By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! The Houston Astros defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in Game 5 of the ALDS to close the book on the final League Division Series of 2019. The next stop for the four remaining playoff teams are their league’s respective League Championship Series. Latest Mets News Mets minor league field coordinator Kevin Morgan has left the organization after the Mets...
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By Tim Ryder As has been reported, a number of teams, including the New York Mets, are in the hunt to secure Joe Girardi’s managing services this offseason. The Mets are scheduled to meet with Girardi — as well as Carlos Beltran, Diamondbacks farm director Mike Bell, and Twins bench coach Derek Shelton — in-person next week in New York. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the...
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The New York Mets were obviously high on Francisco Alvarez when they gave him the largest signing bonus to an international free agent in team history of $2.7 million in 2018. If the bonus wasn’t enough of a sign the team was high on him, the Mets would be very aggressive with him having him starting his career stateside and getting called up to the Appalachian League after just seven...
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Derek Shelton Current Position: Twins Bench Coach (2018 – Present) Age: July 30, 1970 (49) Managerial Experience: GCL Yankees (2000 – 2001), Staten Island Yankees (2002) The 2019 Minnesota Twins were not the first time Rocco Baldelli and Shelton shared the same clubhouse and dugout. For that matter, it was not the only time they went to the postseason. The first time that happened...
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Josh Donaldson Position: Third Base Bats/Throws: Right Age: 33; December 8, 1985 2019 Traditional Stats: .259/.379/.521, 37 HR, 33 2B, 94 RBIs, 100 BB, 155 K Advanced Stats: .132 wRC+, 4.9 fWAR; +15 DRS, 2.1 UZR/150 in 1,297 innings at 3B Originally a non-roster Spring Training invitee in 2009, Josh Donaldson played in 89 games for the Oakland Athletics between the 2010 and 2012 seasons (spent...
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On the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by New York Mets beat writer, Tim Healey of Newsday. Tim and Tim discuss the Mets’ vacant managerial position, the progress this core made in 2019, and touch on which direction GM Brodie Van Wagenen might go this offseason. Simply Amazin’ is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Be sure to subscribe and leave a...
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