Good morning, Mets fans! Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Logan Webb has been trying to recruit Shohei Ohtani to the Giants. Webb previously said he’d been trying to get Ohtani to follow him on Instagram, and the Japanese superstar obliged on Monday. Slusser adds that Ohtani may have paid a visit to San Francisco recently as well. Ken Rosenthal of The...
Good morning, Mets fans! Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named the MVP of the Pacific League for the third straight year. He becomes the first to win an NPB MVP award for three straight years since Ichiro from 1994-1996 and just the third player overall to do it. The 25-year-old Yamamoto is currently a free agent and is expected to talk to teams via Zoom soon. Latest Mets News Jay...
Growing up, Jett Williams heard the detractors who questioned his abilities on the baseball field due to his height. Instead of letting that define him, Williams, who’s listed at five-foot-eight, used that as motivation to prove them wrong. Selected by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2022 Draft (14th overall) out of Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas, Williams has gotten off...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros, off the bats of Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker, led the Astros to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners and have taken a 2-0 series lead in the American League Division Series. Alvarez’s go-ahead home run in the sixth inning makes him the only player to have multiple go-ahead home runs in the sixth inning or later with his team trailing in the...
The New York Mets (3-3) took on the Houston Astros (3-4) at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL. It was the Mets’ sixth spring training game this season. The contest was a low scoring affair, as the Astros ultimately emerged victorious by a score of 2-1. Tylor Megill started the game for the Mets in his second appearance of spring. He went 3 2/3 innings tallying four...
Good Morning, Mets fans! If you haven’t heard by now, Joe D, our fearless leader and admin of the site, has returned from the hospital after his battle with COVID-19! Huge kudos to all the nurses and doctors that helped him in his recovery! Latest Mets News Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors reviewed the Mets’ options at DH. The Mets supported workers at the New York-Presbyterian...
In a meeting with the media that is already drawing fierce criticism, members of the Houston Astros attempted to explain and apologize for their role in the sign stealing scandal that is still rocking baseball. The Astros were represented by two of the star players, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, their new manager, Dusty Baker and team owner Jim Crane. The two players each spoke for under two...
Major League Baseball announced its 2019 Silver Slugger Award winners during a live MLB Network telecast on Thursday night. The award — presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger baseball bats — has been given out annually since 1980 to the top offensive performers at each defensive position and designated hitter, as voted on by MLB managers and...
Houston Astros (O-2) at Washington Nationals (2-O) WORLD SERIES GAME 3: RHP ZACK GREINKE (0-2, 6.43) VS. RHP ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ (1-0, 0.71) FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2019 • NATIONALS PARK • WASHINGTON, D.C. The Nationals took a 2-0 series lead after trouncing the Astros, 11-3 on Wednesday night in Houston. Nats look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead as they host the first World Series game being played...
Houston Astros (3-1) at New York Yankees (1-3) American League Championship Series Game 5 • Yankee Stadium RHP Justin Verlander (21-6, 2.58) vs LHP James Paxton (15-6, 3.82) The Astros won Game 4 behind three-run homers from Carlos Correa and George Springer. Astros starter Zack Greinke allowed just one run over 4 1/3 innings. C.C. Sabathia has been removed from the Yankees roster after being...
By Tim Ryder The Major League Baseball Players’ Association announced the National League and American League finalists for their Outstanding Player award, voted on by the players themselves, in a press release on Thursday. In the AL, Boston’s Rafael Devers, Houston’s Alex Bregman, and Los Angeles’ Mike Trout were nominated as finalists, with Milwaukee’s Christian...
The best position player in the Major Leagues, Mike Trout, is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery this week. The surgery is to address Morton’s Neuroma, a painful condition in the foot that makes it feel as if you are always stepping on a small marble. Trout, 28, was making a strong push for the AL MVP, an award he’s won twice and been the runner-up four times. While he still...
