Mets’ Marcus Stroman defends Carlos Beltran from trolls
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman defended Carlos Beltran from Twitter trolls Tuesday who poked fun at the new manager’s alleged role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal during the 2017 season. Stroman...
View ArticleBobby Valentine’s advice to Carlos Beltran: Fix Mets’ bullpen
Bobby Valentine has some advice for new skipper Carlos Beltran — fix the bullpen. “I’m pulling for (Beltran),” the former Mets manager told TMZ Sports while attending a Mariano Rivera charity event in...
View ArticleMets managerial candidate Luis Rojas joining Carlos Beltran’s staff
Carlos Beltran’s first coaching staff as Mets manager is nearing completion, with another familiar face to the organization likely to return. An industry source indicated Thursday that Luis Rojas is...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran fallout could affect new Mets bench coach
SAN DIEGO — Be it as the deputy to a future Hall of Fame manager or to a future Hall of Fame player just starting as manager, Hensley Meulens views the bench-coach job the same way. He’ll get to put...
View ArticleWhy Mets’ Carlos Beltran isn’t giving up on Edwin Diaz
SAN DIEGO — Carlos Beltran stopped just short of naming his closer to begin next season, but it was clear Tuesday in which direction the new Mets manager is leaning. Edwin Diaz may have flopped in...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran shuts down Astros sign-stealing inquiries
SAN DIEGO — The Astros’ alleged cheating scandal isn’t among the topics Carlos Beltran was willing to address Tuesday. Beltran, whose name has surfaced in conjunction with accusations the Astros used...
View ArticleMets hire former catcher Brian Schneider as Triple-A manager
The promotion of Tony DeFrancesco to Carlos Beltran’s major league staff left an opening at Triple-A. The Mets filled it on Friday, hiring Brian Schneider to manage in Syracuse. The 43-year-old...
View ArticleWhere Mets’ roller-coaster offseason could go from here
Time to take down your holiday lights and quit it with the hall-decked Hot Stove jokes like the Yankees receiving an ultra-pricey lump of Cole in their stockings (credit Scott Boras) or the Mets...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran likely to avoid major discipline in MLB sign-stealing probe
With Major League Baseball finishing up its investigation of the Astros and an announcement coming as soon as next week, Carlos Beltran appears more likely than not to avoid hard discipline and begin...
View ArticleMets’ Carlos Beltran avoids discipline in Astros cheating scandal
Major League Baseball’s punishment in the Astros cheating scandal was harsh, but Carlos Beltran came away unscathed. Despite being the only 2017 or 2018 Astros player named in MLB’s report, the Mets...
View ArticleWhy Yankees aren’t total losers in Astros cheating demise
It felt, somehow, both wistful and hopeful in the visitors’ corner at Minute Maid Park, late on the night of Oct. 21, 2017. The Yankees’ magical ride through the playoffs had crashed into a wall and...
View ArticleAstros cheating scandal: Major questions still remain
Rob Manfred’s report answered many questions about the Astros’ electronic sign-stealing. But we have some more questions — and answers: Q: The Astros were found guilty of illegally stealing signs...
View ArticleLying Carlos Beltran must come clean in Astros cheating scandal
If the Mets really want to keep Carlos Beltran as their manager, then they need to get him in front of a press conference immediately. Immediately, as in Wednesday. Friday at the latest. The path to...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran in messy spot as Astros scandal turns to Mets
And then there was one. The baseball industry, fixated on the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, turns its eyes to … the Mets? The Red Sox fired ring-winning manager Alex Cora on Tuesday night, continuing...
View ArticleEx-Mets GM Steve Phillips: The time Bobby Valentine was stealing signs
Former Mets general manager Steve Phillips had his own sign-stealing situation to he had to take care of — but it was behind the scenes. Phillips — in an interview on Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s SiriusXM...
View ArticleMark Teixeira: Mets must fire Carlos Beltran after cheating scandal
A former Yankees teammate of Carlos Beltran’s says the Mets must fire Beltran after their new manager was named in MLB’s report on the Astros’ cheating scandal. Mark Teixeira, who played with Beltran...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran cheating mess is perfect storm that can get a lot worse for Mets
For the Mets, the sign-stealing saga that has now brought upheaval to the Astros and Red Sox is the flood in the apartment above you. It is not your flood. But here it is seeping into your apartment....
View ArticleAlex Cora’s wink to Carlos Beltran isn’t as it seems, but it is telling
The question, such as it was — intended to break an awkward silence and get things rolling — probably won’t earn me a congratulatory phone call from Bob Woodward: “Alex, just how you feel, obviously...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran’s Mets fate remains in limbo
It looks like the Mets aren’t quite ready to announce Carlos Beltran’s fate. According to The Post’s Mike Puma, the Mets aren’t expected to address the newly minted manager’s status on Wednesday, as...
View ArticleThe Mets philosophy that could doom Carlos Beltran
Is Mets jersey No. 15 about to become available again for whomever in the organization wants it? The next potential domino in the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing caper on Wednesday was Carlos Beltran,...
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