Mets veteran infielders Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie are both likely to begin the 2019 season on the injured list. When Mets manager Mickey Callaway was asked today about the two being ready for Opening Day he told Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, “I just don’t see it.” Lowrie, signed a two-year deal in the offseason with Mets, has not been participating in baseball activities...
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The Mets beat the Marlins 6-0 today at First Data field, snapping the Marlins 11-game winning streak. Keon Broxton ended the game with a diving catch stranding the bases loaded. (Box Score) Pitching With Opening Day one week away, the Met sent Steven Matz out to right the ship. The lefty had a scoreless first inning with three ground ball outs. In the second inning, Matz got 3 fly ball outs. In...
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The Tampa Bay Rays announced they’ve given 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell a five-year deal. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports the deal is for $50 million and here’s the breakdown: 2019: $1 million 2020: $7 million 2021: $10.5 million 2022: $12.5 million 2023: $16 million The left-handed Snell was acquired with the 52nd overall pick by the Rays in the...
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Hello! It’s been a while! The Mets last played on Monday and on Tuesday Wheeler was supposed to get a final tune-up against the Marlins. The rain came instead and the Mets/Marlins like three other games in Florida were cancelled. Then the Mets had a scheduled off-day. Let’s Recap: Monday there was a rain threat and they wanted to get Familia into the game early, so Familia started over Dowdy....
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First reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cardinals and newly acquired slugger Paul Goldschmidt are nearing terms on a contract extension to keep the perennial All-Star in St. Louis for the next five seasons. Goldschmidt was acquired by the Cardinals from Arizona earlier this winter for a package of prospects. Rosenthal’s report was confirmed by Derrick Goold of St. Louis...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday their plans to change Citi Field’s address to honor all-time ace Tom Seaver. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the address will be 41 Seaver Way once New York City makes the change official. They are also working on a statue, and Steven Marcus of Newsday says the plan is to unveil what it will look like some time in June. “We’re going to...
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