Tomas Nido announced all but he is the Mets player who has tested positive for COVID-19. The team’s backup catcher posted a photo of himself in uniform on Instagram and wrote: “I missed out with my brothers! Can’t wait to get back on the field soon. Wear your mask and …
Read More »Mets owners Fred, Jeff Wilpon rip Brodie Van Wagenen for hot-mic comments
The Wilpons did not let Brodie Van Wagenen’s apology be the last word on Thursday’s hot-mic video. Mets owner Fred Wilpon and his son, COO Jeff Wilpon, blew up their general manager for comments about a hot-mic, in which he misplaced Commissioner Rob Manfred to suggest that the Mets and …
Read More »Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry in stands for Trump RNC speech
Former New York Mets and Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry is in public for President Trump’s acceptance speech by the Republican National Convention on the White House South Lawn. Strawberry, 58, was a Yankee right-back from 1995 to 1999 after a career with several other MLB teams. But he made his …
Read More »Rob Manfred responds indirectly to Mets GM’s comments
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke on Thursday night about MLB’s position on social justice issues, and gave an indirect response to Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s remarks that were caught on a loud microphone earlier in the day. “In recent days, players at a number of clubs have decided …
Read More »How video of Brodie Van Wagenen-Rob Manfred went viral
The already infamous video of Brodie Van Wagenen-Rob Manfred was made public when diehard Mets of and aspiring sports journalist Nick Albicocco stumbled upon it on the team’s website as he searched for the status of Thursday’s game. “I found the video on Mets.com when I was looking for an …
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