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Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images The Japanese phenom will be coming to the majors this year—but not to New York. In unsurprising news, the Mets have been told that they are out on Roki Sasaki. Though they had previously met with Sasaki in December, the Mets were always a long shot to sign him. The industry-wide assumption for several years has been that Sasaki would … [Read more...] about Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with the Mets

Photo by Donald Uhrbrock/Getty Images Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets Original 1962 Met and the first Puerto Rican to play for the Mets Félix Mantilla passed away this week at the age of 90. Around the National League East The Nationals signed free agent reliever and former Met Jorge López to a one-year, $3 million … [Read more...] about Mets Morning News for January 12, 2025

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets After weeks of rumors about Pete Alonso’s desire for a long-term deal, there are now reports that the slugger may be willing to accept a three-year deal with opt-outs from the Mets. Numerous former Mets offered plaudits for David Wright in the wake … [Read more...] about Mets Morning News for January 11, 2025

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hernández could be the new Jose Iglesias, with utility and personality to spare. The Mets last year had a utility position player on their bench with a history of success in Jose Iglesias. He was able to be a good bat off the bench, defensive replacement, and when Jeff McNeil struggled and then was injured, a decent … [Read more...] about Free agency profile: Kiké Hernádez

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images The team won’t have any arbitration hearings this year. The Mets announced yesterday that the team has agreed to one-year contracts with all six of its arbitration-eligible players, officially avoiding the arbitration process with all of them. Those six players are: pitchers Paul Blackburn, Tylor Megill, and David Peterson, … [Read more...] about Mets avoid arbitration with all six of their eligible players