MLB Clubs Have Already Spent Record $3.36B on Free Agents
Major League Baseball teams have spent a record $3.36 billion on 99 free agents alone this offseason, according to figures amassed by Spotrac. And the Yankees and…
New York Mets
Mets, Cohen Stun With Correa Signing en Route to Payroll Tax Record
The New York Mets reached an agreement overnight to sign Carlos Correa to a $315 million, 12-year contract, pending a physical. It was a sharp reversal for the shortstop…
Sports Assets Remain Solid Amid Crypto Meltdown, Fitch Says
If this winter’s “Crypto Bowl” made you think the NFL might become too reliant on the techno-lucre, don’t worry. The implosion of cryptocurrency broker FTX and the…
Cohen’s Mets Spending Spree Unwinds Gradually, Then Suddenly
The second year of Steve Cohen’s New York Mets’ reign didn’t turn out as he hoped it would when he bought the team for $2.4 billion. Despite an MLB-leading $282.7…
Sporticast: Barcelona’s Financial Troubles, Mets Closer’s Viral Trumpets
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including FC Barcelona’s…
Yankees-Mets Clash Reveals Obstacles to Subway World Series
It’s always a carnival when the Yankees play the Mets in New York, as they did for two games this week at Citi Field. The Mets swept the pair, and with 127 combined…
Orioles’ Sale, Move Talk Fueled by Bitter Angelos Family Lawsuit
The future of the Baltimore Orioles’ ownership is at stake in a lawsuit brought by attorney Louis “Lou” Angelos, son of longtime Orioles owner Peter Angelos, against his…
MLB Free Agent Spending Exceeds $1 Billion in Lockout’s Wake
After a 99-day lockout, Major League Baseball and its free agents went to their neutral corners, then came out signing. In the 10 days following ratification of a new…
Ex-Met Harvey Details Cocaine Use, MLB Drug Culture in Skaggs Death Case
Former Angels and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey took the witness stand on Tuesday in the federal trial of Eric Kay and chronicled an extensive drug culture within baseball…
Mets’ Showalter Hire Spotlights MLB’s Renewed Emphasis on Experience
The New York Mets have reached back to the past and tapped Buck Showalter to manage the team, following what’s become a Major League Baseball trend: reprocessing…
Sporticast: Max Scherzer Gets Paid as MLB Lockout Looms
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a flurry of MLB…
NY Mets GM Eppler Arrives With a Full Task List and a Mixed Track Record
Billy Eppler begins his four-year contract as general manager of the New York Mets much like he began his five-year tenure in the same position for the Los Angeles…
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