The New York Post reported Tuesday night that billionaire Steve Cohen has plans to end negotiations to buy the New York Mets. Sterling Partners, owned by the Wilpons, released a statement earlier on Tuesday regarding the matter, amid several reports that Cohen’s majority stake purchase in the Mets may fall through in the near future. David Faber of CNBC and Jon Heyman of MLB Network also...
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From the very moment Ron Blomberg stepped to the plate on April 6, 1973, the designated hitter rule has been one of the most heated arguments in all of baseball. With this being the penultimate year of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the traditionalist who dislike the DH appear to be losing the argument as it is oft reported the universal DH is a fait accompli. Much of the arguments...
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USA TODAY Sports projected MLB win totals for 2020, including a projection of 85-77 for the New York Mets. With the projection made by USA TODAY Sports’ six-person panel, the Mets are expected to finish 2020 with one less win than 2019 when they finished the season at 86-76. However, they are also expected to tie the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks for the...
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This is part two of the interview, Jon Updike talked about Pete Alonso and Matthew Allan on Monday here. Former Mets’ area scouting supervisor Jon Updike believes in paying it forward. As a former 28th-round pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 MLB Draft, Updike reflects fondly on the scout, John Ramey, who took the chance on him as a reliever and offered Updike all he could ask...
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Brodie Van Wagenen was hired on October 29, 2018 becoming the 13th general manager in the history of the New York Mets franchise. In the 15-plus months he’s had the job, Van Wagenen has traded away in excess of ten prospects to acquire major league ready players as he employs his win-now strategy for the team. The prospects were Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, Luis Santana, Ross Adolph, Scott...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jake Mintz of Baseball Prospectus conducted an interview with baseball lifer Phil Regan. Latest Mets News Mets skipper Luis Rojas opened up to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post about new Mets approach and ‘fixing’ Edwin Diaz. Eno Sarris of The Athletic ranked the top 175 starting pitchers heading into the 2020 season and among them were Jacob deGrom taking...
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