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Thanks to the Veterans Committee, Jeff Kent became the 18th Met in team history to be selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with another hopefully a few weeks away.
Along with the Baltimore Orioles and
the San Francisco Giants, the Mets met with Framber Valdez’s camp at some point during the past month.
Around the National League East
As we approach 17 years since his death, the Phillies still pay tribute to Harry Kalas at the conclusion of every win at Citizens Bank Park
.Federal Baseball took a deep dive into the newest National and America’s second most famous person named Harrison Ford.
Alex Anthopolous said in a roundabout way that the Braves are most likely not looking into any reunion with Marcell Ozuna and will try and piece together a designated hitter from what they already have.
Around Major League Baseball
In addition to Jeff Kent’s 14 votes out of 16, Carlos Delgado received nine of the 12 required votes, Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly received six, and the group of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Fernando Valenzuela, and Gary Sheffield earned themselves five years without consideration with their five or fewer votes.
It’s Winter Meetings week! Beyond the Veterans Committee announcement, this week will feature the Rule 5 Draft, the 2026 draft lottery, some assorted awards from the BBWAA, and hopefully a lot of transactions.
During this week of wheeling and dealing, the Dodgers are hoping to get better as they seek a three-peat, but not older.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly made free agent Kyle Schwarber an offer for four years and upwards of $100M. Good for them.
In other offensive news, the Giants are said to be interested in the services of Old Friend and More Recent Enemy Harrison Bader in center field.
This date in Mets History
On this date 365 days ago, the Mets signed Juan Soto to the biggest contract in the history of sports.
