Here we are, just five days away from players reporting to Spring Training 2.0 at Citi Field. As most of you know, Major League Baseball has announced the 2020 regular season will open in approximately one month, on July 23 or 24. “Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” league commissioner Rob Manfred said in a news release. “We...
Major League Baseball released a statement on Monday night saying the owners voted unanimously to proceed with 2020 season under the terms of the March 26th agreement. In order to produce a schedule with a specific number of games, the owners are asking the Players Association to provied them with two pieces of information by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The first is whether the players will be able...
Jeff Passan of ESPN has just tweeted out that the MLBPA has sent a counter-proposal to MLB’s latest offer that was presented on Wednesday. The new proposal from the players focuses on the following: 70-Game Season $50 million in playoff bonuses 50/50 split of new postseason TV revenues in 2021 Forgiveness of salary advance for Tier I-III players Universal DH Mutual waiver of grievance...
If the past few months have reminded us of anything, it’s the importance of finding common ground among our differences in order to productively work together. That’s basically the complete opposite of what Major League Baseball owners and the Players’ Association have done while attempting to reach an agreement on the 2020 regular season. Among the four major professional...
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA Board of Governors have voted to approve a 22-team format to resume the 2019-2020 National Basketball Association season. He reports that it was a 29-1 vote in favor of the season returning. The NBAPA’s team representatives will hold a conference call on Friday to approve the 22-team plan to restart the season. There will be an eight-game...
In light of Major League Baseball’s economic proposal presented Tuesday afternoon to the Players Association, pay cuts for players is a topic weighing heavily on everyone’s mind as they await the start of a shortened season. After the COVID-19 outbreak in early March put a stop to baseball, players were due to receive their full per-game salaries in a shortened season in an agreement...
According to Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal, a positive Covid-19 test would not shutdown Major League Baseball, under the current proposal. Diamond also notes that the proposal from Major League Baseball to the Players Association would include all team personnel getting tested multiple times during a week with results within 24 hours. The owners approved the proposal earlier this week...
New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia made his second appearance today in the Dominic Summer League as he hopes to work his way back to the major leagues. The 28-year-old Mejia threw three scoreless innings today allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out seven for the DSL Mets1 squad. He now has seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in two DSL starts. On July 6, it was announced by...
Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred announced on Friday afternoon that New York Mets right-handed reliever Jenrry Mejia has been granted a conditional reinstatement from his lifetime ban. Mejia, 28, was given a lifetime ban back in 2016 after his third positive test for performance enhancing drugs. He has a 2.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 28 saves in 183 career innings with the Mets. Mejia...
Bad news for all you dyed in the wool baseball purists out there, according to what sources are telling Howard Bryant of ESPN the Magazine, effective for the 2017 season, Major League Baseball will switch to an electronic dugout signal for Intentional Walks rather than the traditional four ball pitchout. The change in the intentional-walk rule was proposed by MLB to the Players Association...
Kevin Kernan of the New York Post caught up with Former GM Omar Minaya, who now works for the Players Association, and was at Citi Field on Monday. Under his watch, the Mets signed Steven Matz, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Wilmer Flores, Lucas Duda, Juan Lagares and other key players. “Matz has always had real good arm speed. He’s easy,” Minaya told The Post. “When we drafted him...
March 24 Mike Francesa of WFAN first reported that Matt Harvey is going to rehab in NYC, as opposed to Port St. Lucie. Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is now confirming the news. Harvey tentatively has a plan set up with Mets officials that will allow him to rehab in New York during the season. He then would head to Port St. Lucie to face minor-league competition when he is ready to seriously gear...
