Morning Briefing: Happy Birthday David Wright!

Good Morning Mets Fans!

Today is David Wright‘s 36th Birthday. As many of us know, due to chronic health issues, Wright played his final game in 2018. However, in the 12 years, he was a Met, he established himself as one of the best players in franchise history, ranking first among all-time Mets in at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, RBI’s and walks while finishing second in WAR and home runs.

Wright still holds a special place in every Mets’ fans heart. His classy demeanor, his confident leadership, and his clutch hitting will be remembered and dearly missed. This day’s for you, Captain!

Latest Mets News

The Mets announced some important Spring Training Dates

Pitchers and Catchers will report on Feb. 12
Position Players will come to PSL on Feb. 16
The First Full-Squad workout will be on Feb. 18
The First Spring Training Game will be on Feb. 23
Opening Day will be on March 28

Mike Puma of The New York Post reported that Chris Flexen has lost 30 pounds while recovering from his 2018 knee surgery.

MetsMerizedOnline’s own Michael Mayer disclosed that former Met Phillip Evans signed a minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs.

Latest News in the MLB

Melisa Reidy came out with even more disturbing details about her relationship with Cubs shortstop Addison Russell.

The Reds, the Dodgers, the Brewers, and the Phillies have all shown varying degrees of interest per Jon Morosi of MLBNetwork. Morosi claims that the Indians have expressed interest in the Reds top prospects Nick Senzel and Taylor Trammel.

The Rangers signed Jeanmar Gomez to a minor-league deal.

Former Big-Leaguer Nick Martinez resigned with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

The Mariners tweeted out the design of their new stadium and my gosh, is it stunning.

The White Sox announced their one-year deal with catcher James McCann.

Manny Machado had a productive visit with one of the baseball teams in New York yesterday! However, the top free-agent infielder only talked with the Yankees.

The Rangers officially released Carlos Asuaje so he could pursue overseas baseball opportunities.

Latest News in the NL East

Former Phillie Darin Ruf resigned with the KBO’s Samsung Lions. It must not have been a Ruf decision for the former top prospect to resign with the club since he’s slugged to a .330/.424/.605 line last year.