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Mets acquire OF Luis Robert Jr. in trade with White Sox
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (226+ words) The story of the Mets this winter changed for the better seemingly in an instant. Riding the wave from the signing of Bo Bichette last week, the Mets added another high-profile hitter to the group with the acquisition of center…...
Bill Madden: Forgiving Baseball Writers Association gives Carlos Beltrán grace
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (275+ words) With an 84.2% plurality, the Baseball Writers Association have liberated Carlos Beltr'n from baseball purgatory by electing him to the Hall of Fame Tuesday along with Andruw Jones. And time as they say heals all wounds and the Astro sign-stealing scandal…...
Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones elected into Baseball Hall of Fame
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (385+ words) The Mets could be getting a third cap in Cooperstown this summer, and their first in a decade with the selection of Carlos Beltr'n to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former center fielder was selected by members of the…...
Yankees add veteran outfield depth as Cody Bellinger’s free agency continues
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (329+ words) The Yankees signed an outfielder who can also play first base on Monday. No, it wasn't Cody Bellinger. Instead, the Bombers inked Seth Brown to a minor league deal. The move has no bearing on Bellinger's dragging free agency; Brown…...
As Yankees pursue Cody Bellinger, history shows Scott Boras has no issue waiting
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1013+ words) This is hardly uncharted territory for Scott Boras. It isn't even new terrain for Cody Bellinger. Bellinger's prolonged free agency marks the latest instance of a Boras client waiting out the market. It's a strategy that's yielded a range of…...
Where Carlos Beltrán, Andy Pettitte and others stand in Hall of Fame vote ahead of announcement
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (777+ words) The Hall of Fame fates of Carlos Beltr'n, Andy Pettitte and others are set to be unveiled on Tuesday night. That's when the National Baseball Hall of Fame is scheduled to announce the remainder of its Class of 2026 as decided…...
Bill Madden: Outrage grows as Dodgers continue out-of-control spending
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (630+ words) Bill Madden: Outrage grows as Dodgers continue out-of-control spending'New York Daily News There are a lot of takeaways from the Dodgers" latest act of free agent gluttony " turning Kyle Tucker, a very good but hardly great support player into a…...
Steve Cohen’s Mets finally strike with big free agency signing in Bo Bichette
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (489+ words) Every winter, it seems as though the Mets make offers to elite free agents, only for them to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers instead. It was beginning to feel a bit like a humiliation ritual until Friday, when the…...
Breaking down the Dodgers’ spending by the numbers after Kyle Tucker’s historic deal
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (556+ words) The deep-pocketed Dodgers did it again. This week's four-year, $240 million commitment to star outfielder Kyle Tucker marked merely the latest mega-money contract concocted by the Dodgers under their never-satisfied Guggenheim ownership group. Los Angeles won a free-agent bidding war over…...
Mets sign Bo Bichette to 3-year, $126M free-agent deal: source
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (513+ words) Less than 24 hours after losing the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes, the Mets quickly pivoted to Bo Bichette, one of the best bats left on the free agent market. Bichette and the Mets came to terms on a three-year, $126 million contract Friday…...