Good Morning, Mets fans!
Let’s take a look at what went on with the Amazins’ and the rest of MLB on Wednesday!
Latest Mets News
The Mets have looked at center fielder Albert Almora, as Andy Martino of SNY reported.
Mets team president Sandy Alderson joined Jon Heyman’s Big Time Baseball Podcast and said the team is still engaged with George Springer, Dominic Smith is not going anywhere, and talked about how they wound up landing Francisco Lindor.
Former Mets pitcher Al Leiter discussed the dominance of Jacob deGrom in an interview with Pitching Ninja.
Former Mets executive director of player development Jared Banner has been hired as the vice president of special projects for the Chicago Cubs.
Michael Conforto and his fiancé Cabernet got engaged yesterday. Alex Cohen, first lady of the Mets, congratulated them in a Tweet.
Latest MLB News
Free-Agent starting pitcher Corey Kluber had close to 25 teams watching him throw on Wednesday, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. As Passan noted, scouts came away impressed with Kluber whose fastball sat between 88-90 mph.
Joining Kluber at workouts in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida were fellow pitchers Anthony Swarzak and Steve Cishek, who also threw for teams, as Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reported.
The San Diego Padres are showing interest in free-agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Relief pitcher Pedro Baez signed a two-year deal with the Houston Astros, per Jorge Castillo and Jon Heyman.
According to MLB Insider Jon Morosi, 37-year-old free-agent pitcher Cole Hamels intends on pitching in 2021 and is drawing preliminary interest from the San Francisco Giants.
Free-agent reliever Joakim Soria is drawing interest from several AL West teams including the Athletics, Astros, Angels and Rangers, per Morosi.
The Toronto Blue Jays have given president and CEO Mark Shapiro a five-year contract extension, per an announcement from Rogers News.
According to Jake Seiner of The Associated Press, MLB has suspended all political contributions in the wake of the events at the U.S. Capitol last week.
Latest NL East News
As Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports reported, Phillies president Dave Dombrowski met with free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto for a lunch in Oklahoma prior to Christmas.
The Phillies are also interested in bringing back shortstop Didi Gregorius, as well according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.
Latest on MMO
Thomas Hall believes free-agent pitcher Gio Gonzalez would be a solid fit for the Mets.
Dilip Sridhar breaks down the free agent profile for outfielder Kevin Pillar.
On This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Ross Jones (61), Dave Marshall (78)
Let’s go Mets!
