Good morning, Mets fans! Derek Jeter announced on the Super Bowl that he will be joining the FOX Sports baseball team this season. The five-time World Series champion will join his former teammate Alex Rodríguez and fellow Hall of Famer David Ortiz in the FOX studio. Jeter headed a group that bought the Miami Marlins in 2017, but he left his post as the team’s CEO last February. Latest...
Amid a busy offseason for the New York Mets, in which the club committed nearly $500 million to free agents, utility player Danny Mendick may have gone unnoticed. Signed to a one-year, $1 million deal in late December, Mendick, 29, offers the Mets a versatile depth option who still has two minor league options remaining. The Rochester native’s story is one of perseverance, as he received...
Dave Mlicki’s major league career lasted ten seasons. By comparison, it was a rather modest decade: 66-80, a 4.72 ERA, and a 1.47 WHIP. He spent four years with the Mets registering a 24-30 record and an ERA+ of 98. Of the 66 victories in the majors and 24 as a Met, his night at Yankee Stadium clearly stands out. It wasn’t any ordinary game, contrary to what some players may have...
On January 7, 1992, Tom Seaver was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame along with Rollie Fingers. Seaver was elected with 98.8% of the vote in his first year of eligibility, which was the highest percentage for any player at the time (Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Ken Griffey Jr. have since been elected with higher percentages). So much has been written about Seaver, especially...
The story of T.J. Rivera is one of resilience and taking the opportunities given and making the most of them. After going undrafted as a college senior in 2011, the Bronx native was unsure of how he’d reach his dream of playing professional baseball. Unbeknownst to Rivera at the time, his junior college coach and former Mets alum Mackey Sasser put in a good word for him with Mets scout...
Mike Piazza and Mariano Rivera. The greatest hitting catcher and the greatest closer. It was the bottom of the ninth at Shea Stadium in Game 5 of the first all-New York Fall Classic since 1956. The Mets trailed the Yankees 4-2 on the scoreboard and 3-1 in the series. With a man on base, the tying run was at the plate — represented by a person easily capable of delivering such a swift...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets’ stadium owner credit crashed, in the “junk” territory according to Moody’s. The Mets signed UDFA Kody Davidson from Tennessee, a right handed reliever, according to his personal Twitter page. FanGraphs looks back on the wild wide that was the peak of R.A. Dickey. Latest MLB News C. Trent Rosecrans wrote about the return...
Garnering back page headlines was all the Mets could do to steal the spotlight away from the dominant Bronx Bombers. They did a pretty good job of it in late May with the acquisition of Mike Piazza, and thus would help them compete with the National League’s best. The Yankees, meanwhile, weren’t just competing against the current Major League teams, but with the greatest teams in...
Just yesterday, it was reported that engaged couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez were raising money to potentially buy the New York Mets. While both have made a fair share of money in their respective fields, neither is worth enough to match Steve Cohen’s previous reported offer of $2.6 billion to buy the team. The thing is, the Mets may no longer be worth that much. Due to the...
Good Morning, Mets fans! According to R.J Anderson of CBS Sports, a multi-city idea that would have teams sent to one of three hubs, located in Florida, Arizona, and Texas is being discussed. Latest Mets News Variety reported that Alex Rodriguez and fiancé Jennifer Lopez have retained JPMorgan Chase to raise money for a possible bid on the Mets. Mike Puma of the New York Post wrote about...
The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic will have a distinct Miami flavor. The Miami Marlins and their home, Marlins Park, will be the first major league team and venue to host all rounds of the round-robin pool in next year’s classic to be played from March 9-23, 2021. Other locations for the 2021 Classic are Chase Field in Phoenix, home of the Diamondbacks, Taichung...
A crazy few months for the Mets continues to get crazier. With hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen’s pursuit to purchase the Mets falling through, the Mets are back on the trading block and a familiar face has emerged as a potential suitor: Alex Rodriguez. The New York Post is reporting that A-Rod is “kicking the tires” on getting into an auction to purchase the team. Sources...
