The Starling Marte saga has drawn to a close. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Diamondbacks have acquired Marte from the Pirates. John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as Robert Murray formerly of The Athletic, the Arizona Diamondbacks originally reported that Arizona was making headway in a deal for the longtime Pittsburgh Pirates’ outfielder. According to Jon Heyman...
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For the upcoming MLB season, there will be an improvement in communication between umpires and those in attendance and watching on TV or listening on radio. According to ESPN’s Pedro Gomez, umpires will wear microphones starting this coming season allowing them to address video review calls and explain rules and replay decisions, much like the NFL has done for year. Many feel this is long...
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It’s starting to look a lot like baseball season for the New York Mets: FanFest is officially in the books, the team has a manager again, and the start of Spring Training is only a couple weeks away. Although Brodie Van Wagenen has publicly stated he’s happy with his club as its currently assembled, the Mets continue to be linked to Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte in...
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30. Robert Dominguez, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 18 (11/30/2001) Height: 6’4 Weight: 200 Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent (7/2019) ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: N/A 2019 Stats: N/A In some ways, Dominguez was an afterthought when the international signing period began. However, as the summer continued the 17-year-old pitcher who was hitting the low 90s was gaining velocity, and at times, he...
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Former Cubs outfielder Nicholas Castellanos and the Cincinnati Reds agree to a four-year contract, reportedly worth $64 million with an opt out after the first season, per Jon Heyman. After spending his first six and a half big league seasons in Detroit, he made his way to the Cubs at the trade deadline, where he his a whopping .321 in 51 games with 16 homers and 36 RBI, and a 1.5 WAR. The...
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The Mets held their first ever Fan Fest at Citi Field on Saturday, Jan. 25. MetsMerized’s own Tim Ryder was covering the event (sorry friends, I wasn’t there due to prior obligations!) and can attest to how they hit it out of the park. Reading this and seeing tweets from fans got me thinking though, what did the fans really think of Fan Fest overall? I wanted to know the good, the bad, the...
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