Good morning, Mets fans! We are one day away from the start of the Fall Classic, as the 2018 World Series begins on Tuesday night at Fenway Park in Boston.
Chris Sale will take the hill for the Red Sox, and Dodgers are said to be weighing between Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill as their Game 1 starter.
Latest Mets News
Tim Healey of Newsday writes that MLB executive Joe Torre is very much in potential Mets GM Kim Ng’s corner.
Mike Puma of the New York Post reports former MLB commissioner Bud Selig endorses Bob Melvin for the vacant Mets GM spot.
Potential Mets GM candidate Bob Melvin spoke to Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports regarding the use of analytics in baseball.
Mets prospect and Long Island native Justin Dunn got some pointers on his changeup from Hall of Fame reliever Trevor Hoffman via a tweet from @PerfectGameUSA
Patrick Mahomes II of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs wore one of his father’s, former Mets hurler Pat Mahomes, jerseys walking into Arrowhead Stadium before his Sunday night tilt against the Cincinnati Bengals.
MLB News
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hired former major leaguer and, most recently, Detroit Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus to manage their squad.
Ben Badler of Baseball America reports that the Chicago White Sox signed infielder Enoy Jimenez, brother of Eloy Hernandez, to an international free agent contract.
NL East News
Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquirer examined the Phillies’ minor league pitching depth.
Mark Bowman of MLB.com took a look at the Braves’ 2019 payroll.
MLB Pipeline reported on the Nationals’ prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League in guys like Carter Kieboom, Tres Barrera, Jake Noil, and Daniel Johnson, among others.
The Marlins are expected to announce the signings of Cuban prospects Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr. at a press conference this morning at 11 AM.
Latest on MMO
Marshall Field broke down the Mets’ ongoing search for the right general manager.
Marshall also recalled 1986 World Series champion and 1989 NL MVP Kevin Mitchell.
Jack Ramsey continued his GM reports, touching on all remaining candidates for the Mets job.
This Date in Mets History
1979 – Ed Kranepool declares for free agency, ending his time with the Mets — and his career — and leading the franchise in hits (1,418), games played (1,853), at-bats (5,436), and pinch-hits (90).
1986 – The Mets win Game 4 of the 1986 World Series, 6-2, behind two home runs from Gary Carter.
2000 – The Mets lose Game 2 of the 2000 World Series to the Yankees, 6-5. One of the more memorable moments of the game was when Yanks starter Roger Clemens threw the shattered remains of Mike Piazza‘s broken bat in his direction en route to first base, causing benches to empty.
Birthdays
Carlos Torres turns 36.
