Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets officially introduced Carlos Beltran as their 22nd manager in franchise history with a press conference at the Foxwoods Club at Citi Field on Monday morning. Latest Mets News In addition to Beltran’s news conference, the Mets made a trio of moves on Monday. The Mets extended a qualifying offer to Zack Wheeler, selected Blake Taylor’s contract...
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the finalists for Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP. American League MVP Alex Bregman (Astros) – 3B Mike Trout (Angels – OF Marcus Semien (A’s) – SS Trout is a two-time winner of the word and his lowest finish is fourth. National League MVP Cody Bellinger (Dodgers) – 1B/OF Christian Yelich...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network first reported the news of Red Sox’s outfielder, J.D. Martinez, choosing to not opt-out of his contract. Martinez signed a five year, 110 million dollar deal in 2018 with the ability to opt-out after the 2019 season and 2020 season. Martinez ended his 2019 season with a slash line of .304/.383/.557. The outfielder can earn 62.5 million dollars over the next three...
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The New York Mets made a handful of roster moves on Monday afternoon, as per a team announcement. In addition to officially extending a $17.8 million qualifying offer to right-hander Zack Wheeler, the Mets also added left-hander Blake Taylor to the 40-man roster ahead of the 5 PM ET deadline to either do so or let the player leave via free agency, and claimed left-hander Stephen Gonsalves off...
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Are you ready for a mid-00s Mets reunion? Because I sure am. Carlos Beltran spoke to ESPN’s Marly Rivera about how he is planning to bring back many former Mets to come down to Spring Training and help out. He did not specify if this solely meant former Mets that he played with — but I assume that he was talking in general. It is likely safe to say though that his former teammates...
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Most of the recent news cycle concerning the New York Mets has revolved around Carlos Beltran being named the club’s next manager. However, there were some other moves made by the front office that’ll have an impact on the upcoming offseason. One of those included New York not picking up the $9.5 million club option on outfielder Juan Lagares, making him a free agent. He’ll now...
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