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Good morning Mets fans!

Let’s take a peak at what went on around the league on Wednesday!

Latest Mets News

Tim Britton of The Athletic discussed how the 2020 season proposal could affect the Mets.

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tracked three-decades of transactions that led to the team drafting David Wright.

SNY aired game 3 of the 1986 NLCS between the Mets and Astros.

A photo emerged yesterday of Mets reliever Jeurys Familia looking shredded as he has dropped 30-pounds this off-season. Picture provided by his trainer Dave Paladino.

Latest MLB News

Trevor Bauer and MLB player agent Rachel Luba sat down to discuss the MLB’s 50/50 revenue split proposal.

Cy Young award winner Blake Snell also gave his thoughts on the possibility of taking a pay cut while risking his health to play this season.

Retired slugger Prince Fielder could be the highest paid player in the league this year, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Joel Sherman of The New York Post talked to managers Joe Girardi, Dave Roberts, and Buck Showalter about the obstacles a shortened season will bring.

The players are expected to approve the proposal of a universal DH for the 2020 season, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood fired shots at former Yankee Mark Teixeira for his comments on the MLB’s compensation proposal for the 2020 season. Story by Greg Joyce of The New York Post.

The story behind the KBO’s most sought after expert, whose also a stay-at-home Dad as told by Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.

Author Peter Kerasotis shared an excerpt from his book, where former player and manager Felipe Alou (Luis Rojas and Moises Alou‘s father) gives his perspective on the universal DH.

Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax reflects on the pitching advice he gave to a young Dave Stewart, as written by Alex Coffey of The Athletic.

Latest NL East News

As of June 1st, the Miami Marlins will furlough between 90-100 or about 40% of their staff members, but will continue to cover their benefits until at least October, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Phillies star Bryce Harper takes readers behind the scenes of each team’s free agency pitch strategy towards him last off-season, per Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports.