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Will Sammon of The Athletic goes into detail about how the New York Mets and infielder Jeff McNeil began their discussions of an extension and the process it took to get there as well as the simple dinner invite that started the entire process. McNeil signed a four-year, $50 million extension to remain in orange and blue and was all smiles during his press conference.
Now onto the morning briefing!
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Andrew Marchand of the New York Post wrote a feature about Howie Rose, which reveals his battle with bladder cancer.
Kiley McDaniel of ESPN released his top-100 prospect list for 2023 and it features three Mets prospects within the ranks. Catcher Francisco Alvarez is listed at No. 5, infielder Brett Baty at 20 and Ronny Mauricio at 56. Catcher Kevin Parada and outfielder Alex Ramirez were not on the list but in the group of 50 FV.
Jacob Resnick toured Clover Park in a recent article for MiLB.com.
Latest MLB News
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announced the induction of four new members.
The 65th Caribbean Series is starting soon. Buster Olney of ESPN has information on how you can watch.
MLB announced a new animated series paying tribute to the Negro Leagues.
The Reds announced that they’ve signed Chad Pinder and Jason Vosler to minor league deals.
A recent article from Reuters talked about how the U.S. Justice Department requested a federal appeals court to extend MLB’s “longtime immunity from antitrust law to a dispute involving restrictions on the number of minor league teams that can be affiliated with professional clubs.”
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On This Date in Mets History
2008: One day after signing the largest contract a Mets pitcher received in team history, the Mets officially announced the acquisition of Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins. In exchange for Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Phillip Humber and Kevin Mulvey, the Mets acquired Santana and signed him to a six-year, $137.5 million contract.
Birthdays: Chin-lung Hu (39), Ronny Cedeno (40), Jason Vargas (40), Melvin Mora (51), Scott Erickson (55), Pat Tabler (65), Leo Foster (72), Dale Murray (73)
