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MMO Exclusive: Hardball With Baseball Maverick Author Steve Kettmann
Here is an MMO exclusive interview with Steve Kettmann, author of the new Sandy Alderson bio, Baseball Maverick. We thank Steve for his graciousness and generosity in answering our questions. He is by all accounts a very busy man but still managed to make time for us.
Fred Wilpon Named Chairman of MLB Finance Committee
If any of you were hanging onto a slim hope that new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred would somehow be the antithesis to Bud Selig who turned a blind eye as Mets owner Fred Wilpon skirted the rules and nearly bankrupted a big market franchise, think again. Bill Madden of the Daily News reports there was a lot more happening at last week’s owners meeting in Arizona than just a farewell party for Bud Selig.
Harvey Will Give Mets The Best 1-2-3 Punch In Baseball
Timing is everything. Matt Harvey is returning to lead the New York Mets rotation, now bolstered with a matured Zack Wheeler and 2014 NL ROY winner Jacob deGrom. All three have experienced their own setbacks this year, but their talent is in another stratosphere and they’ve each grown from their own experiences.
HE DID IT! JUAN LAGARES WINS HIS FIRST GOLD GLOVE!
Put it in the books… Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced tonight that Mets centerfielder Juan Lagares earned his first career Rawlings Gold Glove. Lagares finished second among major league outfielders with 28 defensive runs saved, despite playing 372.0 fewer innings than leader Jason Heyward, who had 32. He had six assists, with three getting a runner at the plate. Lagares’ Ultimate Zone Rating per 150 games (UZR/150) was 25.3, second among all major leaguers.
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