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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets are expected to announce today that they have signed reliever Trevor May to a two-year deal.
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Per the New York Mets, Today at 1:00 PM, the Player Alliance will be at 25th Street and Mermaid Avenue in Brooklyn, New York as part of their Pull Up Neighbor Tour to help provide resources like food, aid, and baseball equipment to those in need.
Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, reliever Trevor May and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year contract, sources told ESPN. The deal is pending a physical and could be official as soon as toddday. Anthony DiComo and Andy Martino have also confirmed the agreement.
Per Metsmerized’s Jacob Resnick, the Mets received a $3.75 million check from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday to cover a portion of Robinson Cano’s 2021 salary, which Cano will not see.
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Per Ryan Thibodaux, the Philadelphia Phillies appear to be launching a Bobby Abreu Hall of Fame campaign. They released a press release on Tuesday.
The Chicago White Sox announced their 2021 Coaching Staff on Tuesday: Miguel Cairo, Bench Coach; Ethan Katz, Pitching Coach; Curt Hasler, Assistant Pitching Coach; Frank Menechino, Hitting Coach; Howie Clark, Assistant Hitting Coach; Daryl Boston, First Base Coach; Joe McEwing, Third Base Coach; Shelley Duncan, Analytics Coordinator.
Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, MLB conducted 4,155 drug tests this past year, about one-third fewer than usual with the pandemic, resulting in 10 positive PED tests. There were 91 Therapeutic Use Exemptions granted, 90 for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: and one for Hypersomnia.
Per the Sports Business Journals’ Terry Lefton, via Mark J. Burns of the Sports Business Journal, MLB recently sent request for proposals to 10 or more sponsorship and marketing agencies, asking for input not only on pricing, value, and suitability of a sleeve ad patch, but also for a batting helmet decal.
Per Ken Rosenthal of MLB on FOX, Minnesota Twins’ outfielder, Eddie Rosario is on outright waivers, according to sources that told the Athletic. The move is the celarest sign yet he will be non-tendered. The Twins are essentially giving Rosario the chance to be claimed by a team that might pay him his projected arbitration salary of $9.6M.
Per Major League Baseball, MLB has partnered with Budweiser to host an active duty or veteran member of the US Armed Forces at the 2021 World Series. People can nominate a veteran online.
The San Francisco Giants announced that they have hired J.P. Martinez as their Assistant Pitching Coach on the Major League staff.
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Jack Ramsey takes a closer look at GM candidate Tommy Tanous.
Rich Sparago takes a look at this day in Mets history in 1998, when the Mets signed Robin Ventura.
Rich Mancuso goes in depth on why all eyes are on the Mets in the NL East.
Ryan Finkelstein discusses the Mets signing free agent reliever Trevor May.
On This Day in Mets History
1991: The Mets sign Pirates’ free-agent Bobby Bonilla to a $29 million, five-year deal. The 28 year-old highly touted outfielder will hit only .249 during the first year of his contract for an under-achieving New York club.
1993: Mets free-agent Eddie Murray (.285, 27, 100) leaves New York to sign with the Indians. The future Hall of Famer hit .274 and averaged 96.5 RBIs during his two seasons in the Big Apple.
2008: Mets COO Jeff Wilpon says the team’s new ballpark’s name will remain Citi Field regardless of the suggestion made by two NYC council members who believe the venue should be called Citi/Taxpayer Field. Citigroup, a struggling financial institution benefiting from a bailout from the federal government, pays the franchise $400 million over 20 years for naming rights to the stadium.
Birthdays: Jay Kleven (71)
Let’s go Mets!
