Tag: Albert Pujols

Morning Briefing: Pujols, Verlander Win Comeback Players of the Year

Good morning, Mets fans! MLB announced its 2022 Comeback Players of the Year Tuesday. Albert Pujols won in the NL after his magical career-ending season in his return to St. Louis, and Astros ace Justin Verlander won in the AL. Latest Mets News ESPN released its salary projections, and all seven writers predicted Jacob deGrom would leave the Mets. Most thought it would be for the Rangers. Latest...

Morning Briefing: Albert Pujols Hits Number 700

Good morning, Mets fans! The Machine, Albert Pujols, hit his 699th and 700th career home runs Friday against the Dodgers. Not only did he achieve the incredible feat by hitting two home runs in one night, but he did it in Los Angeles, a city which he called home for a decade. He became the fourth player all time to reach the 700 home run plateau, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth....

Morning Briefing: Mark Vientos Set To Make Major League Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! After a quiet night offensively in the series opener, the New York Mets busted out the lumber and scored 11 runs in a must win game against the Miami Marlins Saturday night. Contributions on offense from Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Lindor assisted Carlos Carrasco’s rebound start on the mound to lead the Mets to a victory by a score of 11-3. For more on...

Series Preview: Meet Me In St. Louis

The New York Mets are heading to St. Louis to face the Cardinals in the final series of their second road trip. The Mets took two of three games from the lowly Diamondbacks in their last series. The Dbacks played a sloppy series, making four errors in the previous two games. The Mets will face stiffer competition in St. Louis, as the Cardinals are one of the league’s most prepared and...

DeGrom Face of Baseball In New York and South Dakota?

If it wasn’t already known Jacob deGrom ruled New York baseball now it’s official. During 2021 the most popular player searched on Baseball-Reference in New York was the Mets ace. Jacob deGrom the most popular player searched in New York and…South Dakota? pic.twitter.com/nmtO29iMUS — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) December 16, 2021 DeGrom also appears to have a growing and...

Owners Propose Using fWAR To Determine Players’ Salaries

According to an article by Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich in The Athletic, MLB owners have made a new proposal to address a key issue in the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This time, the owners are focusing on a key metric used in player evaluation. There are several important issues in the current CBA negotiations. Among them are the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), the overall...

Morning Briefing: Red Sox Broadcaster Jerry Remy Dies at 68

Let’s go Mets! Beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former player Jerry Remy died on Sunday at the age of 68. He was in the midst of his seventh battle with cancer. The entire baseball community mourns his loss. On a lighter note, Halloween is in the rearview mirror as we swerve into November. There will be November baseball this year, as the Astros kept their World Series hopes alive with a...

Dodgers Say, ‘Not So fast,’ Beating the Braves to Survive Another Day

In front of a sold out crowd sans the presence of super fan Mary Hart, and Gavin Lux in the lineup, the Dodgers dusted off their humiliating loss to stave off elimination. Chris Taylor, the guy responsible for his teammates donning uniforms late into October, launched a postseason record three home runs in a win or go home, showing Braves offensive man of the hour, Eddie Rosario, whatever you...

Dodgers Move to NLDS With a Better Hand Over Cards

No ball club wanted to face St Louis in a one-off Wild Card game. Winners of 17 straight down the stretch, with a veteran 40-year-old pitcher and his killer curveball, they seemed destined to be this postseason’s Cinderella story. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Boys in Blue who hail from a show biz city hatched their own Hollywood ending that was literally Taylor-made. Dodger outfielder...

Morning Briefing: Dodgers Sign Albert Pujols

Good morning, Mets fans! As reported by Jorge Castillo of the LA Times, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Albert Pujols are in agreement on a major league deal for the remainder of the 2021 season. Pujols was released by the Angels earlier in May. Jon Heyman of MLB Network elaborated on the deal saying Pujols and the Dodgers “are said to have had very open and honest conversations in which they...

How Alonso Stacks Up Against The Best Rookie Seasons

Pete Alons0 took Major League Baseball by storm in 2019, smashing 53 home runs and setting a new rookie record. The rest of his numbers were impressive as well, and if it weren’t for some guys names Yelich or Bellinger, Alonso could have garnered some serious MVP consideration. Despite the massive power numbers Alonso put up in his impressive rookie campaign, it might surprise you that...

Pete Alonso’s 52nd Homer Ties MLB Record

In his first at-bat on Friday night against the Braves at Citi Field, Mets slugger Pete Alonso tied the major league rookie home run record by hitting his 52nd blast of the year. The record was previously set by Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge in 2017. Alonso, 24, also became the second National League rookie since 1900 to have at least 100 runs and 100 RBI, joining future Hall of Famer Albert...

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