Your Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Mets Morning News
Mets legend David Wright discussed having his number retired by the organization and what a great honor it is to him.
The former captain reflected on his time spent in a Mets uniform and what he was most proud of from his illustrious career.
Wright will join Tom Seaver has the only two Mets to have their number retired on the same day they are inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame.
Wright discussed how special it was for him to play his entire career in Queens, and he hopes Pete Alonso does the same.
He also liked the signing of Juan Soto and what Steve and Alex Cohen have done with the organization since they took over as owners.
Darryl Strawberry’s 17-year-old grandson committed to playing baseball at Rutgers, and Strawberry is hopeful he could one day make it to the majors.
Around the National League East
If the Braves don’t make any more moves for the rest of the offseason, are they still good enough to compete in the National League?
Marlins starter Braxton Garrett will miss the entire 2025 season after undergoing surgery on his UCL.
The Nationals signed former Met Amed Rosario to a one-year deal worth $2 million.
Around Major League Baseball
The White Sox reportedly signed LHP Martin Perez to a one-year, $5 million contract.
The Red Sox are rumored to be one of the front runners to sign free agent Alex Bregman.
Which team could benefit the most from signing Roki Sasaki?
The writers of Newsday shared how they voted on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Lukas Vlahos handed out a grade for the Griffin Canning signing.
Prospect Dom Hamel came in at number 20 on Steve Sypa’s prospect list.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2005, Carlos Beltran agreed to come to the New York Mets and officially signed two days later.