Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the cap selections for the Hall of Fame class of 2024. Todd Helton and Joe Mauer are naturally going in with Rockies and Twins caps respectively, since those are the only teams they played for during their careers. Manager Jim Leyland, who managed four teams during his career, will go in with a blank cap...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Jeff Wilson of Rangers Today reported that former Met Max Scherzer had surgery on Thursday for a herniated disc. The recovery is expected to sideline Scherzer until June or July. Scherzer, who was with the Mets for 2022 and the first half of 2023, was traded to the Rangers and won a World Series with the club despite allowing seven earned runs in 9 2/3...
Good morning, Mets fans! A postseason that hasn’t had many exciting moments received its fair share of excitement on Friday night, as both the Astros and the Diamondbacks won their League Championship Series matchups in comeback fashion. In the ALCS, the Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning but José Altuve provided yet another iconic postseason moment as he launched a three-run...
For the second time in less than a week, the New York Mets avoided a series sweep thanks to some walk-off heroics. While Rafael Ortega was the hero on Sunday against the Angels, it was DJ Stewart who took center stage on Wednesday with a monster night against the Rangers. The unlikely hero continued his power surge with a pair of home runs before clinching the series finale with a hit-by-pitch...
As expected, Diamond Sports Group, the owner of 14 Bally regional sports networks (RSNs) that carry Major League Baseball games, filed for bankruptcy on March 15. This filing may immediately affect the Texas Rangers and have implications for how MLB games are broadcast in the near future. On March 11, the Rangers notified Diamond Sports that they would seek to terminate their relationship with...
As sad as it was for New York Mets fans when Jacob deGrom signed with the Texas Rangers, owner Steve Cohen has received confirmation that he did the right thing. Just as MLB spring training begins, deGrom has already been set back a couple of days due to side tightness “as a precaution,” per Kennedi Landri of MLB.com. Sound familiar? The Mets went through this saga with deGrom for...
Good morning, Mets fans! The family of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs is filing a civil lawsuit against the team, alleging that the team was partially responsible for his death. This comes months after the team’s former communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in prison for supplying Skaggs with the opioids that killed him in July of 2019. According to the Wall Street...
Good morning, Mets fans. Friday night, Jacob deGrom made his free agent decision as he signed a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers. The contract includes a conditional sixth-year option and a full no-trade clause. It is truly the end of an era for the Mets. deGrom was the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year Award winner, a two-time Cy Young Award Winner, and a four-time...
Good morning Mets fans! On Friday, The Texas Rangers announced they have hired Bruce Bochy to a three-year contract to be the team’s manager. Bochy previously managed the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, winning three World Series championships with the latter. Additionally, The Toronto Blue Jays announced they have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with interim...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets sneaked by to a 4-3 victory Friday night to start July off on the right foot. In game one of a three-game series against the Rangers, the Mets got a big fourth inning that proved to be the difference of the ballgame. Mark Canha got things started with a game-tying single. Eduardo Escobar then cracked a three-run homer to get the Mets up 4-3. David Peterson tied...
