Morning Briefing: Baseball Is Officially Back!

Good morning, Mets fans!

Happy Sunday, and it’s an especially exciting one because Saturday kicked off the first game action for the Amazin’s this Spring.

The Mets participated in two games on Saturday, one against the Marlins and one against the Cardinals, and dropped both. They will be right back at it on Sunday though, as they play the Cardinals again at 1:10 p.m. The game can be viewed on SNY and heard on WBCS 880 AM.

Latest Mets News

Mets’ relief ace Seth Lugo threw a bullpen session on Saturday, his first action back on a mound since fracturing his pinky toe several days ago. The next step for Lugo will be to throw live batting practice before he can participate in Grapefruit League games.

New York Rangers and New York Knicks owner James Dolan is interested in buying the Mets’ television network SNY, Thornton McEnery of the New York Post reports.

While Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes isn’t quite ready for Spring Training games, New York remains optimistic on the veteran and are happy with his progress so far, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Latest MLB News

Houston Astros’ third baseman Alex Bregman talked with Mark DeRosa of MLB Network on Saturday about the upcoming season for himself and the team.

The Chicago White Sox agreed to a five-year contract extension with left-handed pitcher Aaron Bummer that includes two clubs options, the team reported on Twitter.

Several months ago, it was reported that the Tampa Bay Rays could potentially split their games between playing in St. Petersburg and Montreal. However, Tony Clark of the MLBPA said the union prefers for them to just play in Tampa Bay.

The Boston Red Sox hired Jerry Narron as their bench coach according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive. Narron was a candidate for the Mets’ bench coach opening before it ultimately went to Hensley Meulens.