Good morning, Mets fans!
The 114th World Series will kick off tonight as the Dodgers and the Red Sox will play Game 1 at 8:09 p.m. Chris Sale will toe the rubber against the Dodgers longtime ace Clayton Kershaw. The game can be viewed on Fox.
Latest Mets News
Yesterday, there were lots of developments on the Mets GM situation.
Matt Ehalt of The Record heard that the Mets have nixed Kim Ng and Casey Close from their GM search. Even though he was a candidate, Close never interviewed for the position.
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com confirmed this while adding that Doug Melvin, Chaim Bloom and Brodie Van Wagenen are the three finalists for the job. Van Wagenen conducted his second-round interview yesterday per Ehalt.
Scott Boras didn’t give a great recommendation for Mr. Van Wagenen, saying agents should stay away from front office positions.
Mike Puma of The New York Post bets on former Brewers GM Doug Melvin being hired for the position.
Joe Torre advocated for Ng’s hiring, writes Tim Healey of Newsday.
Kristie Ackert of The NY Daily News described the significant obstacle that the Mets next GM will have to face. (Hint: It rhymes with Bed Milpon)
Latest MLB News
The Twins managerial search entered its second round.
The Diamondbacks made the first notable signing of the offseason, inking infielder Eduardo Escobar to a three-year, $21 million deal.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted out that Dave Roberts‘ 2019 option is worth $1.1 million.
Knuckleballer Steven Wright is expected to be added to the Red Sox’s World Series roster. He was removed from the ALDS roster after suffering a knee injury.
The Giants outrighted five players, including Travis d’Arnaud‘s brother, Chase d’Arnaud.
Latest NL East News
The Marlins made their signing of Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr official. The elder Mesa received a $5.25 million signing bonus while his brother collected a $1 million signing bonus.
MLB Pipeline ranks Victor Victor No.1 among Marlins farmhands while Mesa Jr is unranked.
Latest on MMO
John Sheridan analyzed Charlie Morton’s free agency.
Sheridan also talked about the Mets players that are participating in the Arizona Fall League.
Matt Musico wondered which backstops could land in Queens on a cheap deal.
On This Date in Mets History
The Red Sox took a commanding 3-2 lead in the 1986 World Series, defeating the Mets 4-2. Man, it would be a shame for Red Sox fans if an iconic World Series moment happened in the next game that gave the Mets a ton of momentum going into Game 7.
Birthdays: Kaz Matsui (43), Al Leiter (53), Randy Tate (67).
Let’s go Mets!
