Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Wilmer Flores is back with the Major League team in Arizona. As a corresponding move, Ty Kelly has been sent back down to Triple-A Las Vegas. Kelly did not take a plate appearance during his brief stay. Flores, 26, has been sidelined since last month with lower back soreness. In three rehab games, he went 6-for-11 with two doubles, a home run and four...
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The Major League Baseball trade deadline date was on June 15 from 1923 through the 1985 season before switching to it’s current July 31 date beginning in 1986. Multiple trades have been made by the New York Mets on this date, some that ended up helping the team tremendously and one that most consider the worst in franchise history. 1969 The Mets entered deadline day 30-25, 8.5 games behind...
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Eric Byrnes has never shied away from a challenge. Whether it was learning to control his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a youth, revitalizing his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being released by the Baltimore Orioles after the ’05 season, or training for and completing the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in under 24 hours, the competitor in him never...
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The New York Mets have a well-documented history with Jose Reyes. His tenure as a member of the Mets has had its fair share of high points, most notably his role in helping to bring the team back to relevancy in the mid-2000’s and winning the 2011 National League batting title. He’s also had some very prominent low points. His injury history and the inconsistencies in his effort at...
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The New York Mets announced that they’ve signed 2018 first round pick Jarred Kelenic. Jacob Resnick of MMO reported the news earlier on Friday and added that the outfielder will begin his career in the Gulf Coast League with the GCL Mets. Jim Callis of MLB reports that Kelenic was given a $4.5 million signing bonus, significantly under the $5,525,200 slot value. Kelenic, 18, was drafted...
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With Major League owners having their quarterly meeting yesterday, Commissioner Rob Manfred seemed to be emboldened by a number of changes he has seemingly wanted to implement since taking over for Bud Selig. The most radical change to the sport to emerge from the meeting was Manfred’s belief Major League Baseball is getting closer to adopting a universal DH according to David Lennon of...
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