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Mets News and Morning Links 2/28/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Brian Bannister. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Carlos Carrasco, and Kevin Pillar speak to the media, Steve Cohen energizes Mets camp, and Harol Gonzalez will start the Spring opener for the Mets on Monday.

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SNY.TV: Mets announce Harol Gonzalez and Jordan Yamamoto will start first two spring training games. “Harol Gonzalez will start…on Monday against the Marlins, while former Marlin Jordan Yamamoto will get the ball for the team’s home opener against the Astros on Tuesday…Tuesday’s game is one of 11 spring training games that will air on either SNY or PIX11 this year.

SNY.TV: Mets' first-rounder Pete Crow-Armstrong 'soaking it in,' getting advice from outfield veterans.






Mike Puma NY Post: Mets’ Carlos Carrasco glad he received vaccine while in remission. “The Mets right-hander, who is in remission from leukemia, said he missed the first week of workouts on the advice of his doctors, who suggested additional measures. ‘They just want to make sure my heart is fine, my leukemia is fine, so that is why the delay a little bit,’ Carrasco said Saturday, a day after his first workout with the team.”

SNY.TV: Mets' Carlos Carrasco is healthy and hopes to throw 180 to 200 innings this season.







Bill Madden NY Daily News: Aaron Boone, Luis Rojas among the managers on the hot seat heading into 2021 MLB season. “We do not know yet about Cohen’s patience level, but even though the three-peat NL East champion Braves also spent a ton of money on improvements this winter, one suspects the new owner is going to be extremely unsatisfied if the Mets don’t at least get into the postseason — no easy task playing in the toughest division in baseball.”

Mets.com: Cohen's presence energizes Mets at camp. “Rojas credited Cohen for increasing the energy around the complex, given both his enthusiasm for baseball and the changes he has made to the roster…’He was going to every other field just to see the guys doing fundamentals and then taking BP,’ Mets manager Luis Rojas said. ‘It’s great to have him around. … I’m looking forward to his presence more and more in camp.’”

NY Post: Mets’ Francisco Lindor crushes homer during BP session.  “Francisco Lindor has arrived with some pop. The Mets star shortstop crushed a home run to deep center field off Taijuan Walker during a live batting practice session on a back field.”


213 Miles from Shea: Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Arodys Vizcaino. 

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Joel Sherman NY Post: MLB must stop punishing top prospects. “So in the next collective-bargaining agreement, those incentives [teams delaying Major League Service time to extend player control] must be eliminated. You know why? Because this is not just a player issue. This is a baseball issue.”

NY Post: MLB adding plexiglass to help limit COVID-19 spread. “…a large piece of plexiglass behind the netting...The protocols call for a “buffer zone” between the field of play and fans in attendance. The zone around the dugout must be at least 12 feet, measured from the front of the dugout roof closest to the field.”

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New York Mets purchased Dave Kingman from the San Francisco Giants on February 28, 1975.

New York Mets traded Steve Henderson to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Kingman on February 28, 1981.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Feliciano on February 28, 2006.

Cleveland Indians signed Juan Uribe of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 28, 2016.

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1975

The Mets purchase slugger Dave Kingman from the Giants. The 26 year-old first baseman/outfielder was drafted by San Francisco as the team's first pick in the initial round of the secondary phase of the 1970 amateur draft.

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