A scout for the Seattle Mariners, Noel Sevilla, who originally signed Edwin Diaz, told Ken Davidoff of the New York Post after the Mets acquired him one thing about the closer: “He has a big set of cojones.” Upon asking Diaz about that, the righty told Davidoff: “You have to be like that. Play hard, try to win every day. That’s my mindset. I think that’s why he said, ‘Big cojones,’ because I...
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Baseball or bust. That’s Tim Tebow’s mindset, as the outfielder proclaimed on Saturday that he is all in on baseball. The 31-year-old former NFL quarterback said in a press conference on Saturday in Port St. Lucie that he received many calls from the new Alliance of American Football with offers, but his decision was staying committed to the Mets. Tebow originally joined the Mets...
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New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia announced during a press conference on Saturday afternoon in Tampa that the upcoming 2019 season, his 19th major-league campaign, will be his last. According to Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, the 38-year-old southpaw had already made up his mind regarding his retirement after this season, even before he underwent surgery to implant a stent in a blocked...
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1987 Topps Gary Carter 1986 was a banner season for Mets fans, and photographers at Topps did a wonderful job of capturing many of the plays at Shea with several in-action photographs on the cards they turned out the following year. The Play on the Card So let’s get our Sherlock Holmes hat on and utilize the Internet, particularly baseballreference.com to see if we can determine a) who the...
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The New York Mets are surely looking forward to discovering the true potential of top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s 51st-ranked minor-leaguer in all of baseball, Peter Alonso this spring. But, as manager Mickey Callaway and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen both noted earlier in the week, the 24-year-old Florida native will have to prove his mettle. “[Alonso] has to earn it, just like...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway confirmed to the team’s media corps on Thursday what Mets fans everywhere — you, me, Chrissy Teigen — had all been thinking since he was re-signed by the team last week; Devin Mesoraco is back with the Mets for one reason — to catch Jacob deGrom. As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mesoraco notes “familiarity” as an alluring...
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