CRAIG COUNSELL Age: 53 Managerial Experience: Milwaukee Brewers (2015-2023) Current Position: Milwaukee Brewers manager Profile Craig Counsell was born in South Bend, Indiana, on August 21, 1970. He would attend college at Notre Dame, where he was an infielder until he was drafted in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Across his career, he played for 13 seasons...
As the New York Mets’ disappointing season winds down, another page in Mets history prepares to be turned: David Stearns Watch. Stearns, the former Brewers head executive, Queens native, and the current hottest free agent in the executive market, is said to be talking with other MLB teams and is open for sale. The Missing Puzzle Piece Included in the ever-vague “other teams”...
Brett Baty has struggled so mightily in his rookie season that he’s heading back to Triple-A. What happened to him, and how can he fix it?
It was reported Sunday afternoon by Bob Nightengale of USA Today that the New York Mets are expected to hire former Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns this offseason. His contract expires after the season, and he is expected to be hired in Flushing to a high-ranking front office job. Stearns stepped down from his general manager role with the Brewers after the 2022 season. However,...
It’s the biggest series of the year for the New York Mets, who are in the midst of a division race for the ages with the Atlanta Braves. However, with five games to go this season, one player on the team finds himself competing for a title of his own: a batting title. Jeff McNeil enters play on Saturday with a .322 batting average, good for second in the National League behind only Freddie...
The Mets (40-22) are finally returning home to Citi Field after an extended west coast road trip, where they went 5-5 against the Dodgers, Padres, and Angels. Now the Mets are starting a seven-game home stand, beginning with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers (34-28). It was a strange trip to California for the Mets. Things stated off badly when Francisco Lindor fractured the tip...
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...
The New York Mets (44-37) sent Tylor Megill to the mound to oppose Milwaukee Brewers (51-35) ace Brandon Woodruff, as the two first-place teams opened a three-game series at Citi Field on Monday. The 25-year-old Megill came into the game after having been praised by manager Luis Rojas for his first two MLB starts. However, he had a difficult challenge to face in his third MLB start. He was...
Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a tough one against the Braves on Saturday, losing by a score of 5-3. They’ll look to rebound today to win their first series of the year. Rick Porcello will face off against Sean Newcomb. The game will be at 7:08 p.m. EST and can be seen on ESPN. Latest Mets News Edwin Diaz (0-0, 4.50 ERA) blew his first save of the season, giving up a two-out,...
Good morning, Mets fans! 19 days until opening day! Michael Wacha took the mound for the Mets’ rare spring training night game against Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros. The former St. Louis Cardinal threw 2.2 innings gave up one run and five hits while struck out two and walked one during the outing, lowering his spring ERA to 1.17. Brandon Nimmo started the game off with a...
Good morning, Mets Fans! Matching up against Jack Flaherty won’t be an easy task for Marcus Stroman, but the 5’10” right-hander will look to do his best. This will be Stroman’s third outing of the spring. The game will be televised on ESPN at 1:10 p.m. Jeff McNeil hit a first-inning tater and Noah Syndergaard looked sharp in his third spring outing, but the Marlins were...
The Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly nearing a more-than $200 million extension with outfielder Christian Yelich. Tuesday afternoon, Ken Rosenthal reported in The Athletic that major league sources told the publication the outfielder and organization are closing in on a massive deal for the 28-year-old. Yelich, who is currently on a seven-year, $49.57 million deal, is expected to be a valued...
