Good morning Mets fans! The Mets announced that they will rename Citi Field’s address in honor of Tom Seaver. It has been reported that 126th Street will be changed to Seaver Way and the current address of 123-01 Roosevelt Ave. will be changed to 41 Seaver Way.
Latest Mets News
The Mets snapped the Miami Marlins’ 11-game spring training win streak as they posted a 6-0 win against them at First Data Field on Thursday afternoon.
The Mets play a pair of split squad games today. Hector Santiago will start things off for the Mets at 1:10 p.m. EDT as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at First Data Field. Jason Vargas will then get the ball as the Mets play the Houston Astros beginning at 6:05 p.m. EDT at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
During a Thursday afternoon meeting, Mets staffers discussed whether it was feasible or not for Travis d’Arnaud to avoid starting off the season on the injured list, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
Marty Noble, a long-time member of the Mets beat, reflected on Seaver as he battles with dementia.
Nick Rabasco of the SIS Blog wrote about what makes Luis Avilan unusual.
Neil Best of Newsday shared a picture on Twitter which shows that the Mets have incorporated season ticket holders’ names on the top of the dugout roofs.
Baseball America had the Mets selecting southpaw Nick Lodolo 12th overall in their latest mock draft.
Latest MLB News
Blake Snell signed a five-year, $50 million extension with the Tampa Bay Rays, as reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
Paul Goldschmidt will also get an extension as the Cardinals will be paying him $130 million over the next five years according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Jesus Luzardo will be shut down for four-to-six weeks with a rotator cuff strain, per Susan Slusser of the SF Chronicle.
Baseball Reference has updated their calculation of WAR for the 2019 season. It will include factors such as openers, park factors and catcher defense prior to 1953.
Brittany Ghiroli and Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic wrote about how wearable technology is reshaping the game of baseball.
The Boston Red Sox are actively shopping Sandy Leon according to Buster Olney of ESPN.
Latest NL East News
The Atlanta Braves signed Josh Tomlin to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. Tomlin recently opted out of a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Dick Scanlon of the Associated Press wrote that the Braves may have three open spots in their pitching rotation.
Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that Philadelphia Phillies released Edward Paredes, Jeremy Bleich, Trevor Plouffe and Gregorio Petit. They also optioned Drew Anderson and James Pazos to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Latest on MMO/MMN
Matt Musico wrote about how the Mets rotation can distinguish themselves in 2019.
John Sheridan argued why the Braves will not win the NL East in 2019.
Michael Mayer covered the Mets’ roster moves in which they released minor leaguers Oliver Pascual, Dylan Tice and Andrew Ryan as reported by MMN’s Jacob Resnick.
This Day in Mets History
1962: The Mets and New York Yankees played against each other for the very first time in a spring training matchup. Richie Ashburn had a pinch-hit, walk-off single to give the Mets an exhibition victory over the Yankees at Al Lang Field.
Birthdays: Edwin Diaz turns 25, Ike Davis turns 32, Joe Smith turns 35, Juan Uribe turns 40, Jeremy Griffiths turns 41 and Dan Boitano turns 66. Cory Lidle was also born on this day in 1972.
