With the Mets adding prospects LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Jordan Humphreys, C Ali Sanchez, and SS Andres Gimenez to the 40-man roster and designating RHP Drew Gagnon for assignment on Wednesday, the 40 is now full. They also recently added left-handed relief prospect Blake Taylor to the 40 and claimed lefty Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Twins. Now that the Mets 40-man roster is full, they...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets are one of five teams showing early interestin in Korean left-handed starter Kwang-hyun Kim. Royals, Dodgers, Cubs, and Diamondbacks are the other four teams according to Rosenthal. Kim was posted on Friday by SK Wvyerns and now had 30 days to negotiate a deal. Under the new posting rules, Kim can negotiate with all 30 teams. Original Report...
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Previous Position: San Francisco Giants’ Bench Coach Age: 6/23/1967 (52) MLB Coaching Experience: Giants Hitting Coach (2010-2017), Giants Bench Coach (2018-2019) Netherlands Manager (2013, 2017) Hensley Meulens has spent his entire major league coaching career with the Giants. He’s won three world series with the team as the team’s hitting coach. His coaching career began with...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Joey Cora has met multiple times with the Mets and is seen as a strong candidate for their open bench coach position. Cora, older brother of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, is currently the third base coach for the Pirates, a role he’s held for three seasons. He also serves as the club’s infield coach and was a manager in 2016 of their Double-A...
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Good morning Mets fans! Wilson Ramos spent time on Thursday with Mets team employees in giving out over 2,000 turkeys to families in need ahead of Thanksgiving. The “MetsGiving” initiative worked alongside local food banks to deliver the turkeys to families across all five boroughs in New York City. Latest Mets News Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom were named to ESPN’s inaugural...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen gave starting backstop Wilson Ramos a vote of confidence from the GM Meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona last week, insisting that the Mets “have a starting catcher in [Ramos]”, adding, “We expect to go into the season with [Ramos] as our guy.” While handing out Thanksgiving turkeys with the Mets in Elmhurst, Queens on...
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