Mets News and Morning Links - 12/21/2022

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Dave KingmanRoger McDowell, and Royce Ring.  Mets shockingly get Carlos Correa and bring back Adam Ottavino, Justin Verlander introduced and Mauricio and Escobar play in Winter Ball.

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SNY.TV: Mets signing Carlos Correa to massive 12-year contract after deal with Giants falls through: reports. Correa's deal with the Giants fell through after his physical, allowing Steve Cohen and the Mets to pounce. "Correa's deal with the Mets is pending a physical."

NY Post“We need one more thing, and this is it,” Cohen told The Post from Hawaii. “This was important … This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!”

Carlos Correa's MLB Stats:

Standard Batting
Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
201520HOUAL994323875210822122681444078.279.345.512.8571351981010426MVP-24,RoY-1
201621HOUAL15366057776158363209613375139.274.361.451.811124260125035*6/H
201722HOUAL109481422821332512484215392.315.391.550.9411552321220456/DAS,MVP-17
201823HOUAL110468402609620115653053111.239.323.405.728991631720113*6/D
201924HOUAL7532128042781612159103575.279.358.568.926137159820406
202025HOUAL58221201225390525001649.264.326.383.709937743012*6/H
202126HOUAL14864055510415534126920075116.279.366.485.850131269164062*6AS,MVP-5,GG
202227MINAL1365905227015224122640161121.291.366.467.834140244183042*6/DH
8 Yrs888381333465089331869155553339408781.279.357.479.8361291602972203721
162 Game Avg.16269661093170342281016274142.279.357.479.836129292184074
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/21/2022.

The Mets introduced Justin Verlander yesterday.

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In the Dominican League:

Gigantes del Cibao 4 Tigres del Licey 2 (Box Score) Ronny Mauricio 3B-SS 0 for 4, 1 K - hitting .250 (2 for 8) in the playoffs; Hansel Robles (L,0-1) faced 4 batters - no outs, 2 runs - both earned, 2 hits, 2 walks, 1 HR, first appearance of the playoffs;

In Venezuela:

Tigres de Aragua 6 Caribes de Anzoategui (Box Score) Eduardo Escobar DH 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 K - hitting .357;

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Colorado Rockies signed Daryl Boston of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 21, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Pat Mahomes on December 21, 1998.

Matt Franco granted free agency on December 21, 2000.

Houston Astros signed C. J. Nitkowski of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 21, 2001.

Minnesota Twins signed Pat Strange of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 21, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Chad Bradford of the Boston Red Sox on December 21, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent R. A. Dickey of the Minnesota Twins on December 21, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Rob Johnson of the San Diego Padres on December 21, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent CF Gregor Blanco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training on December 21, 2018.

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