NEW YORK METS TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL NYPD VS. FDNY BASEBALL CHARITY GAME AT CITI FIELD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 10
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 3, 2023 – The New York Mets will host its second annual NYPD vs. FDNY charity baseball game, Battle of the Badges presented by Ford, on Thursday, August 10 at 7:10 p.m. Former Mets Captain and seven-time All-Star David Wright will be the host of the game and will honor an NYPD and FDNY hero for doing “The Wri5ht Thing” prior to the game.
Each team will consist of former high school, college and minor league baseball players that are now members of FDNY or NYPD.
This historic battle between New York’s Finest and New York’s Bravest is tied at 12 wins a piece with the NYPD winning 9-6 in last year’s game at Citi Field.
Tickets are $20 with a portion of the ticket and concession sales going to UFA NYC Widows and Children’s Fund, NY Firefighters Burn Center Foundation, PBA Widows and Children’s Fund, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and South Fork United Inc.
Nice job by Steve Gelbs here. Rather than forcing in a catchphrase like It Is High It Is Far It Is Gone To The Track To The Wall Its Outta Here, Steve naturally calls the play and works it into conversation. Well done.
Maybe the Mets should have Gary walk around and order skyline chili and drop in once a game.
“I talked to Billy,” Scherzer told The Athletic. “I was like, ‘OK, are we reloading for 2024?’ He goes, ‘No, we’re not. Basically our vision now is for 2025-2026, ‘25 at the earliest, more like ‘26. We’re going to be making trades around that.’
“I was like, ‘So the team is not going to be pursuing free agents this offseason or assemble a team that can compete for a World Series next year?’ He said, ‘No, we’re not going to be signing the upper-echelon guys. We’re going to be on the smaller deals within free agency. ‘24 is now looking to be more of a kind of transitory year.’” (Via The Athletic)
Man who seemingly only comes on twitter when things are good.
I don’t know what happened to the brash young man that once hosted Mets Extra, but Howie…listen to yourself.
Compete for the Wild Card?
Like…hey we won 84 games and we were right there in the Wild Card hunt? That’s why we got the cool billionaire with the open wallet? That’s year four of the 3 to 5 years plan?
There was once a young man on WFAN who would have done a full blown tirade at that notion. You basically said “meaningful games in September.”
Anyway, the Mets sent some more press releases…
METS ACQUIRE MINOR LEAGUE INFIELDER JEREMY RODRÍGUEZ FROM ARIZONA
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 1, 2023 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has acquired minor league infielder Jeremy Rodríguez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for outfielder Tommy Pham and cash considerations.
Rodríguez, 17, ranked as the No. 47 prospect in this year’s international signing class according to MLB.com. The native of the Dominican Republic signed with Arizona as a non-drafted free agent on January 15. He has appeared in 37 games for the Rookie DSL Arizona Black, where he has tallied six doubles, two triples, two home runs, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored and 12 stolen bases.
Pham, 35, signed with the Mets as a free agent prior to the 2023 season. In 79 games with the Mets, he batted .268 (62-231) with 29 runs, 15 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 36 RBI, 11 steals with a .348 OBP, a .472 SLG, an .820 OPS with a 126 OPS+.
METS ACQUIRE RHP PHIL BICKFORD AND LHP ADAM KOLAREK
FROM LOS ANGELES DODGERS
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 1, 2023 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford and left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations.
Bickford, 28, was designed for assignment by the Dodgers on July 29. He appeared in 36 games with Los Angeles and went 2-3 with a 5.14 ERA (24 ER/42.0 IP) with 26 walks and 48 strikeouts. Over four seasons with the Brewers (2020-2021) and Dodgers (2021-2023), Bickford owns an 8-6 record with a save, a 4.40 ERA (76 ER/155.1 IP) with 59 walks and 176 strikeouts. He was originally selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of the College of Southern Nevada.
Kolarek, 34, spent the majority of the 2023 season with the Oklahoma City Dodgers, the team’s Triple-A affiliate. In 33 games in the Pacific Coast League, the lefty went 0-3 with a 2.40 ERA (8 ER/30.0 IP) with 17 walks and 26 strikeouts. He has appeared in 171 career major league games with Tampa Bay (2017-2019), Los Angeles-NL (2019-2020, 2023) and Oakland (2021-2022), posting an 11-4 record with four saves, a 3.73 ERA (60 ER/144.2 IP) with 42 walks and 96 strikeouts. He has limited left-handed hitters to a .190/.242/.359 slashline over his career.
A Baltimore native, Kolarek was originally drafted by the Mets in the 11th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft from the University of Maryland.
METS ACQUIRE MINOR LEAGUE INF JEREMIAH JACKSON FROM THE ANGELS
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 1, 2023 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has acquired minor league infielder Jeremiah Jackson from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for right-handed pitcher Dominic Leone and cash considerations.
Jackson, 23, ranked as the ninth-best prospect in the Angels system according to MLB Pipeline. Prior to this season, he was rated by Baseball America as the best power hitter in the Angels organization. This year at Double-A Rocket City, he slashed .248/.321/.447 with 15 doubles, one triple, 15 homers, 56 RBI, 46 runs scored and 21 stolen bases in 82 appearances. In 328 career minor league games, Jackson has posted an .816 OPS. He was selected by the Angels in the second round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft.
Leone, 31, made 31 appearances for the Mets after signing with the club on May 4, posting a 1-3 record and 4.40 ERA (15 ER/30.2 IP) with 11 walks and 33 strikeouts.
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