With hopes of contending and a franchise-best 11-1 start to the 2018 season, this past year ultimately fell flat for the New York Mets. And while there were a number of positives to come out of the last 162 games, it’s the negative stuff that usually gets most of the air time. After all, the organization has to find a new general manager that will hopefully make enough moves — and...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas 7 – 4 Glendale Desert Dogs Surprise Saguaros 11 – 9 Salt River Rafters Scottsdale Scorpions 10 – 3 Mesa Solar Sox 1B Peter Alonso: 3 for 4, 3 R, HR(1), 2 RBI(4), SB(1), BB SS Andres Gimenez: 1 for 4, R, HR(1), RBI(1), BB, K, Fielding Error(1) C Ali Sanchez: 0 for 3, R, 2 BB, K There were plenty of fireworks last night for Scottsdale...
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Still no baseball until tomorrow. The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee on Friday on FS1 at 8:09 p.m. ET. Latest Mets (GM) News Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record says that Josh Byrnes is expected to interview for the GM position. Mike Puma of the NY Post reported yesterday that Rays senior VP of Baseball Ops, Chaim Bloom, interviewed for the Mets GM job. He also adds...
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Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets are looking at Indians’ GM, Mike Chernoff, as an option to be the Mets’ next GM. Chernoff, 37, has been the Indians’ GM ever since the end of the 2015 season after the team promoted Chris Antonetti to Director of Baseball Operations. Notably, Chernoff has worked with both Antonetti and Blue Jays’ GM Mark Shapiro, who have strong...
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Former New York Mets outfielder and 1986 World Series champion Lenny Dykstra was indicted in Union County, NJ on Wednesday stemming from an incident with an Uber driver in May. Dykstra, 55, was charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, both of which the arresting officers found on Dykstra’s person, and making terroristic threats. The Uber driver who picked up Dykstra that day...
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The Mets have interviewed Chaim Bloom for their General Manager position. Mike Puma of the New York Post reported this news. Bloom, 35, has spent the last 14 years in the Tampa Rays’ organization. He is the first candidate they have interviewed that isn’t eligible or near eligible for AARP benefits. The Tampa Bays Rays went 90-72 this past season while he served as VP of Baseball...
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