Major League Baseball Returns to Puerto Rico this June
The Florida Marlins will host the New York Mets in three Major League Baseball games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico June 28 – 30, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced today. The three-game set in Puerto Rico will be part of the 2010 MLB Championship Season and will be home games for the Florida
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Seven Reasons for Mets Optimism
The news is terrible for the New York Mets. After suffering through a litany of sometimes embarrassing injuries during their 70 win 2009 season, they will begin the 2010 season without Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes. It seems that everything that they suffered through in 2009 is happening all over again
Commissioner’s Office Voids Waiver Claim of LHP Jay Marshall
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Commissioner’s Office announced today that the New York Mets January 8 waiver claim of left-handed pitcher Jay Marshall has been voided and Marshall has been returned to the A’s. The A’s then announced that they have released Marshall. Marshall was 5-3 with
Mets sign Kiko Calero
The New York Mets today announced that they have signed righthanded pitcher Kiko Calero to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training. Calero, 35, pitched for the Florida Marlins last year and went 2-2 with a 1.95 ERA in 67 games out of the bullpen. In 60.0 innings, he allowed 36 hits,
Mets, Barajas Finalize Deal
FLUSHING, N.Y., February 24, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced that they have signed catcher Rod Barajas to a one-year major league contract. Barajas, 34, spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays, driving in a career-high 71 runs. He hit .226 (97-429) and connected on 19 home runs with
Lest We Forget, Johan Santana
Baseball observers have short memories. Check that, people have short memories. Perhaps it is not even a short memory but rather an inborn tendency to look for the next “best thing” rather than watch what is going on in the present. It is a human flaw that is only heightened in Baseball. It happens
Hot Stove Winners, Losers, and Confusers
As the offseason draws to a close and teams start heading to Florida and Arizona, most teams are finished with their roster additions. While names like Damon, Dye, Martinez, Lopez, Delgado, and Washburn remain, most teams are heading to camp after an offseason of additions, subtractions, and even some
Mets sign LHP Hisanori Takahashi, first baseman Mike Jacobs and catcher Shawn Riggans to Minor League contracts
FLUSHING, N.Y. — The New York Mets today announced that they signed left-handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, first baseman Mike Jacobs and catcher Shawn Riggans to Minor League contracts and invited all three to Major League Spring Training camp. Takahashi, who will turn 35 in April, was 10-6 with
