The Mets remain on the hook for second baseman Robinson Cano’s contract through the 2023 season at $24 million each year. He turns 40 right around the time New York hopes to be playing for a World Series championship, late this October. Apologies for his off-the-field actions began the shortened spring training for the veteran. However, sorry won’t cut it if the former All-Star...
After a blockbuster trade brought teammates Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets in 2018, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen was hopeful those two players would be able to help this team surge back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Sadly, neither of them was able to lead the Mets beyond the regular season in 2020, as the postseason drought in Queens has now reached four...
Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced on Monday that the team will resume play on Tuesday with a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins after missing five days of action due to positive COVID-19 tests. The twi-night doubleheader will begin at 5:10 pm, with the Mets as the home team for the first game and the Marlins as the home team for the second. Let’s go Mets! Latest Mets News...
There is no position in the field of play in baseball that has had less consistency, less continuity and is less of a constant than that of third base for the New York Mets. From Ed Charles to Charlie Neal to Charley Smith, the Mets third base bag has been a merry-go-round, populated by no less than 172 different players who have manned third base in Mets history for at least one game. Yet, with...
Is there something in the water? Perhaps, but when I finished researching the five best seasons for a Mets’ second baseman for a previous article (which was published on Wednesday), I came away from the project scratching my head. I mean the Mets have had their share of stars, but few have been at the second base position. Be it poor future judgement or other factors, but the Mets have...
As some of you readers sit and wait through a prolific snowstorm in New England, here are some notable names that were non-tendered as the off-season hot stove heats up. Following Players Were Non-Tendered, Confirmed By Jeff Passan of ESPN: RP Blake Treinen 2B Cesar Hernández SP Taijuan Walker IF Addison Russell SP Kevin Gausman CF Kevin Pillar OF Domingo Santana 3B Maikel Franco OF Steven Souza...
The St. Lucie Mets and their fans were greeted with a surprise on Tuesday night as Jed Lowrie appeared in the lineup batting second as the designated hitter. The club was beginning a six-game homestand. Lowrie, 35, has yet to play in a major league game for the Mets after signing a two-year deal in the offseason. The veteran has dealt with a myriad of injuries including a capsule sprain in his...
Padres, Kinsler Match Up On Deal According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the Padres and veteran infielder Ian Kinsler have agreed to a two year deal worth $8 million with a club option for the 2021 season. Kinsler 36, spent last season between the Angels and eventual World Champion Red Sox. Kinsler has exclusively been a second baseman throughout his career, only playing one game in the...
At the Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz press conference at Citi Field on Tuesday, Brodie Van Wagenen talked about the trade, and his plans for then rest of the off-season. He started by announcing the deal, and went on the discuss how Cano is a decorated second baseman, “one of the best second baseman in history”, and Edwin Diaz, who he called “the best closer in baseball.” [iframe]<iframe...
When the New York Mets take the field on Opening Day for the start of the 2019 season, newly acquired Robinson Cano will become the 154th second baseman in team history. This weeks edition of our quiz wants you to name the top twenty players who have started the most games at second base for the New York Mets. Piece of cake, right? Let’s see how many players you can come up with in three...
MLB Pipeline released their 2018 Prospect Team of the Year today with the New York Mets being the only organization with two players selected to the first team. Mets prospect Peter Alonso was chosen to be MLB’s first baseman and Mets infielder (lost his prospect status recently) Jeff McNeil was taken as the second baseman. Alonso, 23, hit .285/.395/.579 with 36 homers (tied for most in...
In the sixth inning of Monday night’s 6-4 victory over the Reds, infielder Jeff McNeil got a hold of an 85 mph breaking ball from Keury Mella and parked it in the Coca Cola Corner. For McNeil, 26, it was his second big league homer and his third hit of the evening. He ended the game going 3-for-4 with two runs scored in addition to the homer. Since the California native debuted late last...
