Good morning, Mets fans! Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won the Home Run Derby, defeating Randy Arozarena with 25 home runs in the final round. Guerrero Jr. easily beat Mookie Betts in the first round before stunning the home crowd by defeating Julio Rodríguez in the semifinals. Guerrero Jr. and his father, Vlad Sr., are the first father-son duo to both win a Home Run Derby title. Latest Mets News Pete...
Good morning, Mets fans! Will Sammon of The Athletic gave some Mets injury updates on Saturday: Justin Verlander is on track to throw a live session on Sunday (today). Per Buck Showalter, Carlos Carrasco is two to three days from throwing again and the Mets won’t know more until he starts throwing. Showalter also provided updates on Stephen Ridings. “Two steps forward, one step back with him;...
Baseball fans across the globe are gearing up for the biggest stage for international play. Even with some big names recently opting-out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the tournament is set to begin on March 7. Clayton Kershaw, Jhoan Duran, Paolo Espino, Ramón Urías are among the names who opted out for various reasons, the most interesting reason being due to not gaining clearance by...
Now that the rosters for all 20 countries in next month’s World Baseball Classic are out, it’s time to examine the teams in-depth. Today, we will take a look at the position-player pool. Obviously, we can’t go too deep in terms of how each manager is going to set up their lineup in pool play, but we can go position-by-position to determine some of the stronger lineup in this year’s tournament....
Good morning, Mets fans! Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena and Reds second baseman Jonathan India won the Rookie of the Year award in their respective leagues on Monday. Arozarena posted a .274 batting average in 2021 along with 20 home runs. The 26-year-old was also named ALCS MVP in 2020. India racked up a .269 average at the plate and hit 20 homers in his first season in the majors. Let’s...
For the second consecutive game it was a walk-off at Fenway for the Boston Red Sox, sending the favored Tampa Bay Rays back to Florida with another bout of postseason sorrow. Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez redeemed his ALDS Game 1 early exit loss with five innings of two runs on three hits, striking out six without a walk. He won a 17-pitch battle over Austin Meadows in the top of the third...
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore and minor league catcher Eduardo Rodriguez (per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic) from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielders Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena. Both teams swapped compensatory picks in this year’s draft, as well. Tampa will receive a Compensation A pick...
