Per a tweet from David Lennon of Newsday Sports, Mets’ front-office employee Donovan Mitchell Sr. has tested negative for COVID-19. Mitchell’s son, Utah Jazz star, Donovan Mitchell Jr., was confirmed to have the coronavirus earlier this week. Mitchell Sr. has worked for New York for the last couple of decades as the Mets’ director of player relations and community engagement....
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As the coronavirus continues to torment the sports world, the MLBPA has given their players three choices in terms of permitted travel. In an official memo from the association, players can: Stay in the area of their Spring Training facility, whether that be in Florida or Arizona. Travel to the area of their club’s home city. Travel to the area of their offseason home. These regulations will...
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One of the greatest trades the New York Mets ever made was in the offseason of 1965, when they traded reliever Tom Parsons (who?) to the Houston Astros for a 23-year-old catcher by the name of Jerry Grote. He took over as the team’s starting catcher and would go on to become “one of the best defensive catchers the game has ever had.” Those are the words of Johnny Bench. Grote...
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Baseball America reached out to scouts employed by Major League Baseball clubs to see which 15 players impressed them the most during Spring Training. The scouts were asked to identify players they felt were primed to take a step forward in 2020. Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo was on the list after hitting .379/.455/.552 with three doubles, triple, and two walks in 11 games. Maybe most notably...
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MLB insider Jeff Passan was on ESPN’s Get UP Friday morning reporting that after talking to owners, players, and others involved in Major League Baseball, that we aren’t likely to see games until May. Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that Spring Training has been cancelled and that the start of the regular season will be moved back at least two weeks. That two weeks would...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network noted on a recent podcast that former Mets pitcher Matt Harvey had a tryout with the Blue Jays earlier in the offseason. The Blue Jays ultimately decided to pass on signing Harvey and he’s still currently a free agent. Harvey, 30, signed a one-year, $11 million guaranteed deal with the Angels for the 2019, but was released by them on July 21 after posting a 7.09...
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