Not that it should come as a surprise to anyone who has paid attention over the past 17 months, but Pete Alonso is as excited as anyone for the return of major league baseball. But he also understands that things are just starting now for a couple of reasons — both the deadly virus that disrupted life as we know it and the thousands of health professionals whose work has allowed for this moment...
Eric Orze, RHP Ht: 6’3” Wt: 185 DOB: 8/21/97 (22) Bats/Throws: R/R School: University of New Orleans, Louisiana 2020 Stats: 19.2 IP, 22 H, 5 BB, 29 K, 2.75 ERA, 1.37 WHIP Background The final selection of the Mets’ 2020 Draft was Eric Orze, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of New Orleans. Orze’s path to the draft was a lot more difficult than most would have expected....
According to multiple reports, Major League Baseball will announce today the official cancellation of the 2020 minor league baseball season. As a result, the season is officially over for the nine Mets affiliates. While this news was widely expected with just over two months remaining in what would have been the minor league season, this will be a disappoint to many of the Mets’ young players...
19 years ago today, the New York Mets drafted an 18-year-old from Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia by the name of David Wright. Little did they know at the time, they were getting the eventual best position player in franchise history with the 38th overall pick. Wright grew up a Mets fan having been only a short distance from their Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk. Here’s what...
If you’re a Mets fan, you likely have your own fair share of memorabilia from over the years. Whether it was a giveaway or an autograph, each has its own story, and some are just frankly a bit more obscure than others. Think about all of your sports memorabilia — is there a piece in your collection that makes you think twice? Or, if someone comes over and sees it, makes them think...
MLB insider Jeff Passan was on ESPN’s Get UP Friday morning reporting that after talking to owners, players, and others involved in Major League Baseball, that we aren’t likely to see games until May. Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that Spring Training has been cancelled and that the start of the regular season will be moved back at least two weeks. That two weeks would...
The past, present and future faces of the Mets franchise crossed paths in the Clover Park press conference room on Wednesday. As Pete Alonso, fresh off signing a record-setting pre-arbitration contract, exited, a smiling David Wright walked in. Wright faced the media and quipped, “You guys ready for the real stuff?” The upcoming 2020 season represents the second full year...
No. 15 Carlos Cortes, 2B B/T: L/S Age: 22 (6/30/1997) Height: 5’7″ Weight: 197 lbs ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: No. 25 Acquired: 3rd round in 2018 from University of South Carolina 2019 Stats: 127 Games, .255/.336/.397, 26 2B, 11 HR, 68 RBI, 119 wRC+ The second time was the charm for the New York Mets who originally drafted but did not sign Carlos Cortes out of high school in 2016. They...
Good morning, Mets fans! It’s been a beautiful weekend, with more and more baseball by the day. Let’s keep the good vibes going. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News In Steve Serby’s latest Q&A for the New York Post, Jeff Wilpon is under the spotlight as he talks Bernie Madoff, the breakdown of the Steve Cohen deal, and the regret he now feels over the firing of...
The $57 million renovations of Clover Park, the Mets Spring Training facility and home to the St. Lucie Mets, are far behind schedule. Worse yet, due to cost overruns, some of the plans have been altered. The 360-degree concourse is gone. Worse yet, the Little League fields have been scrapped. What did remain was a beautiful state-of-the-art clubhouse for the Mets’ Major Leaguers. With...
Mets new skipper Luis Rojas comes from a family of baseball royalty as the son of former All-Star player and manager of the year Felipe Alou and as the brother to former Met and big-league outfielder Moises Alou. On Thursday, I spoke to Peter Kerasotis, who co-authored Felipe Alou’s book: Alou: My Baseball Journey with foreword and afterword dialogue by Pedro Martinez and Bruce Bochy. Kerasotis...
As we inch closer to the Mets pitchers and catchers reporting next month, the big group of us at MMO/MMN got our heads together to vote on the Mets 30 prospects heading into the 2020 season. A group of 12 writers submitted their top 50 Mets prospects and from those sheets – with lots of discussion – came up with our top 30. We are lucky enough at MMO/MMN to have writers that covered...
