The 2019 season was a banner one for National League Rookie of the Year, Pete Alonso. The New York Mets first baseman collected a laundry list of rookie records and personal accomplishments throughout his first 162-game trek through the big leagues, with the most notable of all being the MLB rookie home-run record. Of course, the big question moving forward for Alonso is what kind of encore...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Marysol Castro, the Mets PA announcer, talked with Dellin Betances about signing with the Mets. Latest MLB News Buster Olney of ESPN ranked his top 10 first baseman. ESPN also heard that Bud Selig’s earning six million dollars per year in retirement. Korean outfielder Jae-Hwan Kim’s signing deadline has passed, making him ineligible to sign...
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Marysol Castro, writer and PA Announcer for the New York Mets, spoke with Dellin Betances about his recent signing and what he is looking forward to this season. Betances signed with the Mets on Christmas Eve to a one-year deal worth $10.5 million with a player option for 2021. The former Yankee reliever spoke about his decision to join the Mets, “It just kinda worked out.” “Beltran...
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Someone once said “A baseball team is a living breathing thing.” If that’s true, Tom Seaver is our heart, Gil Hodges our brain, Gary Carter our lungs (he breathed life into the Mets in Game 6), Bob Murphy our voice, Keith Hernandez our eyes. And Tug McGraw? Tug would be our spirit. America has changed dramatically since Tug last pitched for the Mets. In 1974, a new car cost $3,750, a gallon of...
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The Mets have had a busy offseason thus far, from making additions to their starting rotation, bullpen and outfield. On paper, the team looks like they are in good shape going into the 2020 season. However, they could really round out their team by making a couple more moves: signing another reliever, and adding a platoon partner for catcher Wilson Ramos. Spotrac estimates that after the...
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Just look at the names: Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo and now Dellin Betances. This is a group of men who are the envy of each and every MLB team, and when you break it down, it has the potential of being an all-time great bullpen. In 2018, Diaz was as dominant as we have seen any reliever in baseball history be. In 73 appearances, the right-hander recorded a MLB leading 57 saves,...
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