As first reported by The Athletic, Major League Baseball has sent a 67-page document to the players’ union outlining their proposed health and safety guidelines for the 2020 season. The document (while still not completed) covers a variety of issues including testing, travel, in-stadium adjustments, and on-field changes. This is certainly a step in the right direction to having a season in...
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The Mets had made the postseason for the first time in 11 years, but didn’t make it easy. Over a span of about two weeks, Bobby Valentine’s team went from being comfortably in the postseason to perilously being on the outside — only to stare elimination in the face and overcome it. New York needed to win two of three final regular-season games just to have a chance at the...
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The New York Mets caught lightning in a bottle in 2006. And for a brief moment, it was glorious. But, as is life on Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing, the good times didn’t last. A first-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1993 (12th overall out of Ferrum College in Virginia), Billy Wagner made a name for himself very early on. He pitched to a 2.35 ERA (2.52 FIP) with 14.02 strikeouts per...
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Earlier this week we brought you our most obscure pieces of Mets memorabilia. It was a fun (interesting?) collection and we thank everyone who tweeted theirs to us! Now, we want to share with you our favorite pieces of Mets memorabilia. Most of them are our favorites not because of the actual item, but because of the sentimental value associated to is, as I’m sure most of you can relate...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy Saturday! Latest Mets News The Mets’ Vice President of Alumni Relations Jay Horwitz has a book coming out on Tuesday, May 19th. His book entitled Mr. Met includes a forward by 2019 Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and countless stories from his 34 years as the New York Mets “PR guy.” You can pre-order the book here. There is no better way to...
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After it was announced that the 2020 MLB Draft would be limited to the first five rounds, the remaining logistical details have been finalized, according to a string of tweets from Jeff Passan of ESPN. Most notably, the entire draft will be conducted remotely, much like it was prior to 2009 when the first night of the three-day event was brought to MLB Network. The first 37 picks, comprising the...
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