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Anthony DiComo touched on everything from the Martinez injury to hot corner concerns to Matthew Allan on this week’s Mets Notebook. Tim Britton focused on what has gone wrong for Dellin Betances and whether he’s done enough to fix it, Brandon Nimmo getting more opportunities against left-handed pitchers, and where Kevin Pillar could hit in the order on This Week in Mets. (Paywall Alert) Nimmo turned to his childhood hero, Todd Helton, in his quest to win a full-time job on the team. Betance...

Mets Morning News: Nimmo and Alonso go deep Share this story The Mets beat the Nationals 8-4 yesterday in Port St. Lucie. Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff homer and has a 2.036 OPS this Spring, which is pretty good. Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 5th, and a kid wearing an Alonso shirsey ended up with the souvenir. It is not the first time Alonso has homered on his mom’s birthday. David Peterson pitched well in his debut, and is hoping to parlay his early success into a regular seas...

Ken Rosenthal examined the logic of the Fernando Tatis Jr. extension and whether Lindor might be next. The Mets shared a video of Lindor taking some spring swings. Mets social was very excited that Lindor arrived at camp. Hopefully that excitement translates to a long-term contract extension. If you’re hoping the Mets might still have a big move left in them, acting GM Zack Scott said that the 40-man roster is “pretty settled” at this point. With respect to extension talks, Scott told rep...

The Mets opened at +2500 and have since dropped to +1200 to win the World Series.

Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Good morning afternoon, Athletics Nation! The New York Mets began the winter with a fresh start, but it didn’t last long. The team was bought by a new owner, Steve Cohen, and he overhauled the front office from scratch, led by president Sandy Alderson. Just over a month ago, they hired Jared Porter as their general manager, and not long afterward they made a blockbuster trade for superstar Francisco Lindor. But now the revamped organization has already hit i...

Alderson will continue leading the Mets’ baseball operations for the foreseeable future. He was the Mets’ GM from 2010-18.

01/20/2021 On Tuesday, the New York Mets fired newly-hired general manager Jared Porter for cause following an ESPN report from Jeff Passan and Mina Kimes Monday night about Porter’s past explicit texts to a female journalist in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs. That report indicated that Porter sent more than 60 texts to the journalist without a response, including repeated requests to meet him at a hotel and finishing with a photo of an erect penis. And on Tuesday, Mets’ pre...

Around Major League Baseball Rob Manfred is telling teams to prepare for spring training in February and a regular 162-game schedule this season. MLB’s fan plan for 2021 does not include a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or any sort of mandate for vaccines, according to a memo sent to clubs. Individual teams can decide whether they want to require that. MLB expansion is on hold, despite the financial incentives. Ken Rosenthal explained why it is on hold. (Paywall Alert) It’s mostly...

The New York Mets introduced new shortstop Francisco Lindor to the media today via a zoom call. The video has …

As spring training continues to inch closer and closer, Mets fans are waiting for Steve Cohen and co. to bring in more free agents, though some write the Mets have still done more than most teams this offseason. People within the Mets organization still remain optimistic that George Springer will end up in the orange and blue.