As the New York Mets’ pitchers and catchers (along with a number of position players) descend upon Port St. Lucie for spring training, baseball is officially in the air. With these sights and sounds of spring came something else we’ll get used to over the next few months: a press conference with manager Mickey Callaway. The second-year skipper talked about a bunch of different topics...
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Good morning Mets fans! Former Mets radio play-by-play announcer Josh Lewin will be a part of the Boston Red Sox’s radio play-by-play rotation, in addition to his new job as the San Diego Padres’ radio pregame and postgame host. Lewin confirmed the recent news about both jobs in a letter to Mets fans. Lewin will also continue to call basketball and football games for UCLA. Latest...
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As first reported on by Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune and later confirmed by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller, general partner Peter Seidler, and manager Andy Green traveled to Miami last week to meet with free-agent superstar infielder, Manny Machado. Acee lists the 26-year-old Machado as “the team’s first choice to fill its...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the team’s press corps on Thursday from the Mets’ training facilities in Port St. Lucie (video via SNY). Unsurprisingly, the main topic of conversation from Van Wagenen’s second presser in as many days was reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom and his ongoing contract negotiations. After agreeing...
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Mets first base prospect Peter Alonso is at camp early as he continues to work on his defense. He finished off the 2018 year playing in the Arizona Fall League to help hone his craft at the position. He also worked hard with Tim Teufel during the Instructional League back in 2017. He’s a consensus Top 100 prospect in baseball with his highest ranking coming from Baseball Prospectus at No....
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Thomas Szapucki Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: June 12, 1996 (22) Acquired: 2015 Fifth Round Draft Pick from William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm Beach, FL) Previous Rank: 8 2017 Stats (Columbia): 1-2, 2.79 ERA, 1.172 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9, 8.4 K/9 Very early on, it was clear Szapucki was the real gem from the Mets 2015 draft. In 2016, he was 4-3 with a 1.38 ERA, 0.885 WHIP, and a 14.9 K/9 in...
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