Meet the Mets
The Mets topped the defending American League Champion Blue Jays 4-3 to earn their second spring win. Newcomer Tobias Myers earned the win in his first outing with the club after pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Vidal Bruján did leave the game with an injury after stealing second base.
Clay Holmes, who started yesterday’s game for the Mets and threw 57 pitches over 3 2/3 innings, talked about being recruited to the join Team USA in the WBC by ex-Yankee Andy Pettitte.
Juan Soto is determined to become
the first Mets’ MVP, and even more determined to steal the crown from perpetual winner Shohei Ohtani, saying, “I’ve got to find a way to beat him.”
Darryl Strawberry was ‘shocked’ that Pete Alonso left the Mets, and believes the former Mets’ first baseman will regret the decision to leave New York. Strawberry, who made a similar move in his career and has noted his own regret at leaving New York, said he disagreed with Alonso’s decision.
Speaking of ex-Mets, Brandon Nimmo squashed any claims of their being clubhouse issues with the 2025 squad.
It looks like former Mets beat writer Adam Rubin has lobby for a job with the Pirates as their new Director of Communications.
Around the National League East
Ronald Acuña Jr. has returned to the leadoff spot for the Braves.
Mark Bowman shared some early observations from Braves camp.
David Murphy of the Philadelphia Inquirer talked about the breakouts the Phillies need in 2026.
Paul Cubbage of Federal Baseball discussed the anti-fastball revolution that is taking hold in Washington.
Around Major League Baseball
The MLB.com staff identified one dark horse candidate to make their club for each of the 30 MLB teams.
Thomas Harrigan picked ten players who are primed to rebound.
Buster Olney compiled a list of the top ten third basemen in baseball, with Bo Bichette coming in at seventh.
Jeff Kent ended up answering a call he believed was a spam call, only for it to be Johnny Bench on the other end of the line.
Bryce Harper dished on MLB’s number one prospect, Pittsburgh’s Konnor Griffin, whom he said will be a ‘stud’.
Brewers assistant GM Will Hudgins discussed the science of measuring players for the ABS system, which is difficult because, “People shrink over the course of a day”. Hudgins is Milwaukee’s point person on ABS.
In the loss to the Mets, Kazuma Okamoto hit his first home run as a member of the Blue Jays.
José Ramírez hit a no-doubt-about-it home run one at-bat after being denied in spring action yesterday.
The Yankees are confident that top prospect George Lombard Jr.’s bat can catch up to his MLB-ready glove.
Michael Massey of the Royals studied physics and talked to a pilot in an effort to fix his swing.
Colson Montgomery of the White Sox, who was an ex-Indiana baseball recruit, learned a lesson in the Hoosier football’s title run
Michael McGreevy of the Cardinals was convinced the baseballs were different this year, until he learned they were batting practice balls.
Coming off a year in which he earned a World Series ring as a member of the Dodgers, old friend Michael Conforto has signed a minor league deal with the Cubs. Chicago skipper Craig Counsell spoke about his team’s latest signing.
Alex Vesia felt the love from fans in an emotional return to the mound.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Chris McShane previewed Nate Lavender’s 2026 campaign, while Linus Lawrence did the same for catcher Ben Rortvedt.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1966, Tom Seaver signed a $40,000 deal with the Braves, a contract that was later nullified by Commissioner William Eckert, who said Seaver was ineligible to sign because he played two exhibition games earlier in the year with his collegiate baseball team. One year later, he was a Met, and the rest is history.
