The final game of Pool D of the World Baseball Classic between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic had a Game 7 feel to it at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. But nothing that happened in the game will matter to Mets fans more than what happened directly afterwards. After striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth for Puerto Rico, Mets closer Edwin Díaz appeared to suffer a severe leg...
Several Mets are set to participate in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. So there’s a good chance this list featuring players who were Mets at one time or another encapsulating the four previous editions of the international tournament will have an addition or two by the time it’s over on March 21. 2006 and 2009: Dice-K Goes Back-to-Back By the time Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived in...
Baseball fans across the globe are gearing up for the biggest stage for international play. Even with some big names recently opting-out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the tournament is set to begin on March 7. Clayton Kershaw, Jhoan Duran, Paolo Espino, Ramón Urías are among the names who opted out for various reasons, the most interesting reason being due to not gaining clearance by...
Now that the rosters for all 20 countries in next month’s World Baseball Classic are out, it’s time to examine the teams in-depth. Today, we will take a look at the position-player pool. Obviously, we can’t go too deep in terms of how each manager is going to set up their lineup in pool play, but we can go position-by-position to determine some of the stronger lineup in this year’s tournament....
Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, the battle between the players and the owners heated up. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post believes there’s a chance the Mets could go after J.T. Realmuto this offseason. Evan Axelbank of Fox News interviewed Pete Alonso about his new “Homers For Heroes Foundation.” Per a tweet from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Robinson Cano is...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Time to tackle a brand new week! We hope you’re staying healthy, happy, and home. Latest Mets News Per JT Teran: Jeurys Familia provided 400 bags of food to residents in his neighborhood of Yaguate in the Dominican Republic. Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote about the 37-year-old Mets fan referred to as “Herm” who attended and illustrated all 81 Mets...
No. 16. Freddy Valdez, OF B/T: R/R Age: 12/6/2001 (18) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 212 lbs Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent July 2, 2018 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) ETA: 2024 Previous Rank: 21 2019 Stats: (DSL Mets 1/GCL Mets) .274/.367/.448, 16 2B, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 18.1% K, 11.5% BB, 124 wRC+ Signed for a $1.45 million dollar bonus in 2018 at the age of 16, Valdez was...
Good morning, Mets fans! Here’s the lowdown on what’s going on with the Mets and the rest of the baseball world this Sunday. Latest Mets News Dusty Baker is said to be in the mix to fill the Mets’ manager position. Joe Panik has signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Latest MLB News On Saturday, CBS Sports reported that Major League baseball and the MLB Players...
Good morning, Mets fans! In the second game of the NLCS, the Nationals defeated the Cardinals by a score of 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead. Max Scherzer collected the win, lasting seven innings, giving up just one hit and two walks, while striking out 11. Adam Eaton supplied two of the teams three runs, hitting a two-run double in the eighth inning. In the first game of the ALCS, the Yankees took a 1-0...
Dominican Republic news outlet, Nuria Piera, reports that the Dominican Republic will host Spring Training games in 2020 as translated by Hector Gomez. It is also mentioned that the Dominican Republic will host regular-season games in 2021. Vince Lara-Cinisomo of Baseball America detailed a plan in 2017 that MLB had to have games played across the world back in 2017.
Reminiscing about the “Let’s Go Mets Go” cassette tape from the 80s. Then Jayson and Charles sit down with Ernest Dove of MetsMinors.net. Hear us talk about the Class-A St. Lucie Mets, the top prospects in the organization, and some of the prospects to watch who might rocket up the system. Ernest also talks about the organization’s change in draft strategy over the last few years,...
New York Mets veteran infielder Robinson Cano is playing in the Dominican Winter League finals. He is playing second base and batting ninth for the Estrellas de Oriente on Tuesday night, they hold a 3-1 lead over Toros del Este in the finals. Former Met Jenrry Mejia is the starting pitcher for Toros del Este. Talks of Cano playing began last week, but hit a snag when Estrellas de Oriente found...
