Good morning, Mets fans.
Mets prospect Jett Williams left Thursday’s final regular season Arizona Fall League game after colliding with the outfield fence, suffering a right ankle sprain. The severity is still unclear, but team officials are hopeful it’s a minor issue as they look toward the offseason. Williams and walked to the dugout independently, although with a noticeable limp. David Melendi has more on the situation.
The Scottsdale Scorpions won the game 7-6 to play in a playoff game on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. ET. Mets prospects Drew Gilbert (1-for-1, 3 BB, SB) and Jacob Reimer (1-for-2, HR) played key roles in the win.
Now onto the morning briefing!
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, in an article for Baseball America, Mets outfielder Drew Gilbert has focused his offseason on improving his pull power. The 24-year-old’s work showed promise in the AFL, where he hit four home runs and two doubles in 19 games. This comes after a frustrating, injury-shortened season at Triple-A Syracuse.
As reported by Molly Burkhardt of MLB.com, just before the All-MLB Team Awards show began, the audience was seated for a surprise performance. Jose Iglesias, dressed in bright pink pants and a fringed jacket, took the stage to perform his hit song “OMG,” accompanied by dancers with angel wings.
Francisco Lindor was named to the All-MLB second team for the third straight year. Here is the full first and second team.
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes that the Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at Steinbrenner Field. The Rays will move into the Yankees’ minor league facility after Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off Tropicana Field. The Yankees are set to earn an extra $15 million in revenue from the arrangement.
Will Sammon and Sam Blum of The Athletic were first to report that the Los Angeles Angels had come to an agreement with Kevin Newman on a one-year deal.
As reported by Nathanael Pérez Neró of Diario Libre, 14-year-old Ismael Ureña Pérez died this year after pursuing his MLB dream at the Yordy Cabrera Baseball Academy, suffering from severe health issues from horse steroid injections before his passing. Two brothers, also trainees, now face lasting effects like tachycardia and vision problems after it was promised the horse steroids would give them an upper hand in training. Their parents, Inoel Ureña and Iris Pérez, have enlisted in legal services to fight against the academy.
Robert Murray of FanSided writes that reliever Justin Wilson and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a deal for 2025.
As Evan Drellich of The Athletic reports, the Cincinnati Reds will be broadcast by MLB Productions in 2025. They’re the seventh team in MLB’s broadcasting portfolio, joining Arizona, Cleveland, Colorado, Milwaukee, Minnesota and San Diego. This development comes as more teams drop out of their deals with Diamond Sports Group and their Bally/FanDuel regional networks.
The New York Yankees and WFAN Sports Radio announced that longtime Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims will replace John Sterling and take over the daily radio play-by-play duties alongside Suzyn Waldman. Sims, a New York product, returns home after 18 years in the Pacific Northwest with the Mariners’ TV broadcast.
The San Francisco Giants and President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey have announced that they have named former Giants outfielder Randy Winn as the club’s new Vice President of Player Development.
White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet has been named American League Comeback Player of The Year. Chris Sale of the Braves won it in the National League.
Allison Waxman writes about free agent outfielder Michael Conforto.
Mathias Altman-Kurosaki profiles free agent reliever and former Met David Robertson.
Brandyn Pokrass grades Pete Alonso and his 2024 campaign.
2022: Buck Showalter is named the National League Manager of the Year. Showalter, who led the Mets to a 101-win season in his first year managing the club, became the first skipper to win the award for four different teams. He is also the first Mets manager to win said award.
Born On This Date: Yennsy Díaz (1996), Randy Niemann (1955), Gus Bell (1928).
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