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Mets News and Morning Links - 3/22/2023

 


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Edwin Diaz, Juan Uribe, Joe Smith, and Ike Davis. Japan wins the WBC, Mets open up 5 final Spring games today and Eric Chavez talks Brett Baty's defense.

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Per Monday's Game Notes: The Mets were off yesterday. They resume play today at home today at 1:10 against Houston on SNY.  They will then be on the road to play Atlanta tomorrow and Tampa Bay on Friday before finishing the Spring schedule at home against St. Louis on Saturday and Miami on Sunday.

The WBC ended last night with Japan beating USA 3-2.  Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil only played sparingly for USA.  Hopefully, that will not deter from their preparation for the regular season which starts a week from tomorrow in Miami.  

From the WBC Stats: Pete Alonso, last year's MLB RBI leader, played 5 of the 7 games - mostly as the Right Handed DH and as a PH with 14 plate appearances.  Pete's final WBC numbers - .143/.200/143, 1 RBI, 2 hits - both singles, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 4 Ks;

Jeff McNeil - 2B and some OF - 13 plate appearances - .111/.385/.111 - 1 hit, 2 runs scored, 4 walks; 

Adam Ottavino - 2 games, 2 innings, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks;

Yesterday the Mets sent a Press Release about the new speakeasy at Citi Field - The Cadillac Club at Payson's.  "The club is named after Joan Whitney Payson, the Mets first owner and a pioneer...With only 100 seats in the club and limited to 25-30 members, the exclusive membership to The Cadillac Club at Payson's includes assigned seats for every Mets home game, complimentary parking and complimentary food, soft drinks, beer and wine. Members will also have access to a private bar for cocktails." You can see drawings of what the club will look like by clicking here.

USA Today: Mets launch Citi Field Cadillac Club, $25K for top seat.

NJ.com: $24,999 a seat? Mets’ billionaire owner is trying to attract millionaire fans. Seats in this section of CitiField will cost $25,000 when Mets open the 2023 season.

Tim Healey Newsday: Brett Baty's spring training epiphany: There's no rush at third base. “'He’s a big-league third baseman,' said [Bench coach Eric] Chavez...'All of a sudden, his hands got softer, his eyes got softer...'I was like, whatever it is that you got, you got it. It’s there. And he’s made every play since.'"

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: Tough decisions await Buck Showalter with five Grapefruit League games remaining. Abbey talks about Brett Baty and the Mets bullpen noting "There is some optimism that Nimmo could be healthy for Opening Day but as of right now, it’s still unclear. Left-handed reliever Brooks Raley is the only one of the injured players expected to be ready by March 30."

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Japan 3 USA 2 (Box Score) Jeff McNeil PH-2B, 2 plate appearances, 2 walks;

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New York Mets purchased Carl Willey from the Milwaukee Braves on March 22, 1963.

New York Mets traded Ike Hampton to the California Angels for Ken Sanders on March 22, 1975.

New York Mets traded Hector Ramirez to the Baltimore Orioles for Manny Alexander and Scott McClain on March 22, 1997.

New York Mets traded Jerson Perez to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jim Mann on March 22, 2000.

New York Mets released Tom Martin on March 22, 2009.

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1962

In the first meeting between the two New York clubs, the Mets defeated the World Champion Yankees in a spring training game with a dramatic walk-off 4-3 victory at Al Lang Field. Casey Stengel, the former skipper of the Bronx Bombers, now the expansion team's manager, clearly wanting to beat his old club, calls upon veteran Richie Ashburn, who delivers a ninth-inning pinch-hit single for the Amazins'.

1962

Roger Maris declines to pose with Mets coach Rogers Hornsby because the veteran had criticized him in the recently published autobiography, My Wars with Baseball. In the book, the 65-year-old Hall of Famer dismisses the Yankees slugger as a mediocre hitter who couldn't bat .400 even with all of his averages added up.

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1963 - The New York Mets, who finished last in the National League with a 40-120 record in their inaugural season, purchase pitcher Carl Willey from the Milwaukee Braves. Willey will boost a pitching rotation that includes Roger Craig, Al Jackson and Tracy Stallard. The Mets will improve to 51-111 this season.

1997: The New York Mets, loaded with middle infielders, add two more, acquiring shortstop Manny Alexander and third baseman Scott McClain from the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets give up hard-throwing reliever Hector Ramirez in exchange.

2015 - Yankees prospect Jose Pirela runs into the center field fence at full speed in trying to chase down a drive off the bat of the Mets' Juan Lagares. He suffers a concussion and has to be taken to hospital, but escapes more serious injury. Meanwhile, Lagares circles the bases with an inside-the-park home run.




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