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SAN DIEGO – Two teams with impressive payrolls, sky-high expectations and dueling disappointing first halves met on Friday night at Petco Park. The Mets and Padres also brought winning streaks into their final series before the All-Star break. Predictably, these two squads that see themselves in each other went late into the night before the […]
This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Last year for the Mets, Draft day was a boon. With a pair of first-round selections and five picks in the top 90, the Mets believed they made franchise-altering […]
PHOENIX — For weeks, negativity overwhelmed the Mets. Even positive signs came complete with asterisks, as the Mets kept losing and losing and losing and losing. Then came this week in the desert, and more specifically the catharsis that occurred Thursday evening at Chase Field. To list all the positive signs for the Mets in […]
On the latest Ballpark Dimensions Podcast, Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello discuss Shohei Ohtani‘s chances of breaking the AL home run record Aaron Judge set in 2022, how the Orioles could improve at the Trade Deadline and the players leading MLB’s stolen base surge. Below is a look at the key topics they touched on this […]
The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is set for Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m. ET at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, where 50 of the game’s top Minor Leaguers will take the field together for the 24th edition of baseball’s greatest prospect showcase. How to watchThe seven-inning game will air exclusively on Peacock and SiriusXM. MLB […]
When we decided what the mock Draft schedule would be earlier this spring, I got excited because I knew I’d get to use one of my favorite words for the whole draft projection process. So, without further ado, welcome to my penultimate mock of the first round of the 2023 Draft. Here’s where things stand […]
With a class booming with high-profile talent, the Draft is coming to the Emerald City. For three days beginning Sunday, the Major League Baseball Draft hits Seattle. Here is everything you need to know. Broadcast and Logistical Details For the third straight year, the Draft will be part of All-Star Week. Sunday’s action begins at […]
The Dodgers had mixed success in the first three years of the Draft, sandwiching lackluster efforts in 1965 and 1967 around finding three All-Stars (Charlie Hough, Bill Russell, Billy Grabarkewitz) and a Rookie of the Year (Ted Sizemore) in 1966. Los Angeles slid from a World Series championship to an eighth-place finish during that time, […]
The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It’s virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team’s biggest Draft success in the last decade. Not surprisingly, 18 of […]
467-foot blast gives 21-year-old a club rookie record for home runs as primary catcher