Good Morning. Happy Birthday Dominic Hamel. Another Day, Another Mauricio HR, Mets beat Marlins 8-4 in Spring Contest and Mets Prospect Grant Hartwig talks to Fangraphs.
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Box Score: Mets 8 Marlins 4 Ronny Mauricio PH-2B 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored - now hitting .429 this Spring; Francisco Lindor SS1 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored - hitting .444 this Spring; Pete Alonso 1 for 3 HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored - hitting .400 this Spring; Tylor Megill 2 innings, 1 run - earned, 2 hits; Brooks Raley (W,1-0) 1 inning, 1 run - earned, 3 hits; Grant Hartwig 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K;
FRANCISCO LINDOR GOES YARD 💣 pic.twitter.com/84hA1vjAuk
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
A smooth double play started by Luis Guillorme at third 👏 pic.twitter.com/VDf8kwAc7n
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
Pete follows up Francisco Lindor with a home run of his own 💥 pic.twitter.com/qPjMmJdI3b
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
RONNY MAURICIO HAS DONE IT AGAIN
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 1, 2023
His third home run of spring training! 💥 pic.twitter.com/i0ap2sFjxQ
Buck Showalter praises Ronny Mauricio and the type of spring he has had so far: pic.twitter.com/UOifo2XUMt
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
"He's going to be fine at third base... he's going to be good over there."
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
- Buck Showalter on Brett Baty pic.twitter.com/fUO1Cq2XFD
Francisco Lindor's hair will look different multiple times this month for the WBC and then for Opening Day:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
"If I ever go bald, I'm going to maximize the hell out of my hair" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/8gp5frTyT7
Tylor Megill's favorite part of spring training?
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 1, 2023
"Being around the guys" pic.twitter.com/AfhLoABWAX
Ronny Mauricio this spring:
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 1, 2023
𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙩 ♨️ pic.twitter.com/c4SFTKD4c0
On Baseball Night in New York, @sal_licata, @NYNJHarper, and @Todd_Zeile discuss what a position change could look like for Ronny Mauricio or Brett Baty and the challenges that could present these young players https://t.co/COOGJVGGEP
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 2, 2023
➡ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/jQ0mNbxhNF
Who is more important to the Mets' success: Pete Alonso or Francisco Lindor? @sal_licata, @NYNJHarper, and @Todd_Zeile discuss on Baseball Night in New York: https://t.co/COOGJVGGEP
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 2, 2023
➡ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/V2B15PEySG
The Captain’s back in St. Lucie! pic.twitter.com/s4yF0k9Wd4
— New York Mets (@Mets) March 1, 2023
FANGRAPHS: Mets Prospect Grant Hartwig Has an Unusual Background and an East-West Arsenal. The Mets non drafted prospect talks about how he postponed Med School to sign with the Mets and gives a in-depth look at the pitches he throws.
NY Post:
- Brett Baty rebounding from fielding flub catches Mets’
attention: ‘Proud’ “Baty made a throwing error from third base in the bottom
of the fifth inning during an 8-4 win over the Marlins. That came immediately
after he entered the game, but just two batters later, the young third baseman
made a strong throw on another grounder by Bryan De La Cruz for the out. That’s
why the Mets remain high on Baty on both sides of the ball.”
- Pete Alonso pumped for WBC experience with teammates old and new “’I get to reunite with my high school teammate [Kyle Tucker] and we get to represent our country,’ Alonso said. ‘To go with Jeff [McNeil], Otto [Adam Ottavino] and Brooks [Raley] … and to play with Paul Goldschmidt, there’s not really a scenario where me and him would be on the same team, but to be able to actually be on the same squad and working toward the same goal, to me that is exciting and special because there is no real scenario where that could happen.’”
- Ronny Mauricio’s spring power show can’t be stopped
- Francisco Lindor still adjusting to new MLB defensive
rules: ‘Invisible wall’ “The elimination of the infield shift means the shortstop
remains on the left side of the infield, which Lindor said he likes. What has
been more of a hardship is not being permitted to set up on the outfield grass.”
Newsday:
- Zach
Greene believes his 'conviction fastball' will help him make Mets. “Greene
means that in a self-belief, manifesting, believe-it-to-see-it sort of way. His
fastball usually is 92-94 mph, he said, but if he truly, genuinely believes at
the moment he throws it that it is going to be effective, it will be.”
- Mets' Francisco
Alvarez about to catch up on catching. “The Mets’ top prospect will be
available to catch in exhibition games beginning Friday, according to manager
Buck Showalter. They had been holding him back following offseason ankle
surgery.”
Mets.com:
- How Alonso uses Spanish to connect with fellow Mets - “The majority of these guys don’t know Spanish,” Alonso said, gesturing from one end of the room to the other, “and the majority of these guys don’t know English. How do you make that work?”
- Mauricio makes his mark for Mets in Spring Training: "The Mets’ No. 6-ranked prospect went deep for the third time in four days on Wednesday, clubbing a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning of their 8-4 win over the Marlins. That one traveled 413 feet, according to Statcast data, bringing Mauricio’s spring total to 1,276 feet -- nearly a quarter mile -- of homers."
Metsmerized:
- Alonso, Mauricio, Lindor Homer in Mets’ 8-4 Win
- Baseball America Ranks Mets As No. 5 Farm System Writer John Sheridan provides this quote from Baseball America "The system’s top three prospects—Francisco Álvarez, NPB veteran Kodai Senga and Brett Baty—will impact the big leagues this season, while 2022 top draft picks Kevin Parada, Jett Williams and Blade Tidwell provide depth and upside to supplement up-the-middle talents like Alex Ramirez and Ronny Mauricio."
- MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Marlins, 1:10 P.M.
- Mets Legends in Other Uniforms You May Have Forgot
- Jose Butto’s New Cutter: Key to MLB Success?
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Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.
After a breakout campaign, Endy Rodriguez is one of the game's fastest rising prospects.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 2, 2023
Check out where he and his organization mates rank on the @Pirates' new-look Top 30 list: https://t.co/7MAYBYvWRy pic.twitter.com/G8gXPf1c81
Pete Crow-Armstrong tops our new-look @Cubs Top 30 Prospects list.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 2, 2023
Full rankings for the North Siders: https://t.co/4AUGYU05tO pic.twitter.com/SERkHQbJN3
MLB.com:
- Which Classic team is best? We drafted the top 10
- Phenom flamethrower nearly hits triple digits in spring debut
- Stanton: Yanks' lineup 'a force to be reckoned with'
- Who will rule the 9th inning in '23?
- Trio of Sox prospects rising together has Cora amped
- Here are the new Top 30 Prospects lists
- The seaside Italian town obsessed with baseball
- 'Health is there' as Taylor makes return to shortstop
- More than a 5-tool player: Harris is a man of many talents
- Correa leaves wild offseason behind in '23 debut
- Repping Team Cuba 'surreal experience' for White Sox duo
- Odds for the top teams ahead of World Baseball Classic
- Alcantara aims even higher after winning Cy Young
- How Samoan roots connect these two new Giants
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Padres To Sign Rougned Odor
- Liberty Media Releases Braves’ Financials For 2022
- The Red Sox’s Catching Question
- The Braves’ Fifth Starter Competition
- Royals Sign Jackie Bradley Jr. To Minor League Deal
- AL Notes: Miranda, Biggio, Dirden
- MLBTR Chat Transcript
- Austin Slater Shut Down Due To Elbow Injury
- MLB Backing Legislation To Exempt Minor League Players From Florida Wage Law
- NL Notes: Mancini, Doolittle, Martinez, Taylor
- Guardians’ Sam Hentges Shut Down Due To Shoulder Issue
- Read The Transcript Of Today’s Chat Hosted By Former MLB Pitcher Josh Lindblom
- Brewers’ Tyrone Taylor Out For First Month Of Season
- The Opener: Dodgers, Rodgers, MLBTR Chats
Yahoo Sports:
- Forget the new rules, this is MLB's biggest story - "the collapse of the regional sports networks. How MLB handles this will have a huge impact on team revenues and the way fans watch games."
- Phillies prospect Painter dazzles with heat in spring debut
- Baseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception
- MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams
- 2023 starting pitcher rankings: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer give Mets two of the top 10
- Who is the best player for fantasy baseball? We rank the top 200 for 2023
- Michael Conforto says he has no regrets with decisions that led to Mets departure
ESPN:
CBS Sports:
- Jurickson Profar free agency: Unsigned outfielder to play for Netherlands in World Baseball Classic
- MLB spring training: Orioles, Pirates play final half-inning without umpires after crew walks off
- MLB hires three to ramp up 'local media' department as fate of RSNs remains perilous with threat of bankruptcy
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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Chico Fernandez (1932)
- Harol Gonzalez (1995)
- Dominic Hamel (1999)
Died on this date:
- Clem Labine (2007)
Transactions:
New York Mets released Joe DePastino on March 2, 2001.
1966 | Commissioner William Eckert, citing a rule that prohibits clubs from signing players during their collegiate season, voids the Braves' contract with USC standout Tom Seaver, who had signed with Atlanta for a $50,000 bonus a week earlier. The Mets will be awarded the future Hall of Famer's signing rights in a lottery that includes the Phillies and Indians, who also were willing to match the Braves' terms. |
1989 | "When he punched Keith Hernandez in spring training last season, it was the only time that Darryl Strawberry hit the cutoff man." - STEVE WULF, Sports Illustrated journalist. At a photo session, Mets' outfielder Darryl Strawberry throws a punch at Keith Hernandez, the team's no-nonsense All-Star first baseman. The spring training scuffle started over comments about salaries and results with the Straw walking out of camp. |
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2012 |
In the first change to the MLB playoff structure since the
introduction of wild-card teams in 1995, a new one-game, a wild-card game
between the teams with the best records in each league, which are not
division winners, will become the initial round of the postseason. The new
postseason system, which would have allowed the Red Sox and the Braves to
avoid their historical collapses last season, increases the reward of winning
a division title but opens the door to the possibility of a third-place team
winning the World Series. |
2005: Thirty-two years after his death, Jackie Robinson receives the Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, the highest honor Congress can bestow. The medal is accepted by Rachel Robinson, his widow. Baseball is represented in a way by former Texas Rangers executive George W. Bush. Robinson joins Roberto Clemente, Joe Louis and Jesse Owens as the only athletes among about 300 Gold Medal recipients. Following the ceremony, the Boston Red Sox are honored at the White House for winning the 2004 World Series.
2005: In the Washington Nationals' first game since moving from Montreal, pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. tosses two hitless innings and Jose Guillen hits a two-run home run as the Nationals post a 5 - 3 triumph over the Mets in the Grapefruit League opener for both teams. The Expos played their first regular-season game against the Mets in 1969 and their last game against the Mets on October 3, 2004. In the first regular-season game between these franchises, Tom Seaver started for the Mets at Shea Stadium and Coco Laboy powered the Expos to an 11 - 10 victory. In their last meeting, Tom Glavine started for the Mets at Shea Stadium and Todd Zeile hit a home run to deal the Expos an 8 - 1 defeat. Wearing their regular-season home uniforms instead of the traditional batting practice spring training jerseys, the Nationals defeat Glavine this time.
2006: Bret Boone retires at the New York Mets training camp, the culmination of a swift decline for a player who was one of baseball's best second basemen only a few years ago.
Spring Training 1977: @Mets pitcher Jackson Todd arrived at Spring Training complaining of chest pains. After a series of tests, Todd was diagnosed with Cancer and underwent emergency surgery within hours of the diagnoses. He survived and returned to pitch for the @Mets. pic.twitter.com/0Cr4uhkRpy
— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) March 2, 2021
3/2/2017 Luis Guillorme saves his teammates by catching a bat as it flies towards the dugout.@lguillorme13 pic.twitter.com/tjJY7V2TyE
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) March 2, 2022
Frank The Tank Barstool Sports: On This Date in Sports March 2, 1989: Picture Day Fight.
What a difference a year makes - one year ago we were all complaining about this:
Our latest on Mike's Mets is:
— Mike Steffanos (@MikeSteffanos) March 3, 2022
Manfred Practices His Golf Swing While MLB Burns
The Commissioner and MLB Owner's aren't afraid to take their game down as long as they can make a couple of extra bucks.https://t.co/a50ax52S4y#Mets #LGM pic.twitter.com/LrqDUdG7KK
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