Morning Briefing: Tensions Escalate Between Owners And Players

Good Morning, Mets fans!

Yesterday, the battle between the players and the owners heated up.

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Mike Puma of the New York Post believes there’s a chance the Mets could go after J.T. Realmuto this offseason.

Evan Axelbank of Fox News interviewed Pete Alonso about his new “Homers For Heroes Foundation.”

Per a tweet from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Robinson Cano is running a food drive in his native Dominican Republic.

Jed Lowrie has been working on his chef skills this quarantine.

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The owners are reportingly trying to pare down their players’ pay even more. Earlier this year, the owners and players agreed that their players would be paid on a pro-rated basis. However, the owners are now looking to reduce the players’ salaries even more.

The MLBPA is against the current proposal, for obvious reasons. The MLBPA and the owners held a meeting yesterday, however, the meeting focused more on the health and the well-being rather than wages issues.

Jason Lee of JaysJournal tweeted out that former MLBer Jung Ho Kang is looking to make a comeback in the States.

Jimmy Golen of The Associated Press profiled Chris Cotillo, who’s been running a charitable baseball-themed auction on his Twitter page over the last few weeks.

Cody Stavehagen of The Athletic wrote about the intertwining fates of Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce.