Tag: San Diego Padres

Morning Briefing: Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Fired, Accused of ‘Massive Theft’

Good morning, Mets fans! While the Dodgers captured a 5-2 win over the Padres in Seoul on Wednesday, that was far from the biggest story in “The City of Angels.” Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reported that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was accused of “engaging in a ‘massive theft’ of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal...

Morning Briefing: Edwin Díaz Leaving Camp for Birth of Child

Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz is going to be leaving Port St. Lucie for a couple of days as he is going back to New York for the birth of his third child. Díaz made his long-awaited return this week as he struck out the side in the top of fifth on Monday, after walking in to his infamous trumpet entrance song. Along with that came a video of Díaz’s wife Nashaly and their two children...

Morning Briefing: Mets Keeping an Eye on Pitching Market

Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Leap Day! After Kodai Senga’s injury, which will have him on the IL through at least opening day, there was a lot of chatter on whether the Mets would be looking to add to their rotation. President of baseball operations David Stearns seemed to dismiss the idea right away, as he told the media, “I don’t think so” when asked if they were...

Morning Briefing: Steve Cohen Group Invests in PGA Tour

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Bloomberg released an article stating that PGA Tour signed a $3 billion investment deal with the Strategic Sports Group, which includes the Fenway Sports Group and Mets owner Steve Cohen. The deal will include an initial investment of $1.5 billion and is for a new for-profit entity which values PGA Tour Enterprises at $12 billion. LIV Golf is not initially...

Wandy Peralta Signing With Padres

Updated Post – Jan. 31 at 11:55 AM The San Diego Padres have signed veteran reliever Wandy Peralta, per Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin of The Athletic. The deal is four-years, $16.5 million, though it has three opt-outs. Peralta was arguably the best left-handed reliever still on the free agent market, and multiple outlets reported the Mets had interest in the former Yankee. Original Post...

Morning Briefing: Stearns Praises New Additions, Still Wants More

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...

Morning Briefing: Padres Close to Signing Woo Suk Go

Good morning Mets fans!  The San Diego Padres continued to rebuild their bullpen. With a number of their top relievers in free agency, San Diego is close to adding South Korean reliever Woo Suk Go, who could serve as the teams closer. The deal was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.  The 25-year-old has pitched in parts of seven seasons with the Korean Baseball Organization. He...

Hall of Fame Case: Adrián González

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is one of the more consistent first basemen from the late 2000s to the mid-2010s who made Citi Field his last major-league home. He is making his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot.  There are players we refer to as Mets legends legitimately. There are players we...

Free Agent Profile: Mike Clevinger, SP

Mike Clevinger Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 33 (12/21/1990) Traditional Stats: 24 G, 9-9, 3.77 ERA, 1.226 WHIP, 131.1 IP, 110 SO Advanced Stats: 2.2 fWAR, 4.28 FIP, 4.13 xERA, 20.0 SO%, 7.3 BB% Rundown The 33-year-old Florida native is now roughly four years removed from a terrific run as a part of a young stable of strong Cleveland Indians’ starting pitchers. From 2016 through 2020,...

Morning Briefing: Starling Marte Looking for Clearance to Play in Winter League

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte is looking to play in the Dominican Winter League, but there are some hoops to jump through prior to doing so. Marte, who missed most of the last two months of the 2023 season due to a groin injury, needs to get the Mets’ clearance to play in the winter league. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online reported that Marte was at...

Report: Royals Sign Seth Lugo to Three-Year Deal

Updated Post – Dec. 12 at 3:02 PM According to Anne Rogers of MLB dot com, the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a deal with right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports it’s a three-year deal worth $45 million. The Mets, Braves, and Red Sox were among the teams that showed interest in the starter. Original Post – Dec. 12 at 12:46 PM As the offseason...

Morning Briefing: Juan Soto Joins Judge, Verdugo In The Bronx

Good morning, Mets fans! After months of speculation and weeks of negotiating, the New York Yankees finally completed the trade to acquire star outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported last night that the trade was finally official as the Yankees will be adding their second and third outfielders of the off-season. Along with acquiring Juan Soto,...

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