LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout will miss the All-Star Game because of back spasms, joining Bryce Harper on the sidelines and depriving the showcase of two of baseball’s best-known players. Los Angeles Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman was added Sunday as the 14th replacement player, giving the host Dodgers six … Read more
This would be the ultimate catch. Superstar Juan Soto rejected the Washington Nationals’ recent 15-year, $440 million extension offer. Now, general manager Mike Rizzo is listening to trade offers. Although it’s extremely unlikely that Rizzo trades Soto to the Mets or any other team in the National League East, It’s certainly worth a check-in conversation … Read more
Right before a crucial three-game series between the National League East’s top two teams, the Atlanta Braves acquired ex-Mets second baseman/DH Robinson Cano from the San Diego Padres in exchange for cash considerations. According to MLB insider Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Braves plan on calling Cano up to the majors as … Read more
Donovan Mitchell’s ready to play ball … of a different variety. The Utah Jazz superstar is set to tip off his Independence Day weekend activities by taking in the New York Mets’ late afternoon showdown against the Texas Rangers at Citi Field in Queens. Mitchell is clad in a black No. 4 Mets jersey for … Read more
The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It’s time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Friday, 59-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1 from 2011 through … Read more