Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB had their first ever 5-round draft on Wednesday night and the Mets selected outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles.
In other news, commissioner Rob Manfred went on MLB Network prior to the start of the draft to guarantee there will be baseball played this year.
Manfred went on to say there will be a counter proposal to the MLB player’s association’s 89-game proposition, that will move closer towards the player’s ask.
Let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!
Latest Mets News
General manager Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets declared their donation to campaign zero joining the rest of the operations leaders around baseball.
The team’s official account shared the draft day memories from years past when the Mets selected Pete Alonso, Dominic Smith, Brandon Nimmo, Steven Matz, and Michael Conforto.
Matt Harvey could be pitching in live games overseas before Major League Baseball even begins their season says Greg Joyce of The New York Post.
MLB Network Radio hosted a Mets rountable discussion featuring David Wright, Jim Duquette, Bobby Valentine, Jay Horwitz, and Steve Phillips.
Sad news, former Mets and Yankees outfielder Claudell Washington passed away at the age of 65.
Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors breaks down the Mets payroll situation beyond 2020.
Former Met Matt Den Dekker has joined the Charleston Southern coaching staff.
Latest MLB News
The Detroit Tigers spent the first overall pick on Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson who shattered Barry Bond’s school home run record and was the third player in Pac-12 history to hit over 20 homers in back-to-back seasons according to MLB Stats.
Last night’s draft set a record for the most college players selected to start the draft in MLB history.
SNY’s Andy Martino believes a 60-75 game season could be in the cards for the MLB.
Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com says the word around baseball is that the Kansas City Royals are in great position to attract top non-drafted talent at the conclusion of the 5-round MLB Draft due to their decision to continue to pay their minor leaguers.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic offers his solution of a 72-game regular season, where the players receive their full pro-rated salaries.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan says it’s time to get a deal done and believes both sides are inching closer to an agreement.
Legendary broadcaster Bob Costas joined The Dan Patrick Show and said baseball’s owners and players seem destined to drive negotiations off a cliff.
Jayson Stark of The Athletic says it does not matter who is right but instead, baseball needs to do what’s right.
Over 1,400 players, coaches, and general managers across the MLB, NFL, and NBA have signed a petition through the player’s coalition to end qualified immunity, story told by Michael Rothstein of ESPN.
The Sugar Land Skeeters are preparing to begin their 4-team professional league on July 3rd, per Chandler Rome of The Houston Chronicle.
Latest NL East News
The Miami Marlins selected The University of Minnesota’s right-handed pitcher Max Meyer with the 3rd overall pick.
The Phillies took the draft’s first high school pitcher in Mick Abel.
Latest on MMO
Michelle Ioannou hosted her own Mets roundtable with several MMO writers to select their perfect rotation made up of the franchise’s greatest pitchers.
Ryan Finkelstein looked back at the signing of Carlos Beltran.
On This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Jose Reyes (37), Frank Thomas (91)
Let’s Go Mets!
