Meet the Mets
According to reports, the Mets are hiring Red Sox director of pitching Justin Willard to become their next pitching coach. Before his current role in Boston, the 35-year-old previously spent a number of years
as a minor league coach and coordinator in the Twins organization.
The Mets hired Rachel Folden to serve as the hitting coach for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. In 2025, she served as a hitting coach in the Cubs’ minor league system.
Anthony DiComo ran down a list of things to watch for the Mets now that the offseason is officially upon us—who is a free agent, which players have an option, who the Mets might give a qualifying offer, and more.
Around the National League East
Mark Bowman of MLB.com wrote up an offseason primer for the Braves.
22-year-old Braves infielder Nacho Alvarez has been watching Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit this postseason and implemented some changes to his own approach, which yielded immediate results in the form of a five-hit game in the Arizona Fall League.
Federal Baseball provided an update on how some of the Nationals prospects are doing in the Arizona Fall League.
Around Major League Baseball
In a postseason full of classic contests, Game 7 of the World Series was another one for the history books. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in comeback fashion in the eleventh inning to become World Series champions for the second consecutive year. Miguel Rojas stunned a nation with a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth, Will Smith provided a historic go-ahead home run in the eleventh, and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the win with 2 2/3 innings of work on zero days rest, leaving the fans in Rogers Centre shell shocked and heartbroken.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw a bullpen at Yankee Stadium as he continues his rehab from Tommy John surgery.
This Date in Mets History
Three Mets starters earned votes for the Cy Young Award on this date in 1976, but none of them won the honor.
