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The MLA Players Trust, the charity arm of the MLBPA, spoke with Mets catcher Wilson Ramos to talk about his workouts during the pandemic to stay in shape for baseball. He goes into depth on the resistance band workouts he has been doing for the page’s #KidsOnDeck campaign.
Bill Ladson of MLB spoke with Ron Swoboda about one of the best managers in Mets history Gil Hodges. They spoke at length about the newfound appreciation Swoboda had looking back on the 1969 season.
Latest MLB News
MLB posted the some of the safety precautions that they will be implementing for the upcoming season to keep players safe including but not limited to, players and personnel being tested every other day, players receiving temperature/sympton check twice per day, and antibody testing once a month. More details on the 2020 season can be found on MLB.com in an article by writer Anthony Castrovince.
Matthew Boyd, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, spoke with CNN about trying to return to play during this pandemic given his health background having asthma.
San Francisco Giants President Farhan Zaidi denounced the Scottsdale, Arizona city councilman Guy Phillips. He used explicit words to express his loathe for the councilman in an article on The Athletic from Andrew Baggarly.
One of the new rules coming into play for the 2020 MLB season is the “runner at second” rule where a runner will be placed on second base during extra inning games in an attempt to speed up extra inning games to save the energy of the players. Many do not seem to be a fan of this rule but one of the rules’ biggest supporters is the Milwaukee Brewers GM David Stearn. Stearn spoke to the Brewers beat reporter for MLB, Adam McCalvy about his content about implementing his new rule.
Los Angeles Dodger Andrew Toles was arrested on June 22 on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing. He refused to leave the area and was found sleeping behind Key West airport. Gwen Filosa reported the news in the Miami Herald.
The All-Star Game is most likely not happening for the 2020 season, so the MLB All-Star Game will likely be held in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium in 2022 according Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. The All-Star Game is is already scheduled to be held in Atlanta for 2021, so the Dodgers’ new year to host may be in two years from now.
Al Leiter announced on Twitter that he is going to be live on YES Network on June 28th at 8 p.m. for a “Subway Series Special” with former Mets and Yankeel legends like Bobby Valentine, Todd Zeile, David Cone, and more in the “Joe Torre Safe At Home Subway Series Special.”
Latest NL East News
Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals is considering sitting out the 2020 season. Having a three-week-old baby at home, Zimmerman is apprehensive about going to play this season given the pandemic still plaguing the United States. He has been keeping a diary for the Associated Press, and Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports reported the contents of the diary.
Latest on MMO
Tim Ryder wrote about the big questions facing the New York Mets in this upcoming shortened season.
John Jackson wrote about the recent interview Dominic Smith had with SNY discussing racism.
Matt Musico discussed the ways the MLB can dig themself our of the hole they dug themselves in during this pandemic.
Michael Mayer wrote about how entertainers and former professional players have done when owning a MLB team.
Joe D discussed how different this 2020 season will be compared to a regular season.
On This Day in Mets History
Happy Birthday to Chris Woodward (44), Ricardo Jordan (50), and Jeff Conine (54)!
2008: In a 15-6 Mets win over the Yankees, Carlos Delgado hit a double, three-run homer, and a grand slam establishing a new team record of nine RBIs in one game.
Stay happy, healthy, and safe!
