There may not be baseball happening in the states, but there is baseball happening in Korea, and now thanks to ESPN, we will all be able to watch it. Well, some of it at least. ESPN has announced that they have reached an agreement with Eclat Media Group and will be broadcasting one KBO game every Tuesday through Sunday, adding up to six games per week. They will also cover the KBO postseason....
On Thursday, the New York Mets made the decision to ultimately fire manager Carlos Beltran before he could manage a single game for the team because of his involvement in baseball’s recent sign-stealing scandal. This leaves the question: who is going to be the next Mets manager? Luckily for the Mets, there are both solid internal and external candidates that could take over the managerial...
Sources have told me that ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez is not expected to be candidate for the Mets managerial opening. The Mets announced on Thursday afternoon that they agreed with manager Carlos Beltran to mutually part ways. Mets quality control coach Luis Rojas has emerged as an early candidate. Perez, 50, was a finalist for the Mets managerial opening before they hired Carlos Beltran in...
Current MLB Network Sirius XM host Steve Phillips served as the general manager of the New York Mets from 1997-2003 after working in their scouting department from 1990-1996. I recently had the chance to talk to the Mets former GM. Phillips works with Eduardo Perez at Sirius, who was most recently the runner up for the Mets managerial position, losing out to Carlos Beltran. Phillips says he has...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports Washington Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar is no longer going to receive a third interview, and as a result, he is no longer under consideration for the Mets managerial position. This news comes as a surprise as Bogar had reportedly done very well in his two interviews. With Bogar not getting this third interview, it would appear his availability...
With Brodie Van Wagenen and AJ Hinch being good friends dating back to their playing days for Stanford University, there has been rampant speculation the Mets will attempt to pry Hinch away from the Houston Astros. With there rumored to be a bombshell candidate in what is becoming a drawn out search process, the Hinch speculation has not died down. On the topic of Hinch’s chances of...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets are close to completing their third and final round of interviews that involve Fred Wilpon. Eduardo Perez, Derek Shelton, and Carlos Beltran have already met with Wilpon. The only one who hasn’t is Tim Bogar, who likely will very shortly after the conclusion of the World Series on Wednesday night. While those four are believed to be...
There are still a lot of rumors circulating as to who is still a candidate for the New York Mets manager job. While you would expect to a narrowing down of the field of candidates, we have heard more and more names arise. The other day it was Brewers Bench Coach Pat Murphy. Now, Andy Martino of SNY reports Syracuse Mets manager Tony DeFrancesco interviewed for the Major League position....
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, New York Mets brass plans on bringing in Minnesota Twins bench coach Derek Shelton for a third managerial interview. As of Monday afternoon, four candidates are known to have reached the third round of interviews: Shelton, Yankees special adviser Carlos Beltran, Nationals first-base coach Tim Bogar, and ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez. As per Sherman,...
The selection of the next Mets manager has advanced to the next stage, with the club reportedly beginning their third round of interviews as they continue to narrow down the field to eventually pick one final candidate. As Mike Puma of NY Post reported on Saturday, Luis Rojas has been removed the conversation. While a complete and official list of remaining candidates has not been made publicly...
On Saturday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that Luis Rojas is no longer being considered for the Mets’ managerial opening. Rojas, 38, is the son of Felipe Alou and brother of former Met Moises Alou and has been a coach in the Mets organization since 2007. Originally, Rojas was a coach in the Dominican Summer League that year, followed by a 2008 campaign where he coached with the...
Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets managerial search has been narrowed to four known names, with Luis Rojas being removed from consideration. Rojas, 38, was the Mets’ quality control coach in 2019 and was the manager for Double-A Binghamton from 2017-2018. He is very highly regarded within the organization, but it remains to be seen where he fits within the organization...
