Mets News and Morning Links - 12/18/2023

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Willie BlairAdonis Medina and Grant Hartwig. Mets and Yanks meet Yoshinobu Yamamoto for second time as decision gets closer and Minor League and Ex-Mets in action in Winter Ball.

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Joel Sherman NY Post: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has dinner at Steve Cohen’s house with Mets in strong contention for ace. "...Cohen, his wife Alex, David Stearns, Carlos Mendoza and Jeremy Hefner attended the dinner...At this point in the process, the dinner at Cohen’s home was still viewed as more fact finding and getting to know each other. But it was a step forward from when Cohen and Stearns flew to Japan to meet Yamamoto because this version included a larger contingent from both the team and player side."

NY Post: Yankees, Mets raising stakes with meeting as Yoshinobu Yamamoto pursuit intensifies. "The Japanese ace met with the Yankees on Sunday...Yamamoto’s meetings with the New York teams began a second round of in-person interviews...The second meeting with the Yankees was at Yamamoto’s behest, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported."

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In the Dominican - 

  • Juan Lagares RF 1 for 3, 1 walk, 1 K - .303 batting average with a .759 OPS; 
  • Michael Perez C 1 for 3, double, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 2Ks - .295 batting average with a .878 OPS;
  • Jordany Valdespin DH 2 for 4, 2 RBIs, 1 K - .250 batting average with a .500 OPS;
  • Ex Minor League Met Hector Rodriquez CF 1 for 4, double, - .305 batting average with a .834 OPS;
  • Ex-Syracuse Met Orlando Calixte 3B 2 for 4, double - hitting .256 with an .649 OPS
  • Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit - 2.70 ERA.
  • Hansel Robles (W,2-2) 1 inning, no run, no hits, 1 K - 4.15 ERA;
In Puerto Rico -

  • Carlos Cortes RF 0 for 3, 1 walk, 1 K - hitting .188 with a .445 OPS;
  • Albert Almora Jr. CF 1 for 4, double, 2 Ks - .222 batting average with a .593 OPS; 
In Venezuela -
  • Lorenzo Cedrola RF-LF 2 for 6, triple, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 Ks - hitting .340 with an .813 OPS;
  • Wilmer Flores DH 1 for 3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 K - hitting .346 with an .943 OPS;
  • Wilson Ramos C 3 for 4 - hitting .300 with a .799 OPS;
  • Ex-Syracuse Met David Rodriguez DH 0 for 2, 1 walk - hitting .318 with a .842 OPS;
  • Ex-Syracuse Met Anthony Vizcaya (W,5-2) 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K - 0.94 ERA;
  • 2021 Syracuse Met Jose Martinez DH in both games of a doubleheader - 3 for 4, 2 HRs (7th and 8th), 3 runs, 5 RBIs, 1 walk - hitting .354 with an .981 OPS;
  • Mets minor league pitcher, Joshua Cornielly 1 inning, 1 run - earned, 2 hits - 6.75 ERA.
In Mexico:
  • Ex-St. Lucie Met Juan Uriarte PH-DH 1 for 1, double, 1 RBI - hitting .111 with a .305 OPS; 
  • Ex-Syracuse Met Sebastian Elizalde DH 1 for 4 - hitting .286 with a .732 OPS; 

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New York Mets signed free agent Joe Orsulak on December 18, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Brian Bohanon on December 18, 1996.

New York Mets traded Fletcher Bates and Scott Comer to the Florida Marlins for Dennis Cook on December 18, 1997.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Steve Bieser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 18, 1997.

Colorado Rockies signed Jim Tatum of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 18, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Mike Cameron of the Seattle Mariners on December 18, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Matt Wise of the Milwaukee Brewers on December 18, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Andy Green on December 18, 2009.

New York Mets traded Jefry Marte to the Oakland Athletics for Collin Cowgill on December 18, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Wilson Ramos of the Philadelphia Phillies on December 18, 2018.

Tampa Bay Rays signed Michael Wacha of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 18, 2020.

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