New York Mets’ center fielder Brandon Nimmo is hanging with some strong company. On Saturday, MLB Network ranked Nimmo No. 9 in the channel’s annual Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now! program. The 26-year-old ranked as the No. 6 right fielder in baseball last year. Despite being injured for most of the 2019 campaign, Nimmo put up 4.5 fWAR in 2018, while registering a 148 wRC+, .385...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s end your weekend on a high note. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News Yesterday marked 15 years since the Mets officially signed now-manager Carlos Beltran to a seven-year, $119M deal. Latest MLB News According to Extra Innings UK, new details have finally emerged regarding qualifiers for the 2020 World Baseball Classic, including information...
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Yefry Ramirez announced on Saturday night that he has signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. Ramirez, 26, made 13 major league appearances (one start) in 2019 split between the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates. In that span, the right-hander had a 7.40 ERA, 5.60 FIP, and 1.890 WHIP with 10.0 K/9 as compared to 5.9 BB/9. In 19 minor league appearances (nine starts), Ramirez...
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Carlos Beltran was officially signed by the Mets on January 11, 2005, which was exactly 15 years ago today. The team gave him a seven-year, $119 million contract with the hope that he could be a big thumper in the middle of the order with budding stars Jose Reyes and David Wright alongside him. There were many ups-and-downs over the course of his time with the Mets, but the contract as a whole...
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The Mets signed outfielder Ryan Cordell on January 3 and it was announced on Thursday that he was among 15 players who were invited to Spring Training. Cordell, now 27, was drafted in the 11th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers out of Liberty University. That season, Cordell appeared in 64 games at their Low-A affiliate, hitting .241/.322/.358 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and 19...
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Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News spoke with Amed Rosario this week about his offseason in which he revealed that he’s been working on improving his defense in Tampa. Specifically, Rosario has been using a new fielding program with instructor Perry Hill, who has also been the Seattle Mariners’ first base coach since the start of last season. According to Thosar, other...
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