Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor was named the captain of Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball Classic. The vote was conducted by the players. The team, led by long-time Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, is headed off to Miami to play exhibition games this week before beginning Pool Play against Nicaragua on Friday. Latest Mets News José Quintana has a small stress fracture in his...
Coming off one of the best seasons we have seen from a closer in Mets history, it’s no surprise Edwin Díaz was ranked number one on MLB Network’s list of the top relief pitchers in baseball right now. .@MLBNetwork's Top 10 Right Now rollout starts with relievers. What does your list look like? pic.twitter.com/dROMxM7xxr — MLB (@MLB) January 11, 2023 Díaz headed up the list,...
Dick Scott, who served as the Mets bench coach in the 2016 and 2017 seasons , will be the new manager of the Syracuse Mets in 2023, replacing Kevin Boles, according to MMO’s Michael Mayer. Scott returned to the organization in 2021 after spending time with the Marlins, and had been serving as the team’s coordinator of coaching development and instruction. Scott originally...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Thursday, it was announced that Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio won MVP of the Dominican Professional Baseball league, receiving 61 of 69 votes for the award. As a result, Mauricio will receive a brand new Chevy Colorado MVP Edition truck. The 21-year-old had five home runs, 31 RBIs and an .803 OPS in 47 games. He is currently the Mets’ sixth-ranked prospect and...
What a winter for Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio. The 21 year old was named the Most Valuable Player in the Dominican Winter League. Mauricio led the league in RBIs (31) and doubles (15). He was second in home runs (5), stolen bases (11), and OPS (.803). Mauricio played his traditional shortstop and receiver time at third base and second for Tigers de Licey. Mauricio has fallen down prospect...
Edwin Diaz has been named the 2022 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year following a historic season for the New York Mets. Diaz, who won the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award in 2018 while with the Seattle Mariners, joins Craig Kimbrel as the only players to win the Reliever of the Year Award in each league. It should come as no surprise that Diaz has...
MLB released its All-MLB teams on Monday night, highlighting the games’ top players over the course of the entire season. The Mets had three players make the first and second teams. Edwin Diaz earned first-team honors as a reliever, and Francisco Lindor and Max Scherzer earned spots on the second team of the fourth-annual list. Díaz was probably the best reliever in baseball this season...
Major League Baseball on Thursday night announced the 2022 MVP awards. St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman Paul Goldschmidt claimed the National League honors. New York Yankees outfielder, Aaron Judge was named this year’s American League MVP. This was the first MVP win for both Goldschmidt and Judge National League – Paul Goldschmidt Goldschmidt claimed the National League MVP title with 22...
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In his first year with the Mets, Showalter led the Mets to 101 wins–the second-most in team history–and a tie for first place in the NL East. (They lost the division to the Braves based on head-to-head records.) He was cited by players as bringing a...
Julio Rodríguez is the recipient of the 2022 Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year award. The Mariners outfielder played an integral role in the team breaking their long playoff drought, slashing .284/.345/.509 with a 147 OPS+ and a 6.2 WAR in 132 games. Rodríguez was a 2022 All-Star as well as a Silver Slugger, and could end up being a Mariner for the rest of his career after signing a 14-year...
New York Mets prospects Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty have been named to Minor League Baseball’s Double-A All-Star Team for the 2022 season. Minor League Baseball revealed its end-of-season award winners and All-Star teams earlier today, covering all three Double-A circuits. The winners and All-Star teams are based on votes cast by managers throughout Minor League Baseball. It should...
Mark Vientos put together quite an impressive season in 2022, starring for the Syracuse Mets before earning a major league call-up in early September. His efforts were rewarded on Monday when he was named to the International League All-Star team as the representative for the third base position. Vientos, the Mets’ second-round pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, struggled out of the gate this year but...
