Your Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Francisco Lindor finished second in National League MVP voting.
The Mets signed Joey Meneses to a minor league deal.
And the Mets also signed 31-year-old pitcher Hobie Harris to a minor league deal.
John Franco rang the bell at Nasdaq yesterday alongside Mr. and Mrs. Met as the team celebrated MetsGiving.
Around the National League East
The Good Phight took a look at why Alec Bohm is on the trade market.
Battery Power looked back at Ronald Acuña Jr.’s injury-shortened 2024 campaign.
The Marlins announced some new hires in their baseball operations leadership.
Around Major League Baseball
Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous choice for National League MVP, and while he’s been in touch with Roki Sasaki, Ohtani says he isn’t doing any active recruiting of the young pitcher on behalf of the Dodgers.
Sasaki’s agent dismissed rumors of a handshake deal between the Dodgers and Sasaki.
Here’s the latest from the Premier12 international baseball tournament.
Aaron Judge was named American League MVP.
Speaking of the Yankees, here’s some of what they included in their pitch to Juan Soto.
And here’s the Yankees’ Plan B if Soto signs elsewhere.
David Lennon writes about the Yankees’ pursuit being “another pivotal Steinbrenner moment for the franchise.”
The St. Petersburg city council voted to approve about $23 million in spending to start repairing the roof at Tropicana Field.
Left-handed pitcher Enmanuel De Jesus wasn’t re-signed by the Kiwoon Heroes and could return to Major League Baseball.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
We took a look at Michael Conforto’s free agency.
The AAOP finalists have been announced, and have until Sunday night to vote for your favorite one.
This Date in Mets History
Terry Collins was named the Mets’ new manager on this date in 2010.