Morning Briefing: Neutral Site Playoff Games Possible

Good morning Mets fans. Dark times are upon us as today was supposed to be Opening Day but instead, baseball is suspended for the foreseeable future.

To make matters worse, flame throwing co-ace Noah Syndergaard is set to undergo Tommy John surgery later today down in Florida as he will be out until the 2021 season (Ugh).

On the bright side, ESPN’s Jeff Passan went on Getup on Wednesday and discussed several scenarios for this season including baseball’s ideal start date, which is mid-June even if that means they play in empty stadiums.

Passan also reported on the ongoing talks between MLB and the MLBPA about pay, neutral-site playoffs, doubleheaders, etc.

Let’s look at what went on with the Mets and the rest of the league on Wednesday.

Latest Mets News

While Florida has banned all non-essential surgeries, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal explains how Doctors are the one’s who decide whether a surgery is essential or not. Luckily for Syndergaard, the Doctor performing his surgery deemed his elbow repair essential.

However, Doctors still have coronavirus concerns regarding Syndergaard’s procedure, as Mike Puma of The New York Post reported.

At 6 pm E.T. tonight, the MLB will be streaming Jacob DeGrom’s masterful game 5 of the 2015 NLDS, where the Mets beat the Dodgers to advance to the NLCS. (Tweet by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com).

Pete Alonso sent a video message to health care workers thanking them for their efforts in fighting covid-19. (Story written by Mollie Walker of The New York Post).

The Athletic published a New York Sports Hall of Fame list.

Latest MLB News

Super agent Scott Boras has a regular and postseason lay out for baseball with a World Series game being played on Christmas. (Published by The LA Times).

Major League Baseball will be showing a variety of classic games today on several networks and streaming platforms to help feed the appetites of baseball fans who are deprived of Opening Day.

PitCCh in foundation ran by C.C. Sabathia and his wife Amber, has partnered with Fresh Direct in order to distribute groceries to the Boys & Girls Clubs in the Bronx, per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic.