Updated Post, 12/4/23 KBO star Jung-Hoo Lee will officially be posted as of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Teams will have 30 days to negotiate with Lee, who was the KBO MVP in 2022. Original Post, 12/3/23 The Mets are exploring various avenues to improve their offense for 2024 and beyond. Center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, expected to be posted by the KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes and has drawn “strong...
The LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization have decided to let their closer Woo-Suk Go negotiate with Major League Baseball teams in hopes of getting a suitable contract. Last week, it was reported that MLB had done a status check on Go, meaning at least one team was interested in signing the right-hander, which started the potential posting process. Once Go is officially posted, teams...
Last year, there were many question marks surrounding the New York Mets’ bullpen entering the season. By year’s end, it actually emerged, despite what some may have thought, as a very formidable unit. One of the main reasons why was the elite, and somewhat surprising, performance of Adam Ottavino. On paper, the Mets’ bullpen entering this season is much stronger than it was...
Good morning, Mets fans! The family of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs is filing a civil lawsuit against the team, alleging that the team was partially responsible for his death. This comes months after the team’s former communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in prison for supplying Skaggs with the opioids that killed him in July of 2019. According to the Wall Street...
Bae Ji Heon of Navar News reports that the Mets are among at least six teams pursuing KBO star, Ha-Seong Kim. He is expected to get at least a four-year deal worth $7 million or more annually. The 25-year-old was posted by Kiwoom Heroes and is available to be signed by MLB teams until January 1, 2021. In 2020, the shortstop/third baseman hit .306/.397/.523 with 30 home runs, 109 RBI and 23...
The Dark Knight will rise again…. in Korea. Well, at least that’s what he wants. According to multiple reports, Matt Harvey’s representatives reached out to clubs in the Korea Baseball Organization to see if there was any interest in him. Well, there was, from at least one baseball club in the KBO, unconfirmed as to which one. Harvey is open to the idea. However, no official...
Although baseball could be returning stateside relatively soon, Korean baseball is still the only live professional baseball happening around the world. Three former Mets were in action last night. Let’s catch up with them and see how they have been doing in the KBO. Chris Flexen – Doosan Bears Righty Chris Flexen made his fourth start for the Doosan Bears last night. He tossed a...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, Andrew Cuomo announced that New York sports teams will be allowed to start up spring training camps in New York State, effective immediately. The Mets’ current plan is to host Spring Training 2.0 down at their Port St.Lucie complex, but with the Governer’s recent announcement, that could change their plans. Latest Mets News Joel Sherman of The New...
With no games being played stateside, there is only one place to get your baseball fix right now and that is the KBO. The Korean baseball season began earlier this month and is drawing more attention then ever. One of the interesting things for Mets fans to watch during these games is the performances of some former players that were in New York just last season. Drew Gagnon, Chris Flexen and...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy Friday! Here is your latest baseball news: Latest Mets News The New York Post reported that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are no longer interested in buying the Mets. Bobby Valentine will be hosting an hour long conversation with Ron Darling, Wally Backman, and Lee Mazilli on May 13th, his 70th birthday. Gary Cohen discussed his recent opportunities to call...
Good morning Mets fans! We received some promising news yesterday as Joel Sherman of The New York Post reported that Major League Baseball could present a plan to the Players Association by the end of the week proposing a restart of spring training in June. If all goes according to plan, they would target an early July start for the regular season. However, Sherman went on to warn about the many...
