Morning Briefing: Mets Make First Round of Spring Training Cuts

Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets announced their first round of spring cuts Saturday night:

• RHP Jose Butto (optioned to Triple-A)
• RHP Connor Grey
• RHP Grant Hartwig
• RHP Eric Orze
• LHP Josh Walker
• C Kevin Parada
• OF Alex Ramirez

The Mets now have 55 players left in camp.

WBC Scores

USA 6, Great Britain 2

Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1

• Francisco Lindor: 2-for-4, 1 RBI
• Former Met Marcus Stroman: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2K
• Former Met Javier Báez: 2-for-4, 1 RBI

Venezuela 5, Dominican Republic 1

Chinese Taipei 9, Netherlands 5

Japan 10, Czech Republic 2

Korea 7, Czech Republic 3

Cuba 7, Chinese Taipei 0

Latest Mets News

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com talks about Jeremy Hefner re-signing with the Mets for 2023 and his rise to become a coach, data analyst, therapist and friend to the players.

Per Tim Healey of Newsday, according to Buck Showalter, the Mets are still trying to figure out exactly what is going on with Jose Quintana’s injury. Billy Eppler later commented, according to Healey, that they hope to have answers on Quintana by Wednesday.

Kodai Senga was scheduled to be skipped on Saturday due to a sore right index finger. Per manager Buck Showalter, “If it was the regular, he would’ve pitched,” but since it’s still spring, the Mets decided to give him extra rest out of precaution. He’s still expected to be ready for opening day.

Latest MLB News

Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, outfielder Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on an eight-year, $111 million contract extension.

Latest on MMO

Alexis Farinacci recaps Starling Marte’s two-hit spring training debut against the Astros on Friday at Clover Park.

Joe D. looks at how the National League East is primed to be competitive all season long.

Michelle Ioannou and the Metsmerized staff discuss their opening lineup predictions in our latest MMO roundtable discussion.

Chris Bello recaps the Mets’ 10-7 loss to the Nationals on Saturday.

On this Date in Mets History

2003: Mike Piazza got hit by Guillermo Mota and charged the mound.

Birthdays: Carlos Muniz (42), David Williams (44), Shawn Gilbert (58), Darryl Strawberry (61)