News rocked the baseball world on Saturday when superstar Shohei Ohtani announced on his Instagram that he is going to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The reported contract is a record-breaker coming in at 10-years and $700 million. How does this all relate to the New York Mets? What did Mets’ owner Steven Cohen have to say after the deal? According to Will Sammon of the Athletic, owner Steve...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The news that baseball fans worldwide have been waiting for officially came on Saturday as Shohei Ohtani selected his next destination. He announced on his Instagram that he has decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jeff Passan of ESPN confirmed Ohtani’s new deal with the Dodgers is for 10 years and $700 million. Robert Murray of Fansided reported on Twitter that...
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Francisco Álvarez is open to an extension to stay with the Mets longterm, according to Tim Healy of Newsday.com. Álvarez, the former No. 1 overall prospect in Major League Baseball, reportedly is open to signing an extension to stay in Queens. According to Healy, neither side is under any pressure to get a deal done, but the catcher at least wanted to start a dialogue. While signing Álvarez to a...
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J.D. Martinez Position: DH Age: 36 (08/21/1987) Traditional Stats: 113 G, 479 PA, .271/.321/.572, 33 HR, 103 RBI, 27 2B, 34 BB, 149 SO Advanced Stats: 134 OPS+, 1.9 bWAR, .301 BABIP, 6.9 HR%, 31.1 SO%, 7.1 BB%, 93.4 EV, 54.9 HardHit% Rundown Players always seem to turn back the clock on the Dodgers. J.D. Martinez had a bounce-back season in Los Angeles after the Dodgers signed him to a prove-it,...
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Ronny Mauricio continued his torrid play at the plate in the Dominican Professional Baseball League Friday night. With the Tigres del Licey trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Mauricio stepped up to the plate batting right-handed. The Mets’ fourth overall prospect then clubbed his first homer of the winter and tied the game for his squad. While the Tigres eventually fell 9-4,...
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If preseason predictions were made for who would end up being the pitchers of the year in the New York Mets organization for 2023, many names would have popped up. While Mike Vasil, Blade Tidwell, or Dominic Hamel would have been guessed the most in the beginning, the Mets showed it’s an organization that is built up strong pitching depth at all levels of the system. Hence, two names,...
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