Morning Briefing: Spring Training Called Off, Season on Hold

  Good Morning, Mets fans! Sadly, we will have to wait just a little bit longer for the game that we love, but the right decisions were made. On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced that – as of 4:00 PM that afternoon – all Spring Training games will be cancelled going forward as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the start of the MLB season will officially...

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Drawing Comparisons With Pete Alonso’s Record-Breaking Raise

It’s not every day that a major league baseball player in his pre-arbitration years gets rewarded monetarily for his efforts in the previous year. For the most part, it usually the opposite. There are examples of this every year — Jacob deGrom comes to mind before signing his contract extension — but more recently, Juan Soto and Jack Flaherty were in the news the other day...

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Mets Employee Donovan Mitchell Sr. Being Tested For Coronavirus

The New York Mets issued the following statement on Thursday: “We have been in regular communication with the medical professionals and public health authorities over the past several weeks. When news surfaced last night of the situation involving the Utah Jazz, we immediately contacted Donovan Mitchell Sr. to advise him not to report at our facility this morning. Upon learning today that...

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MLB Cancels Spring Training, Delays Season Amidst The Coronavirus Pandemic

Major League Baseball announced that they will cancel spring training and delay the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) within the United States. In addition, World Baseball Classic Qualifier games will also be postponed indefinitely. MLB stated, “MLB and the Clubs have been preparing a variety of contingency plans regarding the 2020...

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Simply Amazin’: Former Mets Senior Director Of Baseball Ops, Adam Fisher

In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by former Mets senior director of baseball operations and current SNY analyst, Adam Fisher. Having been in the organization since 2003 — he began his tenure as an intern —  Adam shared a handful of stories and tons of insight regarding the inner-workings of a major league front office, the substantial shift in player...

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Report: Grapefruit League Play Expected to Be Suspended

As the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, the sports world is taking action with the NBA, MLS, and NHL among the organizations suspending their current seasons. Major League Baseball is now expected to suspend Grapefruit League play according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has asked local authorities to consider canceling or postponing all large gatherings....

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