Jeff Passan of ESPN reports Chicago Cubs 3B/OF Kris Bryant has lost his service time grievance, and as a result, will not be a free agent until after the 2021 season. Bryant filed his grievance during his rookie year when the Cubs had him start the 2015 season in Triple-A and did not call him up until they had gained an extra year of control over him. As noted by Passan, if Bryant has been...
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The Mets and the Red Sox don’t play too often but they did during the 2018 at Fenway, and I was fortunate enough to be there (along with many, many other Mets fans). Fenway is a ballpark you should make every effort to get to, even if the Sox are not playing the Mets. It’s the oldest ballpark and any baseball fan can appreciate that. It’s historic Whereas ballparks have come...
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Only 12 days until pitchers and catchers report! Latest Mets News The Mets announced that Jon Matlack, Ron Darling, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Al Jackson will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame. Matlack, Darling, and “Fonzie” will be inducted on May 17 while Jackson will receive his Hall of Fame award posthumously. Ronny Mauricio was among the quintet of Mets prospects who were...
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With the Arizona Diamondbacks closing in on Starling Marte on Monday, it left a lot of question marks around whether or not the Mets made the right choice in passing up the opportunity to snag the outfielder. Many fans expected a big trade ahead of spring training, especially after reports stirred during the Winter Meetings that the Mets were interested in trading for Marte. At that time, it was...
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New York Mets bench coach Hensley Meulens is likely more valuable to this organization now than when he was hired as Carlos Beltran’s bench coach earlier in the offseason. With another first-time manager in Luis Rojas, named Mets skipper last week, now at the helm, Meulens, 52, and the decade of major league coaching experience he brings along makes him an ideal candidate to sit-in as...
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Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports the Houston Astros will hire Dusty Baker as their manager. Baker, 70, is not only entasked with replacing AJ Hinch, but also guiding the Astros through the other side of the sign stealing scandal. In Baker, the Astros are hiring a well respected manager who has proven himself capable of handling difficult clubhouses and guiding teams through turmoil. With the...
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