Good morning Mets fans! 

 The MLB season officially starts today with the Seoul Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres! The game is currently going on right now on ESPN as of publishing. The two will play today and tomorrow morning (6 a.m. EST) in Seoul, South Korea, to kick off the MLB season. Opening Day for 28 other teams is in eight days.

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Latest Mets News

Sean Manaea and Brett Baty starred in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Read Gianni Arantes’ recap. 

In today’s Grapefruit League game against the Miami Marlins, Christian Scott, the Mets No. 5 prospect and top-ranked pitching prospect, per MLB Pipeline, will make his first start of the spring. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. and can be found on MLB Network. Scott has risen through the Mets system since being drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 draft out of Florida. Across three levels in 2022, Scott went 5-4 with a 2.57 ERA in 19 starts. In 12 starts with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Scott pitched 62 innings, struck out 77 batters and had a 2.47 ERA. 

The Mets reassigned multiple players, headlined by outfielders Trayce Thompson and Ben Gamel to minor league camp. Evan Mazza detailed the transactions. 

Latest MLB News

A group of players told The MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark it wants to remove Bruce Meyer, the deputy executive director who is the second-in-command, per multiple reports. David Melendi wrote a piece describing the reports.

Harry Marino, the person recommended to replace Meyer, and Scott Boras have traded jabs, with Boras saying Marino had undertaken a “coup,” according to an article from Evan Drellich of The Athletic.

Baseball America released its first 2024 Mock Draft. 

Toronto Blue Jays pitchers Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson are dealing with injuries, per Keegan Matheson of mlb.com. 

MLB veteran Chance Sisco has signed with the independent Long Island Ducks, the team announced. 

The Blue Jays announced the signing of pitcher Mike Mayers to a minor league contract. 

Latest On MMO 

David Stearns discussed the Mets roster and organizational stability in a Q&A with Tyler Kepner of The Athletic. David Melendi recaps the article here. 

The latest edition of the Mets Minors’ top 35 prospects has been released, breaking down prospects 25-21. 

This Day in Mets History

1961: The Yankees informed the Mets they were unwilling to share Yankee Stadium, forcing the newly founded franchise to make the Polo Grounds their first home. 

Birthdays: Brad Hand (34), Manny Alexander (53), Blas Minor (58), Rick Parker (61), Steve Dillon (81), George Altman (91)