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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."
.@martinonyc confirms that Yoshinobu Yamamoto met with Steve Cohen, Carlos Mendoza and Jeremy Hefner for dinner at Cohen's house last night.
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) December 17, 2023
The Mets are not at the "offer stage" yet, but Yamamoto's free agency is expected to accelerate this week.
Cohen and David Stearns… pic.twitter.com/r9sCJc9kEX
This is true, per source, and explains why the meeting was, as previously reported, hastily arranged. Yamamoto wanted to meet with Yankees again . https://t.co/VrZe8Tt5cw
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 18, 2023
Yoshinobu Yamamoto posted a selfie on a plane with his agent Joel Wolfe with the hashtag “Super Joel”
— SNY (@SNYtv) December 18, 2023
(via IG/yoshinobu__yamamoto) pic.twitter.com/q692mBC10K
Mets.com:
- Must-see Spring Breakout prospect matchups MLB.com likes the matchup of Dylan Crews, OF (WSH No. 1, MLB No. 4) vs. Jett Williams, SS/OF (NYM No. 3, MLB No. 78).
Yahoo Sports/Mets:
- Mets aren't done: 3 more predictions, and our way-too-early 2024 roster projection "Mets sign free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto; Mets add to depth with Justin Turner, Matt Moore; and Mets bring in defense with Kevin Kiermaier;"
- Yankees, Mets meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto again as chase for star free agent escalates
Metsmerized:
- Reports: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Requested Second Meeting With Mets, Yankees
- Free Agent Profile: Shōta Imanaga, SP
- Report: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Remains In Arizona On Three-Year Deal
- Top Free Agent Outfielder Options The Mets Should Target
- Report: Yamamoto Has Second Meeting with Cohen, Stearns
- Francisco Lindor Named To Second All-MLB Team, Kodai Senga Snubbed
Amazing Avenue:
Mets360:
Mack's Mets:
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;
- 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;
- 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.
- 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;
MLB.com:
- Here's the latest buzz on top starting pitcher trade candidates
- Mets, Yanks get second chance to woo Yamamoto (reports)
- Breaking down the best free agents still available
- A pair of Twins stars on the trade market?
- How Ohtani could reach new heights in ’24 (even without pitching)
- These 10 players are All-MLB sleeper picks in '24
- Are Bellinger sweepstakes down to 2 teams?
- Yanks will be 'aggressive' in bolstering rotation (report)
- Gurriel Jr. returning to NL champs on 3-yr. deal (source)
- Here are your 2023 All-MLB First and Second Team winners
- Acuña honors Hank while accepting Aaron Award
- 5 under-the-radar FA relievers with closer potential
- Players have a superb time celebrating All-MLB Weekend
- Ohtani, Acuña pad trophy cases with Hank Aaron Awards
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Diamondbacks To Sign Lourdes Gurriel Jr. To Three-Year Deal
- KBO’s KIA Tigers Re-Sign Socrates Brito
- Blue Jays Interested In Jonathan India
- Minor MLB Transactions: 12/17/23
- Nationals Sign Spenser Watkins
- MLBTR Chat Transcript
- Rays Interested In Naoyuki Uwasawa
- Shin-Soo Choo To Retire After 2024 KBO Season
- Chicago Notes: Lee, Candelario, Pepiot
- KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Sign Enmanuel De Jesus
- Cody Bellinger Reportedly Seeking $200MM Or More In Free Agency
- Mets, Yankees Reportedly Holding Second Meetings With Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- KBO’s SSG Landers Re-Sign Roenis Elias, Guillermo Heredia
- Padres “Prefer” To Stay Under Luxury Tax In 2024, Could Reduce Payroll Below $200MM
- East Notes: Mets, Rays, Bautista
Yahoo Sports:
- Ohtani, agent say there's 'no name' for his elbow surgery
- Yankees free agency and trade buzz: NY to be 'aggressive' in pitching market if they fail to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- Gurriel Jr. agrees to $42 million, 3-year deal with D-backs, AP source says
- Latest on Mets and Yankees target Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Pitcher requested second meeting with both NY teams
- 'Cautious optimism' as Yankees meet Yoshinobu Yamamoto again; Mets still in the race
- Cubs ‘still in the hunt' for Cody Bellinger, but is another team a favorite?
- Report: Yamamoto has $300M-plus contract offers from Red Sox, Giants
- Ohtani and Acuña win MLB's Hank Aaron Awards
- Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge selected to 2023 All-MLB team
- Report: Giants interested in Japanese ace Imanaga in free agency
- Report: Giants ‘entertaining' trading young pitchers for defense
- Report: Yamamoto has $300M-plus contract offers from Giants, Red Sox
- Boras refutes idea Giants' free-agent struggles are tied to city of SF
- Letters to Sports: MLB allowing Dodgers to play unfair against small-market teams
ESPN:
CBS Sports:
- MLB free agent tracker: Shohei Ohtani inks record deal with Dodgers, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. back to Diamondbacks
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. re-signs with Diamondbacks: Outfielder back to NL champions on three-year deal, per report
- MLB rumors: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has dinner with the Mets; Padres' payroll might be lower than expected
- Shohei Ohtani in the outfield? Dodgers manager says two-way star is 'open' to possibility as elbow heals
- Shohei Ohtani headlines All-MLB team as Ronald Acuña Jr. earns Hank Aaron Award during live show
- Roki Sasaki's MLB timeline remains a mystery with Japanese pitching phenom not posted before Dec. 15 deadline
- MLB rumors: Several teams in on Shota Imanaga; Mets exploring Justin Turner reunion
FanGraphs:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Willie Blair (1965)
- Jeremy Accardo (1981)
- Adonis Medina (1996)
- Grant Hartwig (1997)
Transactions:
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.
1992: The Mets sign free agent OF Joe Orsulak.
Centerfield Maz:
- Roger McDowell: 1986 World Champion Mets Right-Handed Reliever (1985 - 1989)
- Erik Goeddel: 2015 Mets Relief Pitcher (2015-2017)
- Bobby Ojeda: 1986 World Champion Mets Pitcher & Former SNY Analyst (1986-1990)
- Josh Edgin: 2016 NL Champion Mets Reliever (2012 - 2017)
- Daniel Vogelbach: Mets Designated Hitter (2022 - 2023)
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