We witnessed quite the classic in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday. With the United States down to their last six outs in the WBC, Mark DeRosa’s squad found a way to come back after leading by three runs multiple times in the game. Down 7-5 in the top of the eighth, Trea Turner crushed a bases loaded grand slam to left field that ended up giving Team USA a 9-7 victory over previously...
Good morning Mets fans! On Friday, new Met Kodai Senga admitted feelings of frustration that he felt with his former club in an Instagram Live. Senga, who spent a decade with the SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball, explained that he asked to be posted to Major League Baseball by the club “for the past five or six years.” What frustrated Senga wasn’t that the team...
Former New York Met, Justin Turner, is reportedly in agreement with the Boston Red Sox, this first reported by ESPN staff writer Joon Lee. The long-time Los Angeles Dodger is expected to sign a two-year deal worth just shy of $22 million, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will include an opt out after the first season. Turner spent four lackluster seasons with the Mets, before he found his...
Good morning, Mets fans! The baseball world quieted down a bit after a busy Winter Meetings, but there are still plenty of rumors going around. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that there are about half a dozen teams interested in Justin Turner, with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Marlins included among those teams. Now it’s time for the morning briefing! Latest Mets News On Friday,...
Trea Turner is back in the National League East. The shortstop signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He has a full no trade clause. Turner, 29, will now presumably finish his career as a Phillie. A two-time All-Star, Silver Slugger, and World Series Champion is back in the NL East after being traded away in 2021. Turner joins the Phillies after they made an...
Trea Turner Position: Shortstop Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 (30/06/1993) 2022 Traditional Stats: 160 G, 708 PA, .298/.343/.466/.809, 21 HR, 100 RBI, 194 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 121 OPS+, 6.3 fWAR, 6.4 BB%, 18.5% K%, 41.8% HardH%, .342 BABIP, .169 ISO Rundown Trea Turner is arguably the most versatile offensive weapon in baseball, and he will be one of the biggest and most intriguing names available...
Metsmerized Online’s Michael Mayer reports the Mets could make a serious run at signing offensive weapon Trea Turner. Turner, a former Washington National who was sent to the Dodgers in 2021, is 29 years old and is one of the best pure hitters in all of baseball and one of the top free agents in this year’s class. Buzz over the last 24 hours has been that the Mets really like Trea...
Veteran third baseman Justin Turner is in “limbo” in terms of his baseball future, and the former Met has left the door open for a potential return to Queens this winter. Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, who spoke to Turner after he received the Roberto Clemente Award for 2022 on Monday, the 37-year-old didn’t shoot down the idea of potentially re-joining the Mets when it...
