The Major League Baseball Players Association announced the finalists for their annual Players’ Choice Awards on Tuesday. Francisco Lindor and Kodai Senga were the two Mets chosen as finalists in their respective categories. Lindor is a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award—the same award he won last year. The award is named after Marvin Miller, the MLBPA executive director...
In Major League Baseball history, only six players have recorded 90+ triples, 300+ home runs and 150+ stolen bases, showcasing a penchant for both power and speed: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, George Brett, Andre Dawson, Steve Finley and Curtis Granderson. Granderson, 42, was an easy player to root for, no matter what team he was on. As congenial as they come, the left-handed hitter posted a 47.2...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor has been named the 2022 Marvin Miller Man of the Year by the Major League Baseball Players Association. For the award, players were asked to vote for the player they “most respect based on his leadership on the field and in the community.” In addition to being an involved and vocal leader on the field, Lindor has done plenty of work for his...
The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced Francisco Lindor as a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award. The Marvin Miller award was created in 1997 as a players’ choice award and recognizes the outstanding on and off-field performances of players. The award is named after Marvin Miller, who was the MLBPA executive director from 1966 to 1982. Miller...
A sixteen-member conglomerate of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Modern Era (1970 to 1989) Committee elected two new members into Cooperstown on Sunday evening: former MLB Players’ Association Marvin Miller and longtime St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons, who received 13 and 12 votes each, respectively (12 needed for enshrinement). Former players Dwight Evans (eight votes), Steve...
