Diamondbacks Bench Coach, Ex-Met Ron Gardenhire Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
New Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach and former longtime Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has prostate cancer.
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New Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach and former longtime Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has prostate cancer.
Major League Baseball wants to make the game shorter and more exciting. OK, great idea. But there is a rule change proposal out there that is a failure on just about every level.
Maybe this will be the year that Mets fans finally see all five of their talented starting pitchers in the rotation at once.
If you're Noah Syndergaard or Matt Harvey or Jacob deGrom, or anyone on the Mets' pitching staff for that matter, you probably couldn't wait to report to Port St. Lucie on Sunday.
The worst-kept secret around the Mets is that it will be Noah Syndergaard who will take the mound in the top of the first inning at Citi Field when New York opens the season against the Atlanta Braves.
The 23-year-old Dominican pitcher saw action in 10 games with the Mets last season, starting three. He went 1-0 with a 6.38 ERA.
With four-fifths of the projected rotation coming off surgery, the Mets return mostly the same roster from the 2016 team that overcame a rash of critical injuries to claim an NL wild card.
Left-hander Jerry Blevins has finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract to remain with the New York Mets, who have been rebuilding their bullpen as spring training nears.
There was a time when Zack Wheeler was regarded as the potential ace of the Mets. Now, his story is being rewritten.
Infielder Wilmer Flores has become the first New York Mets player to go to salary arbitration since Oliver Perez in 2008.
In 17 appearances with New York, he pitched 17 1/3 innings and had a 2.08 ERA.
Gorzelanny has been invited to spring training with the big-league team and would earn $1 million, plus potentially another $1.8 million in incentives, if he makes the major league roster.
Mets pitchers and catchers don't report to spring training until Feb. 13. Position players don't need to be there until until five days later. But that didn't stop Yoenis Cespedes from going to Port St. Lucie on Thursday.
For fans of several local sports teams, watching games is about to get easier.
Aside from perhaps adding a much-needed middle reliever, the Mets' roster appears to be all but complete.
