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Morning Briefing: Top Prospect Kevin Parada Lands on Injured List

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets top prospect Kevin Parada is going on the injured list with a right ankle sprain. Parada was injured on Thursday night when going from first to third on a base hit. The 21-year-old catcher who is generally considered the Mets’ no. 1 prospect, has built up to a .797 OPS for High-A Brooklyn after a slow start to the year. Latest Mets News The Mets defeated the...

Wright, Colón Among First-Time Eligible Players for 2024 HOF Ballot

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted third baseman Scott Rolen into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. It’s the second straight year that the BBWAA voted in only one player and that comes after not voting anyone in back in 2021. Rolen will be joined by Contemporary Baseball Era Committee’s unanimous selection of Fred McGriff at the 2023 induction...

OTD 2016: Bartolo Colón Does the Impossible

No matter how many baseball games you might attend, each holds the possibility of seeing something never seen before. A player’s first career homer. A pitcher hitting a homer. Both are unique — the ladder more so now. Countless pitchers have a home run on their statistical ledger. One stands alone. Bartolo Colón was a terrible hitting pitcher even by hitting pitcher standards. Looking at...

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