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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are back in action today as Jordan Yamamoto gets the start for New York, while Joe Ross will make his spring training debut for the Nationals. First pitch from south Florida is 1:05 PM.
Latest Mets News
Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reported Carlos Carrasco is slated to make his spring training debut sometime this week. Despite joining camp a week late, the team does not expect him to miss the start of the season.
During his postgame press conference, Mets manager Luis Rojas said despite Jeff McNeil playing third base Sunday, most of the reps this spring will go to J.D. Davis and Jonathan Villar.
Jerry Blevins has a very simple reason for coming back:
"I want to win a World Series… the only team I would've come back for was the Mets" pic.twitter.com/cVGNe7olmC
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 7, 2021
Relief pitcher Jerry Blevins said the Mets were the only team he was willing to play for this season.
Latest MLB News
Forrest Whitley, the Astros No.1 pick in 2016, was diagnosed with a right UCL strain, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
The Washington Nationals released relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress after only two weeks with the club, Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post reported. General manager Mike Rizzo said in a statement: “He was released for personnel reasons.”
Jeffress then tweeted at his former agent Joshua Kusnick, saying he “ruined his life.” Kusnick responded by tweeting this.
Buster Olney of ESPN reported the Cleveland Indians’ star Jose Ramirez violated coronavirus health and safety protocols. Ramirez was also with Franmil Reyes, so they will both have to spend the next few days away from the team.
Now #Cubs reliever Pedro Strop held out of camp for violating COVID-19 protocols.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 7, 2021
Cubs reliever Pedro Strop also violated the coronavirus health and safety protocols and he will have to spend the next few days away from the club, according to Nightengale of USA Today.
Latest on MMO
Rich Sparago details Jacob deGrom‘s hot start to his spring training.
Edwin Diaz is gearing up to have a great season, John Flanigan writes.
Alex Worth recaps the Mets 4-4 tie against the Marlins Sunday.
MMO Digital
On today’s episode of Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein recaps this weekend’s Grapefruit League action and talks about why Pete Alonso is set for a huge bounce back campaign in 2021.
On This Date in Mets History
1966: Veterans Committee chairman Ford Frick announced to Casey Stengel, before a crowd of Mets players and brass, he’d been unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Birthdays: Willard Hunter turns 86 today.
Let’s go Mets!
