Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached an agreement Thursday evening that will address players’ salaries, players’ service times, arbitration, the MLB Draft and the international signing period amid the COVID-19 pandemic, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. In regards to the players’ salaries, MLB owners will advance them $170 million for April and...
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Fanatics, officially licensed producer of fan gear for Major League Baseball, as well as all other major North American sports leagues and the NCAA, is pitching in to help ease the expected sting of COVID-19 on medical personnel as the virus continues to spread across the nation. Michael Rubin, executive chairman of Fanatics, tweeted on Thursday that the corporation — with commissioner Rob...
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I was invited by Strat-O-Matic to manage the New York Mets in a special 2020 MLB Season Simulation. At 2:00 PM each day, Strat-O-Matic will announce the results, standings, statistics and key game highlights from that day’s scheduled contests on their site as well as MMO and @Metsmerized on Twitter. Thursday’s game results are listed below. Full results, standings and boxscores are available...
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The Mes announced on Thursday afternoon that they’ve optioned relievers Paul Sewald and Daniel Zamora to Triple-A Syracuse. The left-handed Zamora was extremely impressive in five innings this spring, allowing only one run and striking out eight. He faced 15 right-handed batters, only three of them had hits and six of them struck out. Zamora has a 4.08 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 17 2/3 big...
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First reported by Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, the MLB and MLBPA are close to striking a deal on a resolution for the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft. According to McDaniel, the Draft would likely occur sometime in July, be shortened significantly from 40 rounds to either 5 or 10. Players bonuses would receive 10% of their bonuses upfront, 45% in 2021, and 45% in 2022. Additionally, undrafted players can sign...
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With a solid core in place and the replacement of departed key cogs having been executed successfully over the course of the winter, the 2000 New York Mets were ready for another shot at usurping the Atlanta Braves amid their then-nine-year run atop the National League East. With Mike Piazza — fresh off a monster 1999 that saw him hit .303/.361/.575 with 40 home runs, 124 RBIs, and just 70...
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