Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The MLA Players Trust, the charity arm of the MLBPA, spoke with Mets catcher Wilson Ramos to talk about his workouts during the pandemic to stay in shape for baseball. He goes into depth on the resistance band workouts he has been doing for the page’s #KidsOnDeck campaign. Bill Ladson of MLB spoke with Ron Swoboda about one of the best managers in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Jake Marisnick, former Astro who played on the 2017 team, spoke out about the cheating scandal and informed the media and Mets fans of his remorse, “I feel terribly about it. There is a line and it was definitely crossed.” The new Met explained later in the press conference that he understands that from here on out, he will need to...
The New York Mets made sure to make a move before the end of the trade deadline this afternoon, as the team made an official announcement that it has claimed minor-league infielder Jack Reinheimer off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks and optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Reinheimer, 26, is currently slashing .237/.312/.353 with the Reno Aces (Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate). He has...
Major League Baseball has created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy that includes the prevention of hazing rookies by dressing them up as women or female characters. According to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, prohibits “requiring, coercing or encouraging” players from “dressing up as women or wearing costumes that may be offensive to individuals based on their...
According to an Associated Press report, the governors of New York and Missouri are continuing a years-long tradition by placing a friendly wager on the outcome of the World Series. As the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals get set to meet in the best-of-seven series beginning on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has agreed to wear a Royals jersey for a full day of work if they win, while...
In his eleventh year managing in the major leagues, Terry Collins will finally get his first chance to manage in the playoffs. At 66 years old, Collins is the oldest manager in the MLB and has been waiting a very long time for this opportunity. Collins is one of four managers this postseason to make their debuts. A.J Hinch of the Houston Astros, Jeff Bannister of the Rangers and John Gibbons of...
Adam Rubin of ESPN NY wrote that after the other pitchers had completed their bullpen sessions around noon Wednesday at the Mets’ spring camp, Daisuke Matsuzaka continued, eventually throwing 50 pitches in all. Dice-K shared though an interpreter with Rubin, what he is looking forward to in camp, “My goal for the off-season was to come into camp ready to throw against batters. I was able to...
The NY Daily News reports that MLB plans to outlaw home plate collisions by 2015 because of a growing concern of concussions. The move will first be voted on by the owners and then will need to be approved by the Players Association. The Daily News reports that Sandy Alderson, who is also the chairman of the rules committee, made the announcement yesterday at the Winter Meetings in Orlando:...
Zack Wheeler did not throw his bullpen session on Thursday and instead spent the day working with Dan Warthen on altering his delivery so as not to tip his pitches as he was during his start against the White Sox. Regarding the changes they are looking to make, Warthen told ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin: “Open up his glove, keep it at the waist — kind of what we’ve done with [Jeremy]...
As you all know, Andres Torres lost an apparent leadoff double in the ninth inning when he was ruled out for missing first base, and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Mets 5-4 Monday. What you may not know is that according to an Associated Press report, it was former Met and current Cardinals star Carlos Beltran, who was on the bench, that told manager Mike Matheny to make the appeal....
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Major League Baseball has approved a plan for playoffs to expand this year. The new format will include an additional Wild Card team in each league. The two Wild Cards in each league will square off in a one game playoff to determine who moves on face the division winner with best record that season. The league will make an official announcement...
According to the Associated Press, the Angels have acquired Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Joe Saunders, Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to be named later. The player to be named later is a top prospect, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Haren, 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21 starts this year, was one of the major pitching targets among...
