Good morning, Mets fans!
Derrick Gould of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner Adam Wainwright is returning to the Cardinals for the 2023 season. It will be his last season as an MLB pitcher. Wainwright is only five wins short of joining the 200 wins club.
Now, it is time for the morning briefing.
Latest Mets News
Michael Mayer reports that the Mets have released Gosuke Katoh. Katoh had a .693 OPS in Triple-A Syracuse this season. Additionally, Katoh was taken by the Nippon-Ham Fighters last week in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
Latest MLB News
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough has interviewed with the Kansas City Royals for their managerial vacancy and is among the finalists there.
Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports that Aaron Nola will start Game 1 of the World Series. Zack Wheeler in Game 2. Rob Thomson said there will be a few changes to the roster, but that won’t be finalized until Friday.
Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com wrote a feature story on a scout for the Houston Astros who is their “not-so-secret key to success”
Katie Woo of The Athletic reports that Jeff Albert has elected to not return as the Cardinals hitting coach in 2023. Pitching coach Mike Maddux has stepped down. And bullpen coach Bryan Eversgerd will be reassigned as a special assistant within the organization.
Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a quotation from John Mozeliak, Cardinals president of baseball operations: “our payroll is going up.”
AP Sports reports that Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he left the Yankees player development complex. “I don’t see a change there.”
The Seattle Mariners claimed pitcher Luke Weaver from Kansas City.
Latest on MMO
The MMO News Desk reports that the Giants are ready to spend big on Aaron Judge.
Robby Waldrop wrote a 2022 report card on Eduardo Escobar.
Jack Markowski has five under-the-radar free agents for the Mets to consider.
On This Date in Mets History
1986: The Mets rallied late to defeat the Red Sox in game seven and win the world series. Ray Knight was named World Series MVP after slashing .391/.440/.565 and driving in five runs.
Birthdays: Ruben Tejada (33), T.J. Rivera (34), Pedro Beato (36), Jon Niese (36), Gil Flores (70)
