Your Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Tim Britton writes about the opportunity—and the challenge—ahead of David Stearns when it comes to potentially signing big-ticket free agents this winter.
The Mets are among the teams that have scouted Japanese right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki, a 22-year-old who could leave for MLB this offseason.
Here’s the MLB Trade Rumors offseason outlook for the Mets.
John Franco served as the honorary chair of a charity founded by Rusty Staub.
J.D. Martinez is in the pickleball business.
Around the National League East
The Braves have hired Tim Hyers as their new hitting coach, while Chris Sale won the Sporting News comeback player of the year award and Matt Olson won the 2024 Fielding Bible award.
The Good Phight wrote about the World Series from the perspective of a disinterested Phillies fan.
Around Major League Baseball
The Dodgers will wear a patch honoring the late Fernando Valenzuela during the World Series and throughout the 2025 season.
Tickets to the World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers are going for record prices on the secondary market.
David Lennon says Aaron Boone needs a World Series title to establish a meaningful legacy.
Jeff Passan writes about Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge facing each other in the World Series.
Joel Sherman looked at the scouting on both World Series teams.
The Yankees announced Carlos Rodón as their Game 2 starter.
MLB announced details about festivities around the World Series.
Some Dodgers and Yankees legends discussed three of the times the teams faced each other in the World Series.
Avisail Garcia underwent back surgery at HSS.
The Reds hired Chris Valaika as hitting coach.
Former Mets reliever Yohan Ramírez has signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Christian Romo wrote about painting the hypothetical 2024 banner purple.
This Date in Mets History
Game 6 of the 1986 World Series took place on this date.