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One thing I heard today, Buck Showalter is planning a visit to Port St. Lucie ahead of spring training because he's never been to the Mets complex and wants to check out the place for himself.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) January 4, 2022
Mets manager Buck Showalter plans to visit the team’s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie prior to the report date because he has never seen it in person, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported.
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Max Scherzer spoke to Jorge Castillo of the L.A. Times to discuss the current MLB lockout situation.
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Former Mets pitcher Robert Stock signed a 1-year deal at $700,000 with the Doosan Bears, according to Jeeho Yoo of the Yonhap News.
Can confirm MLB Network has decided not to bring me back. I’m grateful for the more than 12 years I spent there, and my enduring friendships with on-air personalities, producers and staff. I always strove to maintain my journalistic integrity, and my work reflects that. 1/2
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 4, 2022
Ken Rosenthal announced MLB Network has elected not to bring him back for another season, after he wrote an article for The Athletic, about commissioner Robert Manfred. Nate Mendelson gathered up all of the information regarding the situation.
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John Flanigan profiles free agent utility player Josh Harrison.
Doug M completed his early 2022 MLB Draft Primer.
On This Date in Mets History
2004: On this day, Frank Edwin “Tug” McGraw died at 59-years-old. McGraw’s tenure with the Mets was defined by his key role in two of the most notable Mets seasons: 1969, in which the team won it all, and 1973, a pennant-winning campaign perfectly encapsulated by McGraw’s rallying cry, “Ya Gotta Believe!”
Birthdays: Nori Aoki (40)
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