Why Steve Cohen’s ‘brutally honest’ comments on Alonso negotiations were so unusual, plus more MLB notes
Plus more on how the Astros could defensively accommodate Alex Bregman's return, Paul Skenes' next steps and other offseason info.
Mets owner gets 'brutally honest' on Pete Alonso: 'I don't like the negotiations'
Free agent first baseman Pete Alonso remains unsigned less than a week from February, and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen got "brutally honest" during an event Saturday about winter negotiations with the team's longtime slugger.
‘Brutally honest’ Steve Cohen drowned out by re-sign Pete Alonso chants as ‘exhausting’ negotiations linger
Many Mets fans attempted to send a message to the front office about Pete Alonso. The front office redirected the message to Scott Boras. During a panel appearance at a fanfest at Citi Field, Steve Cohen was “brutally honest,
Mets owner Steve Cohen exhausted by Pete Alonso negotiations: 'We may have to go forward'
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, top baseball operations executive David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza held a forum during the team's fan fest event on Saturday. Predictably, the group was met with "We want Pete" chants from onlookers hoping to persuade the braintrust into entering a new agreement with longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso.
Scott Boras defends process after Mets owner Steve Cohen calls Pete Alonso talks ‘exhausting’
Pete Alonso loomed over the New York Mets’ Amazin’ Day at Citi Field on Saturday without attending the event. Just before Mets owner Steve Cohen answered a question about where things stand with Alonso,
Mets' Steve Cohen on Pete Alonso Contract Talks: 'May Have to Go Forward' Without Him
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen acknowledged Saturday that the team could be moving toward a future without Pete Alonso at first base. Cohen acknowledged
2025 Fantasy Baseball Outfielder (OF) Rankings
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred reflects on decade spent putting ‘my mark on the game’
Manfred, 66, is looking ahead to his final years in the job. Could he already be the most consequential commissioner ever?
MLB rumors: The next Japanese phenom coming after Roki Sasaki
The Los Angeles Dodgers have Roki Sasaki, but a new Japanese player named Munetaka Murakami is now getting attention.
Top MLB Free Agents Remain Available With Spring Training Approaching
With about two weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, some of the best free agents in MLB remain on the ...
Baltimore Orioles Have New Top Overall Prospect After Latest MLB Update
The Baltimore Orioles have seen most of their top young talent make their way to the MLB, but still have some star prospects ...
MLB passes two rules changes for 2025 season, one on shifts and one on replay, per report
Major League Baseball passed two new rules changes unanimously through the competition committee on Tuesday, reports The ...
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“People never want to give you the benefit of the doubt when you want to change” - MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on overhauling baseball’s future
Rob Manfred has made big changes to the MLB. He implemented an extra wild card and readjusted the wild-card Round.
MLB trade grades: Cubs redial Astros for second big trade of offseason
The Chicago Cubs made arguably the biggest trade of the offseason thus far, acquiring Kyle Tucker in a blockbuster deal with the Houston Astros. There's an inhe ...
What would it take for the Dodgers to miss the MLB playoffs in 2025? Why L.A. superteam isn't unbeatable
With less than a month to go until pitchers and catchers report, the Dodgers appear primed to enter the season once again ...
Texas baseball: How the Longhorns will decide on their pitching staff
How Texas will reconstruct and resurrect its pitching staff is the biggest question that new head coach Jim Schlossnagle must ...
Another college baseball tournament coming to Rickwood Field
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is following the Southern League and Miles College to Rickwood Field in the 2025 ...
Happy Top 100 MLB Prospects Day, plus a Bregman-Astros reunion after all?
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