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Per a Baseball America tracker, the Mets have not yet signed an undrafted free agent. Teams could start signing UDFAs yesterday at 9 a.m; the majority of teams have already begun to do so.
Dominic Smith posted about the racial injustices surrounding our country. Pete Crow-Armstrong weighed in on Smith’s post, commenting “🗣🗣🗣 .”
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The Owners will send a proposal to the MLBPA today on how to restart the season after the players made it clear over the weekend that they just want to play ball.
Buster Olney’s latest column on ESPN is on how greed has influenced the game of baseball.
Jim Baumbach and Laura Albanese of Newsday discussed the recent financial troubles facing the Mets and Yankees.
Sandy Alderson wrote an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle on the military’s role in politics
ESPN aired its long-awaited Long Gone Summer documentary yesterday, which chronicled the home run record chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
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Jack Hendon had an excellent piece on opponent infielders that have tortured the Mets for years.
Violeta Pietronico previewed the upcoming free-agent center-fielders.
Tim Ryder is of the opinion the MLBPA didn’t do much wrong in their negotiations with the owners.
On This Day in Mets History
1977: The Mets completed the Midnight Massacre, trading away franchise stalwart Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds.
1983: Mest acquired a mustachioed first baseman you may have heard of: Keith Hernandez.
Birthdays: Brett Butler (63), Tony Clark (48), Ken Henderson (74), Dave Liddell (54), Jeremy Reed (39)
Stay safe, folks!
