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• Merry Christmas! #Mets #LGM https://t.co/BJzEdsAfWk

  25-12-2016 15:01 via twitter.com
  
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• Sean Manaea To Be Shut Down Another Two Weeks Due To Setback In Rehab

  01-04-2025 23:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets left-hander Sean Manaea started the season on the 15-day injured list due to a right oblique strain but he’ll need more time than that to rejoin the club. Manager Carlos Mendoza today told reporters, including Tim Healey of Newsday, that the southpaw suffered a setback in his rehab. He got a platelet-rich plasma injection and will be shut down for another two weeks. Even if he’s healthy after that shutdown period, he’ll need a full ramp-up after that, meaning the best-case
  
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• Pirates Acquire Alexander Canario

  01-04-2025 01:37 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  6:37pm: Pittsburgh announced the trade and transferred Jones to the 60-day IL. He’s early into a six-week shutdown after experiencing elbow soreness in Spring Training, so he won’t be ready for MLB game action until the latter half of June at the earliest.
  5:42pm: The Mets are trading outfielder Alexander Canario to the Pirates for cash, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York had designated him for assignment as part of their Opening Day roster shuffle. Pittsburgh will need
  
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• Pirates To Acquire Alexander Canario

  01-04-2025 00:42 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are trading outfielder Alexander Canario to the Pirates for cash, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York had designated him for assignment as part of their Opening Day roster shuffle.
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• Mets Designate Alexander Canario, Outright Jose Azocar

  29-03-2025 19:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  TODAY: Canario cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, DiComo reports.  There isn’t any word yet on Canario’s status.
  MARCH 27: The Mets will designate outfielders Alexander Canario and Jose Azocar for assignment today, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. It was already reported earlier in the week that Canario didn’t make the club and likely would be removed from the 40-man roster. Both outfielders are out of minor league options and thus cannot be sent to Triple-A
  
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• Mets Release Connor Overton

  29-03-2025 01:18 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have released right-hander Connor Overton, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The righty was not on the 40-man roster, having signed a minor league deal with the club back in February.
  Overton, 32, pitched in the majors from 2021 to 2023. Suiting up for the Blue Jays, Pirates and Reds over those three seasons, he tossed 59 1/3 innings over ten starts and eight relief appearances, allowing 4.85 earned runs per nine. He struck out 15.7% of batters faced and gave out walks a
  
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• Poll: Who Will Win The NL East?

  28-03-2025 20:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Opening Day has finally arrived, and teams all around the league are gearing up for another pennant chase in hopes of being crowned this year’s World Series champion. Of course, there’s still another seven months to go before someone raises the Commissioner’s Trophy. Until the playoffs begin, teams will be focused on a smaller goal: winning their division. We’ll be conducting a series of polls to gauge who MLBTR readers believe is the favorite in each division. That serie
  
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• Mets To Designate Alexander Canario, Jose Azocar For Assignment

  27-03-2025 17:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets will designate outfielders Alexander Canario and Jose Azocar for assignment today, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. It was already reported earlier in the week that Canario didn’t make the club and likely would be removed from the 40-man roster. Both outfielders are out of minor league options and thus cannot be sent to Triple-A unless they first clear waivers.
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• Mets Announce Several Roster Decisions

  26-03-2025 20:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets will break camp with infielder Brett Baty, catcher Hayden Senger and righties Max Kranick and Huascar Brazoban on the roster, president of baseball operations David Stearns announced to the team’s beat this afternoon (links via Newsday’s Tim Healey). A decision on infielder Luisangel Acuña has not yet been reached. The Mets could still bring an infielder in from outside the organization, per Healey. Senger is not on the 40-man roster, but the Mets currently have one o
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: What We Learned From The Offseason

  26-03-2025 15:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…At the start of the offseason, we expected players to do better than in 2023-24 and it seems like th
  
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• Mets Likely To Remove Alexander Canario From 40-Man Roster

  26-03-2025 04:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets outfielder Alexander Canario is not expected to break camp with the major league club, reports Mike Puma of The New York Post. The 24-year-old is out of minor league options, so he’ll likely be removed from the 40-man roster in the next day or two. Puma indicates the Mets expect to place Canario on waivers. Alternately, they’d have five days to explore trade possibilities if they first designate him for assignment. If they couldn’t find a trade partner, they’d n
  
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• White Sox Claim Mike Vasil Off Waivers From Rays

  23-03-2025 18:56 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The White Sox announced this afternoon that they’ve claimed right-hander Mike Vasil off waivers from the Rays. Right-hander Prelander Berroa was transferred to the 60-day injured list in order to make room for Vasil on the club’s 40-man roster.
  Vasil, who celebrated his 25th birthday last week, has had a busy offseason. The longtime Mets farmhand was plucked from the club in the Rule 5 draft by the Phillies but was traded to the Rays for cash considerations shortly thereafter. He spe
  
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• Mariners To Acquire Michael Hobbs From Mets

  22-03-2025 23:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  A minor trade is in the works, as Will Sammon of The Athletic reported earlier this afternoon that the Mets are shipping minor league right-hander Michael Hobbs to Seattle in exchange for cash considerations.
  Hobbs, 25, was selected by the Mets in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft back in December. A tenth-round pick by Los Angeles back in 2021, Hobbs spent his entire career in the Dodgers organization prior to being plucked from the minor leagues by the Mets back in December. Unlike a
  
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• Jose Urena Won’t Opt Out Of Mets Deal, Will Pitch At Triple-A

  22-03-2025 15:54 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets made some more camp cuts as Opening Day approaches, as MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo and The Athletic’s Will Sammon were among those who reported that right-handers Jose Urena and Chris Devenski, left-hander Genesis Cabrera, utilityman Donovan Walton, and catcher Jakson Reetz won’t be making the team.  The five players were all in camp on minor league contracts, and Urena’s deal contained an XX(b) out clause that he won’t be exercising, as Urena will remain
  
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• Mets To Sign Billy McKinney To Minor League Deal

  21-03-2025 19:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets and outfielder Billy McKinney have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. The Boras Corporation client had been spotted in camp earlier today by Tyler Boronski.
  McKinney, 30, is a former first-round pick and top 100 prospect. That has led to many big league chances but he hasn’t hit enough to take advantage of them, which has pushed him into journeyman mode. He has appeared in each of the past seven seasons, suiting up for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Brewe
  
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• Mets Sign Diego Castillo To Minor League Deal

  21-03-2025 05:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets signed infielder Diego Castillo to a minor league contract, as reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Venezuelan journalist Georgeny Pérez first reported the move last week.
  Castillo, not to be confused with the reliever of the same name, is a 27-year-old utilityman. He played in four games for the Twins last season, collecting two hits in six at-bats. Minnesota outrighted him off the 40-man roster in July. He spent the rest of the season in Triple-A before electing minor
  
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• 36 Veteran Players With Looming Opt-Out Dates

  20-03-2025 20:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement implemented a new series of uniform opt-out dates for players who qualified as free agents under Article XX(b) of said agreement and sign a minor league deal in free agency. More specifically, that designation falls on players with six-plus years of MLB service time who finished the preceding season on a major league roster or injured list. Some contracts for players coming over from a foreign professional league like Nippon Professional Baseball or th
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: The Rays’ Stadium Deal Is Dead, Rangers’ Rotation Issues, And More!

  19-03-2025 15:36 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Rays no longer having a deal to build a new stadium (2:15)
  If the league is pressuring Stu Sternberg to sell the
  
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• Brandon Nimmo Limited By Right Knee Soreness

  15-03-2025 16:27 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Brandon Nimmo played in his second Spring Training game on Thursday, serving the Mets’ designated hitter against the Red Sox.  It was Nimmo’s first on-field action in over a week, as right knee soreness and a gel injection to battle inflammation kept the outfielder on the sidelines.  The Mets were already taking Nimmo’s ramp-up slowly in a nod to the plantar fasciitis issue that bothered him for much of 2024, yet Nimmo told the New York Post’s Dan Martin and oth
  
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• Padres Have Received Interest From Around Nine Teams On Dylan Cease

  14-03-2025 03:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Around nine teams have been in contact with the Padres to express interest in Dylan Cease, writes Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Heyman lists the Cubs, Mets and all five AL East teams among that group. The remaining two clubs are unknown, though The Athletic reported in January that the Twins had shown interest.
  A pre-Opening Day trade still seems highly unlikely. Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote earlier this week that the Padres were only willing to entertain trading their
  
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• Jeff McNeil To Begin Season On Injured List Due To Oblique Strain

  13-03-2025 14:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets infielder Jeff McNeil has been diagnosed with a strained right oblique that will sideline him for Opening Day, manager Carlos Mendoza announced to the team’s beat this morning (via Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). He’ll be shut down entirely for seven to ten days, and the expectation is that McNeil will be out a total of three to four weeks.
  McNeil, 33 in April, is coming off a .238/.308/.384 performance in 472 plate appearances last year. He popped 12 homers, tallied 26 doubles and
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Lawrence Butler’s Extension, Gerrit Cole’s TJ, And Rays’ Ownership Pressured To Sell

  12-03-2025 15:47 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Athletics signing Lawrence Butler to an extension (1:55)
  The Yankees losing Gerrit Cole to Tommy John surgery (10:0
  
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• Francisco Alvarez Out 6-8 Weeks Due To Left Hamate Surgery

  09-03-2025 15:52 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery to fix a fractured left hamate bone, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including Newsday’s Tim Healey).  Alvarez will miss the next 6-8 weeks recovering from the procedure.
  It’s an unwelcome development for both Alvarez and the Mets, and it marks the second straight season that Alvarez has suffered an early-season injury to his left hand.  Last April, Alvarez suffered a torn thumb ligament that required surgery, and h
  
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• Phillies “Checked In” On Pete Alonso During Offseason

  09-03-2025 05:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Before Pete Alonso re-signed with the Mets, the Phillies were among the teams that “checked in” on the first baseman’s free agent market, the New York Post’s Jon Heyman writes.  Rather than make the jump elsewhere in the NL East, Alonso returned to Queens on a two-year, $54MM deal that allows Alonso to opt out after the 2025 season.
  This is the first time the Phils’ interest in Alonso has been made public, though Bryce Harper dropped some hints earlier this wee
  
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• Soto: Mets Didn’t Offer The Most Money

  07-03-2025 22:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Juan Soto free agency was one of the most anticipated in baseball history. It was expected to deliver historic results and did just that. He signed a massive 15-year, $765MM deal with the Mets. That’s the longest contract ever and the largest guarantee. The $51MM average annual value is also a record if one considers the deferrals in Shohei Ohtani’s deal with the Dodgers. Ohtani technically got $700MM over ten years for a $70MM AAV but the heavy deferrals bring the net present va
  
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• Mets Outright Sean Reid-Foley

  07-03-2025 00:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  March 6: The Mets announced that Reid-Foley has been outrighted to Triple-A, indicating he cleared waivers. He is no longer on the 40-man roster.
  March 4: The Mets have placed right-hander Sean Reid-Foley on outright waivers, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. At this point, there’s nothing to suggest that the righty has been designated for assignment, so he seems to still be on the 40-man roster. If he goes unclaimed, the Mets could choose to outright him off the roster and open a spot. H
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Jose Quintana, Luis Gil’s Injury, The Nats’ TV Situation, Salary Floor Talk, And More!

  05-03-2025 16:54 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Brewers having an agreement with Jose Quintana (1:20)
  Luis Gil of the Yankees to be shut down for at least six w
  
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• Mets Place Sean Reid-Foley On Outright Waivers

  05-03-2025 00:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have placed right-hander Sean Reid-Foley on outright waivers, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. At this point, there’s nothing to suggest that the righty has been designated for assignment, so he seems to still be on the 40-man roster. If he goes unclaimed, the Mets could choose to outright him off the roster and open a spot. However, the waivers are not revocable, so he’ll join another club if he is claimed.
  Clubs are allowed to place players on waivers without immediately
  
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• Mets, Royals Discussed Starling Marte Earlier This Offseason

  04-03-2025 17:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Royals showed interest in Starling Marte earlier in the offseason, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Those talks obviously didn’t produce a deal, but Sherman adds that Kansas City hasn’t completely closed the door on the possibility. There’s no indication talks are active, but it’s nevertheless notable that the Royals are still interested to an extent. It shows that Kansas City is still weighing options to bring in an outfield bat and that they perhaps have some
  
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• NL Injury Notes: Smith, Gomber, Minter

  03-03-2025 04:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Will Smith has been dealing with a bone bruise in his left ankle for almost nine months, as the Dodgers catcher revealed to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya and other reporters this weekend.  Smith hurt his ankle while sliding into second base to try and break up a double play in the Dodgers’ 11-3 win over the Yankees on June 8, and he has been dealing with some level of discomfort ever since, though Smith didn’t go on the injured list or even miss really any time in the after
  
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