Good Morning, Mets fans! It appears that the Wilpon era could be coming to an end as Jeff Wilpon held a 15-20 minute zoom call with Mets employees that included a speech, highs and lows from his ownership, and thank you’s to long-time employees.
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Per the New York Mets, they have claimed INF Robel Garcia off of waivers from Cincinnati and designated Ryan Cordell for assignment.
Per Marc Carig of The Athletic, Jeff Wilpon’s zoom call with Mets employees yesterday appeared to be his outgoing call, and included a speech with shout-outs to longtime employees, and thank you’s to Jay Horwitz. According to Carig, it appears that ownership change is coming soon.
Per Scott Soshnick of sportico.com, Jeff Wilpon discussed the highs of his ownership being the 2015 World Series, building Citi Field, and his lows as not winning as much. The Zoom call was 15-20 minutes long and appeared to be a “definite goodbye.”
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Jack Hendon discusses the Mets claiming Robel Garcia off of waivers.
Michelle Ioannou discusses what appeared to be Jeff Wilpon’s (unofficial) goodbye call for Mets employees.
On this Day in Mets History
1986: The Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-5 to win Game 7 and were crowned World Series Champions for the second time in franchise-history. Third Baseman, Ray Knight was named World Series MVP.
2015: Michael Conforto became the third player to accomplish the World Series Triple Crown, playing in the Little League World Series (2004 Reddmond LL, WA), The College World Series (2013 Oregon State), and the MLB World Series (2015 Mets). He joins Jason Varitek and Ed Vosberg in this historic feat.
Birthdays: Ruben Tejada (31), T.J. Rivera (32), Pedro Beato (34), Jon Niese (34), Gil Flores (68), Pumpsie Green (87)
Let’s go Mets!
