Good morning Mets fans! Spring training is in full swing as we are now just two days away from the Mets first exhibition game on Saturday. Let’s take a look at what went on in Port St. Lucie and the rest of the league on Wednesday. Latest Mets News Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic says various sports bankers believe Steve Cohen is still lurking in the shadows of the Mets ownership deal....
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By Sivert Glarum The Mets have had seven names in team history that have appeared more than once in Flushing. Here are those seven players discussed side-by-side. The Bob Millers Part of the wonderful wackiness of the original 1962 team, both Bob Millers roomed with each other on the road, allegedly to make life easier for the hotel switchboard operators. Robert L. Miller had a record of 1-12,...
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The New York Mets will start playing Grapefruit League games on Saturday with split-squad matchups with the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets are planning to have both Rick Porcello and Marcus Stroman start on Saturday and then have Steven Matz start on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals again. Porcello, 31, will be making his first start...
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Michael Conforto spoke with Mets reporters at spring training on Wednesday and talked about a topic that was a little surprising: the 2021 CBA negotiations (SNY). MLB and the players union will have to negotiate a new CBA after the 2021 season and Conforto believes that, after a drama-filled offseason, the players will come together and unify for that. “As far as our guys, I think...
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For many young players, having a close mentor or teammate within their organization is vital to their confidence and growth. Bonds become especially strong between players that play the same position, which was showcased last spring between first basemen Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith. Fueled by friendship and slight competition, the two grew close and relied on each other for motivation and...
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On Tuesday, New York Mets manager Luis Rojas assembled the entire team and spoke to them as a whole for the first time. Rojas gave few specifics on what was said but told SNY’s Mets Hot Stove what it means to manage in New York, emotions of the job, and how he plans to deal with his veteran players. “Being in the organization so long, 15 years, and growing up here as a coach and...
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