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Steve Cohen met with reporters in Port St. Lucie on Sunday and said he doesn’t expect Pete Alonso to sign an extension during the 2024 season. Cohen said that the team has not held any discussions with Alonso about a new contract recently. Cohen did note, however, that he has a good relationship with Scott Boras and that both Edwin Díaz and Brandon Nimmo didn’t sign extensions during contract years, but they both re-signed with the team.
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The Mets played in some split-squad action, with one game being played against the Marlins at Clover Park while the rest of the team played against the Nationals in Palm Beach. In the road game, Luke Voit hit his first homer of the spring, Joey Wendle collected three hits, and Omar Narváez drove in two runs, but a four-run sixth inning against Austin Adams gave the Nationals a 9-8 win. Tylor Megill had a rocky outing on the mound, allowing five hits and four runs with just one strikeout in 3 2/3 innings.
In the home game, José Quintana got knocked around for eight hits and six runs (four earned) in 4 1/3 innings, but Mark Vientos‘ three-run homer and Harrison Bader‘s solo shot helped erase a 6-1 deficit. José Iglesias capped the day with a walk-off homer, giving the Mets a 7-6 win. Edwin Díaz pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Tyler Jay tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win.
The Mets have an off day today before the Cardinals come to Port St. Lucie on Tuesday night. The Mets have yet to announce a starter for that game.
When asked about the state of the current roster, Steve Cohen said it’s up to David Stearns whether or not the team adds before Opening Day, but he suggested that the team is unlikely to make any other moves. Cohen added that he thinks the Mets’ defense and bullpen are much improved, which he thinks can help keep the team competitive this season. Cohen also praised the team’s farm system, and says he thinks it’s starting to look “stacked.”
Sean Reid-Foley has been shut down after he reported arm fatigue recently. Reid-Foley played catch on Sunday and the team hopes to get him in a simulated game later this week. He missed most of the last two seasons after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in the spring of 2022.
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The Marlins’ pitching staff took another hit, as Eury Pérez alerted the training staff about elbow soreness on Thursday. The 20-year-old already dealt with discomfort from a broken fingernail earlier in the week. The team will have more information on his elbow this week.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported Sunday that Jackson Merrill will be the Padres’ center fielder on Opening Day. A first-round pick in 2021, the 20-year-old Merrill has gone 13-for-37 with two homers this spring and collected two hits in the team’s exhibition against the Korean National Team.
Jon Heyman or the New York Post reported Sunday that the Giants are showing interest in reigning NL Cy Young award winner Blake Snell. Giants skipper Bob Melvin managed Snell in San Diego for the past three seasons and speaks highly of him.
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James Villani recaps the Mets’ split-squad games on Sunday.
Christian De Block breaks down Mark Vientos’ struggles at the plate this spring.
On This Date in Mets History
2000: The Mets trade the recently re-acquired Jesse Orosco to the Cardinals for utilityman Joe McEwing. The 27-year-old McEwing played every position except pitcher and catcher for St. Louis in 1999, batting .275/.333/.398 with nine homers in 575 plate appearances.
