In early November, the New York Mets made a hire that may have gone unnoticed and isn’t as acclaimed as the announcement of a major free-agent signing or trade. At the General Managers’ Meetings in Las Vegas, Mets GM Billy Eppler announced the Mets had hired Eric Jagers as their director of pitching development. Some of Jager’s responsibilities include overseeing the...
Growing up, Mets’ right-handed pitcher Sam McWilliams was a first-generation baseball player. Neither his father nor anyone in his immediate family played ball, or even rooted for a specific team. But McWilliams had a knack for it. He started playing and absorbed the game by watching Monday Night Baseball on ESPN. It certainly paid off, as he was drafted in the eighth round of the 2014...
Marcus Stroman came over to the Mets prior to the trade deadline in 2019. After pitching for them down the stretch that year, Stroman chose to opt out of the shortened 2020 season, but re-upped with New York by accepting the one-year qualifying offer this past offseason. Stroman spoke to MetsMerized this month about his career journey, from playing middle infield and pitching at Duke...
“You think I made it to the big leagues as a 35th round, senior sign, and Tommy John surgery is going to stop me? You’re crazy. Give me an opportunity and I’ll show what I have, just as I have before.” This is a tweet from former New York Mets right-hander, Chasen Bradford, who has been throwing six times a week this winter, waiting for his next opportunity in the majors....
