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New York Mets infielder Jose Iglesias may soon reach a career crossroads – play baseball, or become a full-time pop music singer. Iglesias, backed by his Mets teammates, performed his OMG song Friday night on the field after the Mets beat the Houston Astros. Iglesias’s song has been playing at…

M. Scott Havens, who has been CEO of Bloomberg Media for almost two years, has been hired by the New York Mets. The exec will oversee business operations for the team, with a portfolio including pretty much everything but baseball. The position had been vacant since Sandy Alderson transitioned to a…

The old song says it never rains in California. The same isn’t true for New York. SAG-AFTRA said today that it has canceled all NYC pickets as a state of emergency was declared in the city amid heavy downpours that caused serious flooding and canceled some local events. “Due to the heavy rain…

New York Mets pay-TV network SNY has been dropped by YouTube TV in the latest sign of decline for the traditional regional sports network model. In an email to its subscribers (with the ominous subject line “Service Update on SNY”), YouTube TV said the network would be taken off its service on 11:59…

The New York Mets, which were acquired before this season by billionaire financier Steve Cohen, have brought in Range Media Partners to “evolve” the baseball team’s brand. Range is a startup management firm founded a year ago with initial funding from Cohen’s Connecticut-based venture fund, Point72 Ventures. The…

Ahead of September’s 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Turner Sports has backed a commemorative project with a baseball angle. In collaboration with The Montag Group and Six West Media Group, Turner has greenlit More Than Just a Game: Baseball Remembers 9/11. The feature-length documentary will detail…

Major League Baseball has postponed a season-opening, three-game series between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The teams’ opening game on Thursday had already been scratched after three positive coronavirus test results were confirmed by the Nationals. Today, the team confirmed…

Brodie Van Wagenen, who left as co-head of the baseball division at CAA to make the rare transition to Major League Baseball general manager, has been let go by the team. The move came two years into his tenure and just hours after new owner Steve Cohen officially closed his deal to take over the team. Van Wagenen’s…

UPDATED, 10:42 AM: The sale of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets closed today, and its new owner, hedge fund mogul Steve Cohen, issued a statement calling it “a significant milestone in the history of this storied franchise.” Steve Cohen's statement following today's closing of the #Mets sale. pic.twitter.com/egu…

The New York Mets said Monday that hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen has reached a deal to purchase the team. “The Sterling Partners have signed an agreement with Steve Cohen pursuant to which Mr. Cohen would purchase the New York Mets,” the team’s official Twitter posted. “The sale transaction is subject to the…

Tom Seaver, who was known as “The Franchise” during his time pitching for the New York Mets, has died. He was 75 and passed away in his sleep from complications of dementia and Lyme disease, according to the Mets. "We are heartbroken to share that our beloved husband and father has passed away," wife Nancy Seaver…

Major League Baseball said Friday that the weekend series pitting the rival New York Yankees and New York Mets is postponed “out of an abundance of caution” after two people in the Mets organization tested positive for coronavirus this week. MLB now has had to cancel 32 games because of positive tests for the virus…