Mets News and Morning Links - 1/15/2023

 


Good Morning.  Born today Mike Marshall.  Happy Birthday Joshua Cornielly.  The International Signing period begins today, Pete Alonso holds a charity HR Derby in Tampa, and Ronny Mauricio in action in Winter Ball.

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Tampa Bay times: Mets slugger Pete Alonso returns to where it all began in Tampa. "On Saturday, he hosted a home run derby with top local baseball and softball players to raise money for his foundation. The Pete Alonso Foundation will make grants through the city of Tampa each year. The West Tampa Little League, where Alonso played as a kid, will be the first to benefit. Alonso said he wants to make sure fields are safe for young players to ensure their early experiences with the game are positive."

SNY.TV: Pete Alonso mum on extension talk, says Mets are 'on brink of something extremely special'.  "'I know that we don’t just want to win one. We want to win multiple championships'. 'We have great talent. And I feel like we made some really positive additions. So it’s gonna be really exciting.'"

Joel Sherman NY Post: Buck Showalter’s plan to address MLB rule changes as Mets face increased challenge. Mets will have to get players used to the new rules such as the pitch clock and no shifts while a majority of their players will be playing under the old rules in the WBC classic which Joel notes: "the Mets are going to have both more players and more essential players leave than perhaps any organization...And if you are playing for one of the countries that reaches the March 21 final in Miami, you will return to your team about a week before the March 30 regular-season opener."

NY Daily News: Bill Madden: Where do Steve Cohen's Mets stand after moving on from Carlos Correa? "In all probability, the missing link power bat Showalter is looking for will have to come from within in the person of Brett Baty, whose surgically repaired thumb will be monitored closely this spring. Believe it, there was nobody more elated by Correa deal going south than Baty, who feels his time has come."

MLB.com: '23 international signing period to begin today. "The international signing period starts Sunday and runs through Dec. 15, 2023...The base signing pool for the Astros, Blue Jays, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, Mets, Nationals, White Sox and Yankees is $5,284,000."

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Yesterday in the Dominican League:

Tigres del Licey 8 Estrellas de Oriente 3 (Box Score) Ronny Mauricio 3B 0 for 5 - hitting .250 in the playoffs;  Raul Valdes (W,2-1) 7 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 4 hits, 1 walk, 4 Ks - 2.16 playoff ERA; Robinson Cano 2B 0 for 4, 1 K - hitting .265 in the playoffsYennsy Diaz 3.1 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 3 hits, 1 walk, 2 Ks - 3.00 playoff ERA. Championship Series tied at 1 game each.

Here is video of Ronny Mauricio flying out in the 8th:


For more of yesterday's Winter Ball results, click here.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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New York Mets traded George Altman to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan on January 15, 1965.

New York Yankees signed John Candelaria of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 1988.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Dick Schofield of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 1993.

Chicago Cubs signed Mark Guthrie of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Willie Harris of the Washington Nationals on January 15, 2011.

Texas Rangers signed Todd Frazier of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 15, 2020.

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1963

By an overwhelming 20–2 vote, the New York City Council named the new stadium in the Queens for William A. Shea, the attorney who brought the National League back to the Big Apple. The ballpark, known initially as Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium, serves as the Mets' home for 44 seasons.

2010

The Mets and John Maine (7-6, 4.43) come to terms on a one-year, $3.3 million deal just after the right-hander filed for arbitration. New York's projected number three starter was limited to 15 games last season due to the lingering weakness from a 2008 surgery that removed a bony growth from his right shoulder socket


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