Good Morning, Mets fans! Another week in the books. We got this!
Here’s what you need to know:
Latest Mets News
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke with Mets’ COO Jeff Wilpon about possibly starting the 2020 season without fans in the stands, though Wilpon is concerned (naturally) about the economic impact of an empty park.
Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com: Jeff McNeil mentioned to MLB Network Radio on Thursday that he is working out in Brandon Nimmo‘s garage gym in Port St. Lucie.
According to Newsday Sports, Thursday marked eleven years since Steven Matz and Marcus Stroman faced off in what was deemed the “greatest baseball game in Long Island history.”
Latest MLB News
According to Eleven Sports Taiwan, their broadcast of a Rakuten Monkeys home game brought in 640,000 views on Twitter and 300,000 views on Twitch. Eleven Sports Taiwan says that they will be providing English commentary for the next five Monkeys home games on Twitter.
In his latest for The Athletic, Eno Sarris teamed up with Keith Law to discuss each of the five tools of baseball, using both the perspective of scouts as well as analytics.
Fifty players from around Major League Baseball will be working together to provide more than 4 million meals as a means of combating childhood hunger, reported Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Latest NL East News
Jeff Schultz of The Athletic reflects on the one-hit wonder that was the Braves’ Francisco Cabrera, a late-season call-up who changed the trajectory of Atlanta’s postseason in 1992.
Latest on MMO
Sal Manzo wonders whether baseball’s absence will affect what remains of Jacob deGrom‘s prime years.
Jack Ramsey spotlights shortstop Andres Gimenez, who comes in at No. 2 on MMO’s list of Top 30 prospects.
Brian Wright continues MMO’s 2000 Mets series with a look back at how the optimism of Opening Day in Japan quickly turned into what seemed like a never-ending list of mishaps for New York.
This Day in Met History
1964: The Mets hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates in their very first home opener at Shea Stadium. Unfortunately, the Pirates edged out New York by a score of 4-3.
Birthdays: Jed Lowrie turns 36 and Gary Bennett turns 48.
Stay safe and let’s go Mets!
