Good morning, Mets fans! It’s officially official – J.D. Martinez has donned the blue and orange and was in Mets camp in Port St. Lucie on Saturday. The Mets went on to drop Saturday’s Grapefruit League matchup against the Astros 13-5. They will look to bounce back on Sunday in their final Clover Park game of the spring against the Washington Nationals. It will be Luis Severino (1-0, 1.00 ERA)...
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On Saturday, the New York Mets headed back to Clover Park for a game with the Houston Astros. It began as a big day before the game when the Mets officially announced the signing of slugger J.D. Martinez. Martinez met with the media and began his Mets tenure by talking to Mark Vientos during batting practice. Just five days before Opening Day, José Quintana took the mound for his final start of...
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J.D. Martinez spoke to the media for the first time on Saturday afternoon. Martinez touched on multiple topics, specifically why he chose the Mets over other teams, a behind-the-scenes player who lured him to Queens, and even Mark Vientos, who was the Mets designated hitter before the signing. “For me, I know I don’t have too many years left in this game,” Martinez told the...
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 • 1:10 PM Clover Field • Port St Lucie, FL RHP Cristian Javier (2-1, 4.30) vs. LHP José Quintana (0-1, 4.15) SNY There are four spring training games left before the start of the regular season. If the Mets win today’s game, they will guarantee that they cannot end spring training with a losing record – not that it matters anyway. Yesterday the Mets lost to the Yankees...
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We’ve nearly made it. Spring training is now firmly in the home stretch and Opening Day is less than a week away for the New York Mets. With less than a handful of Grapefruit League games remaining, we have a pretty good idea of what the Opening Day roster will look like and there is very little still up in the air. As such, now is the perfect time to round up the good and the bad from the...
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The Mets officially announced they signed J.D. Martinez to a one-year contract on Saturday. The contract totals $12 million, but is broken out to benefit the Mets. Martinez’s base salary for the 2024 season is set at $2 million, and has $7.5 million deferred, which will be paid in $1.5 million installments from 2034-2038. He also received a $2.5 million signing bonus. The Mets assigned...
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