focused on changing the future of the Mets. After months of reports saying Uncle Steve was no longer interested in purchasing the Mets,...
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With the 2020 schedule recently being released, MLB is already planning ahead to the 2021 season, and is expected to announce the full 2021 schedule on Thursday, according to Tim Healey of Newsday. Also according to Healey, MLB is planning to have the Mets play the Yankees at Citi Field on September 11, 2021, as that is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade...
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After months of speculation about whether a 2020 season would even happen, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is eager to dig his heels into preparations for the upcoming 60-game campaign. Despite being given the “all clear” to resume play, the COVID-19 pandemic is still a reality across the country and presents a myriad of health and safety issues for the league. However, Alonso –...
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