According to Ken Rosnethal of The Athletic, Major League Baseball and the MLBPA agreed to a bubble for the MLB playoffs. This idea has been in the works for some time now and given the success of the NBA and NHL with the bubble format, it makes sense to do it. Rosenthal later added that families would be allowed to be part of the bubble. They must quarantine with the the player that they will be...
It’s been a day full of news regarding the Mets sale. Yesterday, it was reported that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s group was the clear-cut favorite per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Today, there has been a lot of updates on that piece of reporting. Scott Soshnick of Sportico made an appearance on WFAN’s mid-day show today (Fast forward to 12 pm to hear the full...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest MLB News Andrew Simon of MLB.com collaborated with a small team of writers on showing how all 15 National League teams’ DH options stack up. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic addressed 12 questions about the upcoming return of baseball. JJ Cooper of Baseball America reported that the Frontier League has suspended its 2020 season. The Baseball...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News According to Jason Lee from Jays Journal, former Met Matt Harvey is among some former major league players who are interested in playing for the KBO. Latest MLB News Bob Klapisch of Bleacher Report posted on Twitter that the MLB negotiations have gone dark and those who were once optimistic about a deal getting done are no longer as optimistic. Britt...
After 8 years with the Yankees, four of which resulted in All-Star Game appearances, and an uncertain off-season, Dellin Betances finally was on a pitchers mound on Saturday for his new team, the New York Mets. Sure it was only a spring training game against the Washington Nationals, but the fact that the 31-year old was able to pitch after tearing up his left Achilles last September is a...
On Thursday, New York Mets bullpen star Seth Lugo pitched a simulated game in Port St. Lucie. Per Mike Puma of the NY Post, the Mets gave Lugo the option of pitching in Thursday’s Grapefruit League road game against the Cardinals, but the reliever chose to stay behind at the team facility to face hitters rather than making the trip to Jupiter. He threw 29 pitches against minor leaguers...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Some NY Post writers, Mike Puma, Joel Sherman, and Ken Davidoff reported that the source of Yoenis Cespedes’ ‘violent fall’ was a boar that ran out of his cage. Michelle Ioannou of MMO released an article to further discuss the report from the Post. The Mets signed minor league OF Ryan Cordell in a minor league deal as reported by...
According to a report from Ken Davidoff of NY Post, the Mets recently interviewed Hensley Meulens for the currently vacant bench coach position. As the Mets continue to search for someone with coaching experience to aid new manager Carlos Beltran, Meulens joins Jerry Narron, Fredi Gonzalez, and Joey Cora as the known candidates thus far. Meulens spent 10 years coaching alongside the recently...
As reported by Ken Davidoff in his recent article for NY Post, Jerry Narron recently met with new Mets manager Carlos Beltran and assistant GM Allard Baird to discuss the club’s bench coach opening. Narron was already known as a candidate for the position, though this is the first report of him specifically meeting with Beltran and Baird. Narron has plenty of coaching experience, as he has...
The selection of the next Mets manager has advanced to the next stage, with the club reportedly beginning their third round of interviews as they continue to narrow down the field to eventually pick one final candidate. As Mike Puma of NY Post reported on Saturday, Luis Rojas has been removed the conversation. While a complete and official list of remaining candidates has not been made publicly...
The Mets could have Zack Wheeler back just in time for the trade deadline. According to Mike Puma of the NY Post, the Mets have set a tentative plan to start Zack Wheeler on Friday against the Pirates. It was reported yesterday that Wheeler threw a bullpen session prior to Sunday’s game against the Giants. The 29-year-old right hander was placed on the IL with a right shoulder impingement on...
Major League Baseball is looking into the Mets’ clubhouse incident yesterday that involved Manager Mickey Callway, starter Jason Vargas, and Mets’ beat reporter Tim Healey, according to Mike Puma of the NY Post. Puma also tweets that the Mets are considering disciplinary measures for both Callaway and Vargas. Additionally, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets plan to get...
