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Tim Healey of Newsday reported that the Mets have opened up their spring training facility, Clover Park, to the players.
Several members of the Mets team, including Brodie Van Wagenen and Pete Alonso, participated in yesterday’s #BlackOutTuesday movement on social media.
Mike Axisa of CBS Sports predicted the Mets would select Auburn right-hander Tanner Burns with their first pick in this year’s MLB Draft.
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Diamondbacks’ owner Ken Kendrick isn’t a fan of the counter-offer that the MLBPA proposed and is instead calling for no baseball to be played in November.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic talked to several predominant black ballplayers about the recent events that have encapsulated America.
Rob Manfred sent out an internal memo to MLB Employees, regarding the steps Major League Baseball would take to improve its diversity.
The Rays sent out a powerful tweet, expressing their condolences for George Floyd and calling for the end of police brutality.
Mark Craig of The Athletic opines that MLB has to work on promoting inclusion within the game.
Thanks to the unrelenting fundraising efforts former Major-leaguer Burke Badenhop, Bowling Green will be able to reestablish its baseball team after cutting the program earlier in the year.
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Rob Silverman wrote about Cleon Jones, the Mets’ first homegrown stud.
In solidarity with the #BlackOutTuesday social media movement, we refrained from posting any more articles during the rest of the day.
On This Day in Mets History
Mets drafted a slew of future contributors on this date, including Darryl Strawberry (1980), Gregg Jefferies (1985), and Lastings Milledge (2003).
Birthdays: Zach Lutz (34), Carl Everett (49), Aaron Ledesma (49), Barry Lyons (60), Ed Glynn (67) and Jim Dwyer (70).
