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Morning Briefing: Strawberry’s ‘Heart and Soul Bleeds Blue and Orange’

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the New York Mets held a live Zoom call with Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as they announced the dates of their jersey number retirements. Doc’s number will be retired on Sunday, April 14, and Darryl’s number will be raised later in the season on Saturday, June 1.  But aside from setting the date for the festivities, the...

Report: Blue Jays Signing Yariel Rodríguez

Cuban right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodríguez in agreement on a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays, according to Francys Romero, have landed Cuban right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodríguez (pending a physical). Per Romero, Rodríguez and the Blue Jays have come to an agreement on a contract. He is expected to be in Toronto for a physical in the coming days. Romero reports the...

Morning Briefing: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Officially Introduced as Dodger

Good morning, Mets fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers’ offseason has been one for the ages as they have spent over $1 billion on just two of their winter additions. While Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract has been official for over a week now, the Dodgers made the second of their two big signings official as they introduced Yoshinobu Yamamoto at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Among the...

Morning Briefing: Mariners Ink Mitch Garver

Good morning, and merry Christmas, Mets fans! The Mariners agreed to sign slugging righty Mitch Garver to a two-year contract worth $24 million. Garver played in 87 games for the Rangers in 2023, batting .270/.370/.500 (134 OPS+) with 19 homers in 344 plate appearances. Garver was productive in the postseason as well, cracking three homers and driving in 14 runs in 17 games. Most notably, Garver...

Morning Briefing: Yamamoto Saga Continues to Progress

Good morning, Mets fans! Andy Martino of SNY shared new details of how and when Yoshinobu Yamamoto will choose his MLB team. He is currently being targeted by the Yankees, Mets, and others. Latest MLB News Per Robert Murray of FanSided, former San Francisco Giants bench coach Kai Correa is heading to the Cleveland Guardians to join their major league coaching staff. According to MLB.com’s...

Quick Analysis Of Potential Mets’ Pitching Target Yariel Rodríguez

According to a report on Saturday by Francys Romero of MLB.com, the New York Mets are one of the 10 teams considered as the strongest candidates to sign Cuban right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodríguez. Rodríguez was also officially declared a free agent by the MLB Commissioner’s Office on Saturday, officially opening his free agency. The intriguing pitcher is officially on the market, and one...

Morning Briefing: Mets Among Strongest Candidates To Sign Yariel Rodríguez

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Cuban reliever Yariel Rodríguez was declared a free agent by the MLB Commissioner’s Office and he will now be able to sign with any big league club. According to Francys Romero of MLB.com, the Mets are considered to be among 10 teams who are the strongest candidates to sign Rodríguez. Romero adds that several industry experts expect Rodríguez to command...

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