Résumé of the latest news in baseball, including Scott Rolen, Max Fried, Carlos Beltrán, Dexter Fowler, Jake McGee, and the Bally Sports fiasco
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Tag: New York Mets
New York Mets: Matt Allan Undergoes Third UCL Surgery
The New York Mets announced that Matthew Allan, the former Top-100 pitching prospect, underwent UCL revision surgery in January. This will be Allan’s third procedure on his right elbow since being drafted in the third round of the 2019 MLB
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Episode 304 – National League Offseason Review
Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue the Bat Flips & Nerds review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Each team is given a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale. Listen to “Episode
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New York Mets Lock Down Jeff McNeil for the Next Four Years
The New York Mets and Jeff McNeil have agreed to a four-year, $50 million extension, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is currently pending a physical, which if passed, means the Mets will have locked in their second baseman for
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Big spending and strong trading: The story of the offseason so far
Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the Christmas and New Year season, and were able to find time for some rest and relaxation. Prior to the festivities, there was a flurry of activity to start the MLB off-season.
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It’s never too early to pick the 2023 World Series champions
It is safe to say that 2023 will be the greatest baseball-viewing year of my life. The excitement starts on Saturday, 11 March 2023, when Great Britain pits itself against the dream team (or perhaps nightmare team) of the USA
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New York Mets: 2022 Season Review
Not many clubs have disappointing 101-win seasons, but that’s what happened to the Mets this year. Last Sunday night they fell 2-1 in the National League Wildcard round to the Padres, and the second-most successful regular season in Mets history
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Episode 299 – Do Geese Have Ears?
Russell, Rob and Ben get together to review an entertaining set of wildcard and division series that threw up some upsets and extra-inning marathons. They end with a quick look ahead to the Championship Series and Great Britain’s confirmed WBC
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Postseason 2022: Is This A Great Game Or What?
It was appropriate that the great Tim Kurkjian, whose catchphrase headlines this article, was in the booth for ESPN’s broadcast yesterday. We saw a couple of epic games. Diehard baseball fans had already enjoyed (or endured, depending on your point
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Playoff baseball and blackout U-turn
It’s Saturday 8 October, and I have just watched the delayed coverage of the Padres’ emphatic win over the Mets. Four Wild Card games are in the bag, and the visitors won three of them. As a neutral, this sets
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