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 […]
Yankees’ Luis Rojas, ex-Mets manager, thinking about Subway Series
As the Yankees took batting practice ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday, Luis Rojas turned to his cell phone in time to watch Mark Vientos' grand slam in Game 2 of the National League CS vs. the Dodgers. He said he checked. His focus remains on the Bronx, where the former Mets […]
Ex-Mets’ top pick Kumar Rocker strikes out seven in MLB debut
SEATTLE — Kumar Rocker's major league debut has finally arrived. His highly anticipated debut had both good and bad points. Rocker pitched four innings in the series opener between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Kumar Rocker struck out seven and allowed just one run over four innings in his major […]
Yankees’ Michael Tonkin comes up short vs. ex-Mets teammates
Whether it was Mets pitchers for or against, Michael Tonkin hasn’t had much luck this season. The right-handed relief pitcher had a disastrous start to the season in a Mets uniform, but his return in pinstripes was upended by a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in a game against the same Mets on Tuesday night […]
Ex-Mets reliever Jorge Lopez opens up about glove tantrum
A month after that infamous series of incidents, former Mets relief pitcher Jorge Lopez reflected on his untimely exit from New York. Lopez, who signed a minor league contract earlier this month and was promoted to the Cubs on Friday, spoke about a glove-throwing prank at Citi Field in May. “I never want to do […]
Ex-Mets Michael Tonkin, Yohan Ramirez thriving with new teams
Manager Jeremy Hefner was hoping right-hander Michael Tonkin could perform as well as he has in recent weeks, after not allowing a run in his past seven starts. But the Mets pitching coach expected him to achieve that in Queens. Tonkin, like fellow former Mets relief pitcher Johan Ramirez, has been a championship-caliber pitcher since […]
Keith Hernandez mixes up ex-Mets teammate Howard Johnson and his cat Hadji
Keith Hernandez caused a hilarious mess while in the SNY booth for Sunday’s game against the Mets. During the game, when Hernandez tried to mention his former 1986 Mets teammate Howard Johnson (Hojo), he instead referred to his 21.5-year-old cat, Haji. “Haji. Oh, that’s not Haji, Hojo,” he said, and Ron Darling and Gary Cohen […]
Jerry Grote, ex-Mets catcher and World Series champion, dead at 81
Jerry Groat, the starting catcher for the Mets’ first World Series championship team in 1969, died Sunday afternoon of respiratory failure following heart surgery, his wife Sheryl announced on Facebook. He was 81 years old. Jerry Groat passed away on Sunday. He was 81 years old. Related news organizations “It is with great sadness that […]
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 […]