Good morning, Mets fans! Happy first Grapefruit league game day!
The New York Mets will play baseball on Saturday (yes, you read that right). The team has split-squad games today against the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals. The home game, airing on WPIX at 1:10 p.m., will feature off-season acquisition Rick Porcello on the bump and the away game, which can be heard on WCBS 880, will showcase Marcus Stroman getting his first start of 2020.
33 days until Opening Day!
Latest Mets News
The Mets’ new spring training facility, Clover Field, has some incredible artwork on the concourse of the ballpark featuring some of your favorite former Mets and some current stars of the 2020 team. Tim Healy of Newsday shared some pictures of the newly decorated concourse on Twitter.
Minor league OF Ryan Shinn has been suspended 50 games for a drug violation. He tested positive for Ritalinic Acid, according to Sam Dykstra of MiLB, other suspensions include Reds minor league catcher, Edward Guzman, and Mariners minor league pitcher, Kyle Hill.
Justin Toscano of The Record wrote about the scouting report given to Matt Adams back when he was in college. Adams never let the outside noise of scouts or fans get in the way of his determination, “Just used that and believed in myself and kept working.”
Citi Field is bringing in some new food vendors for 2020 including, but not limited to Murrays Mac & Cheese, The Nugget Spot, Emmy Squared, Tipsy Scoop, and Funny Face Bakery, among others. Anthony DiComo of MLB posted the list of some more of the vendors coming to Citi in the spring.
Latest MLB News
Yankees manager Aaron Boone, has announced that Luis Severino has been shut down as of 11 o’clock on Friday morning. The star Yankees pitcher will undergo some tests to determine the root of his troublesome forearm pain.
Carlos Carrasco is considered “day-to-day” following a hip flexor strain diagnosis.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post spoke with Mark Teixeira about Carlos Beltran‘s time with the New York Yankees.
The Atlantic League is hiring! The Atlantic Professional Baseball League has 34 guaranteed professional contracts open for the 2020 season. If you or someone you know want to register for their 2020 mini-camp tryouts, you can click here.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic discussed the flawed nature of the arbitration system, referencing relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Josh Hader‘s recent arbitration hearing loss.
Mookie Betts, Marcus Stroman, and J.T. Realmuto, among other big names in baseball, are approaching free agency after the 2020 season. MLBTR looked at their recent numbers and looked at which players will be–possible–free agents come November.
Victor Alcantara of the Detroit Tigers has been suspended for 80 games for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug called “stanozolol”.
The Seattle Mariners claimed RP Taylor Williams off waivers from the Brewers and, in order to make room on the roster, they designated RHP Phillips Valdez for assignment.
The Colorado Rockies have signed Daniel Bard, former Red Sox reliever.
Mets’ 2018 first-round pick, Jarred Kelenic, is rumored to be getting his shot in the big leagues with the Seattle Mariners shortly. Kelenic was traded during the 2018 offseason to Seattle for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano. Rustin Dodd of The Athletic had the story.
Latest NL East News
The Philadelphia Phillies have avoided arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract with RHP Hector Neris. The deal includes a club option for 2021. The team announced the deal on Twitter.
Latest on MMO
Tim Ryder talks about Jeurys Familia‘s successes early in Spring Training.
Eric Belyea wrote about Thursday’s Hot Stove season finale, and the most important things talked about between some Mets players and the SNY crew.
John Sheridan wrote up the report from Luis Rojas on Yoenis Cespedes‘ progress thus far in St. Lucie.
Jack Ramsey got an exclusive interview with former Mets managerial candidate and ESPN Analyst, Eduardo Perez.
Derek Reifer wrote about the Mets’ most ideal way to use both Jeff McNeil and J.D. Davis, defensively in this upcoming season.
On This Date in Mets History
1998: The Mets signed Joe Orsulak.
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