Meet the Mets
Danny Abriano considers whether or not the Mets should try to sign Ranger Suárez, who’s spent his entire career with the Phillies thus far, in free agency.
David Lennon writes that the Mets should give
real consideration to a reunion with soon-to-be free agent Chris Bassitt, who has excelled as a shutdown reliever for the Blue Jays in these playoffs.
Around the National League East
The Nationals have hired 33-year-old Blake Butera to be their new manager, and he’s instantly one of the youngest managerial hires in the history of the sport.
Battery Power looks at the season that Braves prospect John Gil had.
The Good Phight asks if the Phillies should try to add Kazuma Okamoto when the Yomiuri Giants post him this winter.
Around Major League Baseball
The World Series is back in Toronto after the Blue Jays won Games 4 and 5 to take a 3-2 lead, giving them the opportunity to win a championship tonight. Kevin Gausman gets the start for Toronto, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for Los Angeles.
Bluebird Banter writes about waking up yesterday and realizing that the Blue Jays’ fantastic performance in Game 5 wasn’t a dream.
The Dodgers are relying on experience as they face elimination tonight.
The Orioles have agreed to a one-year deal with relief pitcher Rico Garcia, who had two stints with the Mets in the 2025 season before joining Baltimore in August and finishing the year with them.
The Tigers have re-signed former Mets catcher Tomás Nido.
Newsday takes a look at the top free agents at every position as free agency is set to begin five days after the World Series ends.
The MLBPA has banned agent Jim Murray for several years for double-dealing with the commissioner’s office during labor negotiations in 2020.
Players Way, a company owned by the MLBPA, is under federal investigation.
The SoftBank Hawks won the Japan Series with an extra-inning win in Game 5.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Brian Salvatore chatted with author A.M. Gittlitz about his forthcoming book Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team.
Linda Surovich looked back at A.J. Minter’s injury-shortened season and how much the Mets missed him after he got hurt.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1973, Tom Seaver became the first pitcher to ever win a Cy Young Award—his second—without reaching twenty wins in a season. And on Halloween night in 2015, Michael Conforto hit a pair of home runs in Game 4 of the World Series, which unfortunately saw the Royals defeat the Mets by a 5-3 score.
