Chad Jennings of The Athletic reports Tampa Bay Rays Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom is currently the favorite to replace the recently ousted Dave Dombrowski, who was the President of Baseball Operations. Jon Heyman of MLB Network has backed up that report by saying the Red Sox are close to naming Bloom as their new baseball ops leader. In a sense, this benefits the New...
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By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! The World Series will be held in the nation’s capital on Friday night for the first time since the Washington Senators hosted the New York Giants during the 1933 World Series. Latest Mets News The Major League Baseball Players Association named Pete Alonso the 2019 National League Outstanding Rookie. The Major League Baseball Players Association...
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Tanner Roark Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: October 5, 1986 (33) Traditional Stats: 10-10, 4.35 ERA, 1.397 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9, 8.6 K/9 Advanced Stats: 2.0 bWAR, 2.0 fWAR, 94 ERA+, 4.67 FIP Tanner Roark was drafted in the 25th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft by the Texas Rangers. Two years later, Roark was traded to the Washington Nations, eventually making his MLB debut in 2013. Roark...
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As per a team announcement, the Houston Astros have terminated assistant general manager Brandon Taubman in light of his remarks following the team’s walk-off, pennant-clinching win over the New York Yankees last weekend. According to Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated, following the Astros’ thrilling 6-4 win on Saturday courtesy of Jose Altuve’s two-run homer in the...
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For the second straight season, Jacob deGrom has been named the National League’s Outstanding Pitcher of the Year by Major League Baseball’s Players Association. DeGrom, 31, had a 2.43 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 5.80 BB/K, 2.67 FIP, and a National League best 255 strikeouts over 204 innings for the Mets in 2019. He also finished second in the majors and led the National League with his 7.0...
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Rawlings Sports announced their 2019 finalists for the Gold Glove Awards at each position for the American and National Leagues on Thursday afternoon. The Mets were shutout for the fourth straight year. The last time the Mets had a finalist was Curtis Granderson in 2015 and the last winner was Juan Lagares in 2014. For the seventh consecutive season, the SABR defensive index will account for...
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