Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets outfielder Yoenis Céspedes is set to return to his home country of Cuba to play baseball, as noted by Cuban sports commentator Carlos Hernández Luján. Due to outstanding professional commitments abroad, Céspedes won’t be part of the initial team selection in his home country. This could result in him starting his at a later date. Céspedes, with an...
Position: Outfield Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 24 (October 25, 1998) 2023 Traditional Stats: 698 PA, .275/.409/.520/.929, 154 H, 35 HR, 108 RBI, 129 BB, 127 K 2023 Advanced Stats: 155 wRC+, 18.2 K%, 18.5 BB%, .295 BABIP, .408 xwOBA, 5.5 fWAR, 5.4 bWAR RUNDOWN Juan Soto is one of the best players in Major League Baseball. The craziest part? He doesn’t even celebrate his 25th birthday until October....
The New York Mets placed Carlos Carrasco on waivers, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported.
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets pitchers and catchers report today, officially. Of course, as you will see from the news below, lots of the Mets are already in camp. Latest Mets News As the final round of Mets players reach the spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Mets new ace Justin Verlander is already throwing a bullpen session. Verlander signed a two-year deal with the Mets this...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets signed Jeff McNeil to a four-year, $50 million contract extension, with a fifth-year club option that could take the deal up to $63.75 million. MMO’s own Mike Mayer reported that there was optimism a deal could get done after recent extension talks had taken place, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke the deal soon after. A perhaps overlooked...
Free agent shortstop Carlos Correa signed a massive 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Tuesday night. In an offseason that has already seen a plethora of large contracts given to star players, this is the biggest one yet. It’s the fourth-largest guarantee in MLB history, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic pointed out. It’s also the largest...
The Mets are “hoping for a return” of Chris Bassitt next season, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Passan reports that “behind-the-scenes action” could lead to Bassitt signing during baseball’s Winter Meetings that begin next week. Bassitt, who rejected the Mets’ one-year qualifying offer this offseason, lead the team with 181.1 IP in 2022....
Edwin Diaz is currently enjoying a season for the ages with the New York Mets and, ahead of becoming a free agent this coming winter, it is fair to suggest that the elite closer will earn a well-deserved big payday. Well, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Diaz could be about to get a historic raise this offseason. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show earlier this week, Passan was giving his...
Updated Report, 7/26/222, 1:34 p.m. On top of Jeff Passan’s earlier report, Sports Illustrated’s Pat Ragazzo says the Mets have discussed a package of both Contreras and David Robertson with the Cubs. The report repeats the Mets’ claim that both Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty are off limits, so they wouldn’t be in the deal, but “multiple top prospects” would...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francys Romero reports that Yoenis Céspedes will return to baseball in Dominican Winter League, per sources. It will be with the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The last time he played an official game was on August 1, 2020. The Mets showed that they deserve to be on top of the NL East standings Wednesday by defeating the Braves 7-3 and winning the series. The Mets are 4-3 against the...
Updated Report: August 1, 2021, 17:01 As reported by Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel on earlier in the day, and hinted at over multiple reports in weeks prior, the Mets did not come to terms with first-round pick Kumar Rocker before the 5 p.m. signing deadline on Sunday. Passan reports that Rocker will not return to Vanderbilt and instead “begin his pro career,” presumably in...
Just as the Mets and Braves got underway for their series at Citi Field, Major League Baseball learned that Atlanta Braves star outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested early Saturday in Fulton County, Georgia for domestic violence. Per ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan, Ozuna is charged with misdemeanor battery — family violence and aggravated assault — strangulation. Passan also reported that Major...
