As the Mets get ready to return to action on Tuesday with a doubleheader against the Marlins, Brodie Van Wagenen talked to reporters extensively on a variety of different topics. In-House Deadline Acquisitions When asked about how Brodie would treat the trade deadline this season, he noted that getting pitchers David Peterson and Michael Wacha and outfielder Jake Marisnick back from the injured...
After much anticipation, baseball is back! The New York Mets officially opened their summer camp to players on Friday. Jacob deGrom and Seth Lugo were back throwing at Citi Field, while hitters like Wilson Ramos took some cracks at the dish. Dellin Betances and Jeurys Familia tried to see who’s arm held up better through the break, as they were throwing gas while playing catch with on...
During these past months of social distancing, Mets players have been staying at various different locations around the country. Some remained in Port St. Lucie, assuming spring training would resume where it started, whereas others traveled back to their hometown to wait for a return to action. Now that baseball is set to return, players will be heading to New York for spring training 2.0 and...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday afternoon that if there is a baseball season this year, both the Mets and Yankees will prep for it in New York. Citi Field and Yankee Stadium have never been used for spring training before, as this will be another in a long line of firsts due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This comes on the heels of Friday’s reports that the Philadelphia...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of MLB reported that the New York Mets have called their staff today and let them know that they are debating switching their spring training to Citi Field in lieu of the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in Florida. It is not definite yet but there will be an announcement on Saturday. Howie Rose interviewed Dave Mlicki and Matt Franco to talk...
A total of eight members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days. Among those infected are five players. The outbreak occurred at the Phillies training camp in Clearwater, Florida. The news was first reported by Jim Salisbury of NBC.Com/Philadelphia. Due to privacy acts, none of the names of the players or staff has been released. A...
On Saturday, Noah Syndergaard took to Twitter with an answer for his landlord, who claimed that the right-hander neglected to pay rent on his Tribeca penthouse – priced at $27,000 per month – after signing an eight-month lease back in February, per Adam Schrader of the New York Post. Now, Syndergaard must deal with an official lawsuit filed by the landlord as of Friday. In a...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that both the Mets and Yankees will be going back to Florida to resume their spring trainings at their normal sites, assuming that MLB and the players’ union agree to a deal. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post wrote about how former Mets catcher Ed Hearn is helping others during these times. Deesha Thosar of...
Not all teams have opened their stadiums yet, but some are beginning to let players come in and workout, according to Newsday. George M. Steinbernner Field in Tampa, Florida has been open to Yankees players for weeks with players like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Tyler Wade, J.A. Happ, DJ LeMahieu and Luis Severino already taking advantage. Now the Marlins and Rays have joined the Yankees on...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports wrote an inspiring story about how Mets assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo’s daughter Leighton is battling cancer. According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, Bartolo Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season and if given the choice, it would be with the Mets. Justin Toscano of The Record wrote about how New Jersey...
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, teams are telling their players to get ready in anticipation of an announcement about the 2020 Major League Baseball season coming soon. Passan notes that Major League Baseball is expected to send a return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association within a week. There’s been multiple ideas floated including one having teams playing only in Arizona...
Good Morning, Mets fans! The quarterfinals of MLB’s Players League started on Friday night with Jeff McNeil and the Mets facing off against Dwight Smith Jr. and the Baltimore Orioles. McNeil’s Mets are moving on to the semifinals! Game one: J.D. Davis hits a walk-off pinch-hit two-run home run to win the game in extras! A 3-2 win for the virtual Mets at Citi Field gave McNeil a 1-0...
