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St. Lucie Announces 2021 Coaching Staff

March 9, 2021Mets NewsNo comments

The St. Lucie Mets announced their coaching staff for the 2021 season Monday morning. Former major league infielder Reid Brignac was named manager of New York’s Low-A affiliate and is joined by pitching coach Jerome Williams, hitting coach Tommy Joseph and bench coach Jay Pecci. Austin Dayton and Kory

Mets Sign LHP Cam Opp To Minor League Deal

By Cam Adams

December 18, 2020Mets News, Minor League NewsNo comments

The New York Mets organization added more talent to the mound Friday afternoon, as they signed left-handed pitcher Cam Opp to a minor league deal, per Rob Piersall of MetsMerized. This will be Opp’s first stop in any MLB team’s minor league system. The London, England native previously played

Mets Drop Columbia Fireflies Affiliation

By Cam Adams

November 10, 2020Minor League NewsNo comments

The New York Mets baseball organization announced on Tuesday afternoon that it will drop its affiliation with the Columbia Fireflies, New York’s Single-A affiliate since 2016. This comes during a realignment in MiLB that has already affected the Kingsport Mets, the former Rookie League affiliate for the Mets. As a

Mets Prospects Impress During Instructs Before Shutdown

By Cam Adams

November 5, 2020Mets NewsNo comments

Despite the Mets’ instructional league being recently shutdown to two positive COVID-19 tests (as reported by former MMN writer Ernest Dove), many prospects showed promise during their month in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Perhaps the most impressive of the bunch came from the 2020 draft class in outfielders Pete

Mets Sign Minor League Infielder Mitchell Tolman

By Cam Adams

October 24, 2020Minor League NewsNo comments

The New York Mets organization added on more talent Friday afternoon as they picked up utility man Mitchell Tolman on a minor league deal, per Michael Mayer of MMO. Tolman is coming into the Mets’ system with five years of minor league experience, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Matt Allan Improving Despite No Regular Season

By Cam Adams

October 23, 2020Mets NewsNo comments

Despite the loss of a minor league season, Mets prospect Matthew Allan continued to show promise on the mound for New York at the Mets’ alternate training site in Brooklyn. A right-hander, Allan’s fastball-curveball combo is looking as good as ever and has a much-improved changeup, a pitch Allan

SCOTUS Denies Request To Dissolve Lawsuit By MiLB Players

By Cam Adams

October 5, 2020Minor League NewsNo comments

The United States Supreme Court denied Major League Baseball’s request to dissolve a six-year-old lawsuit by minor league baseball players, continuing the players’ call for higher pay. The case of Senne v. Royals, originally filed on behalf of former Kansas City Royals player Aaron Senne, has since included minor