Good morning, Mets fans! Former Met and future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is reportedly a couple of weeks behind schedule and his timetable is TBA at the moment, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Verlander also had a delayed start to his 2023 season due to an upper back/shoulder issue, which seems to be ailing him this year as well. The three-time Cy Young award winner said he was going about...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball is introducing a brand new showcase for top prospects around the league to show off their talent, titled “Spring Breakout.” The event will put each organization’s best prospects against each other in a game that will be part of a doubleheader with a regularly scheduled spring training game. MLB is looking to use this as an...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets started to make their initial free agency signings Wednesday as they added depth to both the starting rotation and the infield. They started the day by bringing in a player who spent his first eight season in the big leagues just a borough over, as they signed former Yankee Luis Severino to a one-year deal. The former Yankee is expected to be more of a...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets owner Steve Cohen flew to Kansas City on Wednesday to address both the team and the media following the mets flurry of moves at Tuesday’s trade deadline. Among many other topics that were addressed, Cohen echoed general manager Billy Eppler’s sentiment from the day prior that although the Mets will not have previous years’ expectations, the Mets...
Good morning, Mets fans! While the Mets and White Sox are battling on the field, Carlos Carrasco of the Mets and Liam Hendriks of the White Sox teamed up off the field for a greater cause. The two cancer survivors came together before Wednesday’s game for a special edition of “Cookie’s Kids” as they hosted pediatric cancer patients from “Cohen...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets owner Steve Cohen held a press conference on Wednesday where he assessed the state of the team as the Mets have fallen to fourth place in the NL East despite having the largest payroll in baseball. After the Mets’s blowup in Philadelphia on Sunday, there were many questions about GM Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter’s job security; Cohen put those...
Good morning, Mets fans. Per Sports Illustrated, in a bigger than baseball moment, White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks threw a perfect inning in his first minor league rehab game appearance since beating cancer. The Mets dropped another game on Saturday. They’ll look to end their series with Colorado strong at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday with a much-needed win. Latest MLB News According to Katie...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to a post on his Instagram account, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has achieved remission and is now “cancer-free.” As reported by Scott Merkin of MLB.com, Merkin notes that “this is undoubtedly the most uplifting news of the season, no matter what transpires over the next five months.” Now onto the morning briefing! Latest Mets News The...
Good morning, Mets fans! After a postponement for the initial Thursday game, the Mets will open their home season at Citi Field on Friday, April 7, at 1:10 p.m. One of the more notable things that will happen on that day is that the team will honor longtime broadcaster Bob Murphy by placing a memorial up on the left field façade along with the rest of the retired numbers and honored names. In...
Good morning, Mets fans! White Sox All-Star closer Liam Hendriks announced on Instagram that he’s been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and will be beginning treatment today. The 33-year-old stated that he is confident he will make a full recovery and hopes to get back on the mound as soon as possible. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn says the team likely won’t have an...
It appears as though the New York Mets are far from done this offseason as they look to add another bat and a reliever, per MMO’s very own Michael Mayer. According to Mayer, the Mets are still looking to bolster and upgrade their roster despite shocking the baseball world in the early hours of Wednesday morning by signing shortstop Carlos Correa to a 12-year, $315 million deal, pending a...
The Mets wrapped up a bevy of offseason moves on Tuesday with the press conference for Justin Verlander. But that doesn’t mean they’re done making moves to improve the team. According to MMO’s Mike Mayer, the Mets have contacted the Chicago White Sox about All-Star reliever Liam Hendriks. SNY’s Andy Martino also mentioned the Sox are shopping Hendriks, and the Mets’...
