Good morning, Mets fans!
Baseball is officially back! The Mets play their first spring training game today at 1:10 p.m. ET at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Expectations are understandably low for the Mets heading into 2024, but even that doesn’t take away from the excitement of baseball returning. The Mets will take on the Cardinals in their spring debut, with Tylor Megill taking the mound against Zack Thompson.
Latest Mets News
Per the Mets, reliever Shintaro Fujinami flew home to Japan to tend to a personal matter. He will miss at least a couple days of camp but should have plenty of time to ramp up for Opening Day.
At David Stearns’ request, Carlos Beltrán is expected to spend time around the the Mets and travel with the team this year.
Latest MLB News
Per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, the Mariners signed Trevor Kelley and Brian Anderson to minor league contracts. Jon Heyman of the New York Post confirmed that Anderson will make $2 million if he makes the major league roster.
Heyman also reported that the Reds signed Tony Kemp to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
The Royals announced that they signed catcher Austin Nola to a major league contract. To make room on the roster, the team placed Kris Bubic on the 60-day injured list.
Latest on MMO
David Melendi writes about the controversy surrounding MLB’s new uniforms.
David Melendi recaps Steve Cohen’s comments on the Meet the Apple podcast about Pete Alonso.
Evan Mazza looks at some of the free agent starting pitching options following Kodai Senga‘s injury.
Elliot Teichman profiles non-roster invitee Tomás Nido.
On the latest MMO Weekly, FanNation’s Pat Ragazzo joins Sal Manzo on the show to talk about the Senga injury among other topics.
On This Date in Mets History
2010: The Mets signed Rod Barajas to a one-year, $1 million contract. He played just 74 games in a Mets uniform, but one of his biggest accomplishments in New York was hitting the first walk-off home run in Citi Field history.
Birthdays: Chance Sisco (29), Gustavo Molina (42), Eddie Murray (68)
