Ex-Mets GM Billy Eppler joins Brewers after MLB suspension
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Billy Eppler is back in baseball. The former Mets general manager and Yankees executive will join the Brewers as special advisors, sources confirm and work for GM Matt Arnold. SNY first reported development. Major League Baseball suspended everything from last season during his time with the Mets after violating the league's […]
I didn’t rat out Billy Eppler in Mets’ phantom IL scandal
Sandy Alderson was never a fan of former Mets general manager Billy Eppler, but he denies he was the one who sent an anonymous letter informing Major League Baseball of a plan to fabricate injuries to create roster spots. did. The former Mets president addressed the topic on the latest episode of “The Joel Sherman […]
Mets employee believed to have given MLB evidence on Billy Eppler
It’s not uncommon for teams to exaggerate injuries and place players on injured reserve to gain some advantage by distancing them from their rivals. What sunk former Mets general manager Billy Eppler was that he felt MLB had the goods on him and had no choice but to punish him for it. Eppler’s injury-related records […]
Billy Eppler got ‘singled out’ for phantom IL usage: ex-Met
A former pitcher who played under Billy Eppler is now questioning why the former Mets general manager received “special treatment” for how he used the disabled list. On Friday, Eppler was placed on MLB’s ineligible list for the entire 2024 season for “improper use of the injured list, including intentionally fabricating an injury.” Submission of […]
Ex-Mets GM Billy Eppler banned for season for fabricating injuries
Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that former Mets general manager Billy Eppler has been placed on the suspended list until the end of the 2024 World Series for violating injured list rules. MLB issued a release saying its Bureau of Investigation interviewed more than 30 people and that Eppler and the Mets fully cooperated in the […]