Neil Walker Accepts Mets' $17.2 Million Qualifying Offer
Neil Walker agreed Monday to accept the team's $17.2 million qualifying offer for next season.
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Neil Walker agreed Monday to accept the team's $17.2 million qualifying offer for next season.
So with Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker to pay — as well as other free agents/trade targets whom Alderson might want to explore — spending $12.5 million on an insurance policy was not in the least bit worth it.
Looking at it in purely accounting terms, Bartolo Colon's departure Friday for Atlanta saved the Mets around $12 million, which should now be added to the effort to re-sign Yoenis Cespedes.
Colon spent the past three seasons with the Mets, going 44-34 with a 3.90 ERA. In 2016, he went 15-8 with a 3.43 and was selected to his fourth All-Star Game.
So will we see Yoenis Cespedes back in a Mets uniform next season?
Mets All-Star closer Jeurys Familia has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges related to an alleged altercation between Familia and the mother of his child.
Coming off of back-to-back postseason appearances, the Mets are anticipating that the momentum they've built up on the field the last two years will continue to translate into big numbers at the ballpark.
After speaking with doctors, agent Scott Boras concluded New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey pitched since spring training with decreased sensation in his fingertips.
A complaint in municipal court in Fort Lee, New Jersey, dated Oct. 31 alleged the All-Star pitcher caused "bodily injury to another." A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 14.
If this classic of a World Series showed the Yankees and Mets anything, it's that one needs a good bullpen to win in October. At least these days it does.
Jay Bruce, who struggled to adjust to his new surroundings after the Mets acquired him in a deadline deal this past season, will be back in Flushing next year.
I'm not sure if sports are in crisis or at a crossroads, but there is a rancid cloud covering professional athletics.
A court hearing was initially scheduled for Thursday morning at Fort Lee Municipal Court, but it has been delayed by a week at Familia's request.
Mets closer Jeurys Familia was reportedly arrested on a domestic violence charge early Monday morning.
The nine major pro sports teams haven't had it quite as bad as the Indians and Cubs, but they've all experienced varying degrees of their own droughts.
Yes, I'm still for the Mets re-signing Cespedes. But I must admit that I'm no longer convinced that it's a no-brainer. It's not as clear cut of a decision as it may seem.
Well-documented is the fact that the Mets' offense doesn't go without Cespedes. What's more, they have no one else like him.
Cespedes will reportedly opt out of the final two years of the three-year, $75 million contract he signed last January and hit the open market.
While there is still hope Cespedes and the Amazins could work out a deal, it's also possible the Mets might have to sign another power hitter to replace him.
The Mets slugger is reportedly going to opt out of the final two years on his $47.5 million contract after the end of the World Series.
The Mets only had to pay him the prorated league minimum this past season and will owe him just the $507,500 minimum next year.
Anyone can cook up a curse to irrationally justify a team's losing streak. Including us.
Tim Tebow may have homered on the first pitch he saw in the instructional league, but it's been all downhill since.
Collins, who at 67 is the oldest manager in Major League Baseball, cited the physical demands of the job as the main reason he's considering calling it a career.
If it's any indication of the NYC area sports scene, WFAN's Boomer & Carton were talking Yale soccer Wednesday morning.
If Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gets his way, the Pride flag will be a permanent part of the Stonewall National Monument.
Mary Calvi talks to New York Times bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson about her new novel, "Keeper of Lost Children," based on the stories of mixed-race children abandoned in Germany after World War II.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day, Feb. 1.
As construction on New Jersey's Portal Bridge gets underway, NJ Transit and Amtrak riders will see some major changes for the next month.
It's been nearly three weeks since a January snowstorm hit New York City, and many cars still haven't moved.
If Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gets his way, the Pride flag will be a permanent part of the Stonewall National Monument.
It's been nearly three weeks since a January snowstorm hit New York City, and many cars still haven't moved.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a Bronx shooting that left one teenager dead and two hurt Wednesday.
A man was arrested Saturday after allegedly randomly attacking two women and a teenager in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Valentine's Day will be mild in the New York City area, but snow may be on the way to end the weekend.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
As construction on New Jersey's Portal Bridge gets underway, NJ Transit and Amtrak riders will see some major changes for the next month.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Valentine's Day will be mild in the New York City area, but snow may be on the way to end the weekend.
A Palestinian woman who had been living and working in Paterson, New Jersey, suffered a seizure while in ICE custody in Texas, her legal team says.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
It has been a brutal viral season, but as RSV cases surged in New York, Northwell Health doctors say infant hospitalizations remained down, thanks to a fairly new vaccine.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman accepted the Republican Party's nomination for New York governor on Wednesday at the GOP convention in Garden City.
If Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gets his way, the Pride flag will be a permanent part of the Stonewall National Monument.
President Obama spoke about the "unprecedented nature" of what he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did in Minnesota.
It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
NYSNA ratified contracts with Montefiore and Mount Sinai, clearing the way for nurses to return to work Saturday after walking off one month ago.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection said there was a "significant reduction in water usage" throughout the Big Apple during his show. That changed as soon as his performance ended.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
The short-handed Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-110 on Wednesday night.
Jose Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 138-89 Wednesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
New York's starting shortstop is likely to miss six weeks. CBS News New York's Otis Livingston has the story from Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Robert Schott parks it in his front yard in Cranford. All the proceeds go to the Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation in mountainside. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Once this minor system moves out of the area, expect temperatures in the 40s for the next several days. CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.
Some stops at landings had been temporarily suspended due to icy conditions. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez led his final Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows on Sunday in Corona, where he's been pastor since 2020. Back in December, the pope appointed him the next bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
