Morning Briefing: Mets Still Interested in Tim Hill

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Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reported Monday that the Mets are among the teams still in on left-hander Tim Hill. Ragazzo said the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Angels, Dodgers and Rockies are also in the mix for the sidearming lefty. The Mets were linked to Hill earlier in January, but they’ve since signed A.J. Minter.

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Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reported Monday that the Mets are no longer involved in discussions with free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. The Blue Jays, Cubs, Red Sox, Tigers, and Astros remain in the mix for the 30-year-old.

Tonight at 7:00, SNY will be airing Amazin’ Conversations, hosted by Gary Cohen and featuring Steve Cohen, David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza.

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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Padres have discussed trading starting pitchers Dylan Cease and Michael King. Both pitchers are set to hit free agency following the season. Cease is owed $13 million in 2025, while King is likely headed for an arbitration hearing.

Former Mets backstop Wilson Ramos has announced his retirement from baseball. Ramos played in 49 games for Bravos de Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason. A two-time All-Star, Ramos had a 26-game hitting streak with the Mets in the summer of 2019 and won a Silver Slugger with Washington in 2016.

Junior Caminero crushed a tiebreaking home run in the top of the ninth inning, and Rafael Montero dodged traffic thanks to a game-ending sliding catch to secure the LIDOM championship for Leones del Escogido, denying Tigres del Licey of a three-peat. Luis Rojas earns a ring as the team’s general manager and Albert Pujols brings home a title as a rookie skipper.

Junior Caminero hit the most crucial home run of his career: a 454 FT no doubter in the top of the 9th to put his team ahead 6-5 in Game 7 of the LIDOM final. pic.twitter.com/aXjLnXDorU

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) January 28, 2025

The Orioles have brought on five-time All-Star Adam Jones as a special advisor and a community ambassador. Jones, who played 11 seasons in Baltimore, will be heavily involved in the adopt-a-school partnership, Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) and the Challenger Baseball League.

In more Orioles news, the team has signed outfielder Dylan Carlson to a one-year contract. The former Gold Glover batted .209/.287/.277 with just three homers in 265 plate appearances with the Cardinals and Rays in 2024.

The Rangers have signed right-hander Jesse Chavez to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. The 41-year-old spent 2024 with the Braves, posting a 3.13 ERA with 55 strikeouts against 19 walks in 63 1/3 innings.

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On This Date in Mets History

2004: The Mets re-sign Todd Zeile to a one-year contract. A key member of the 2000 pennant-winning team, Zeile spent 2003 with the Yankees and Expos, hitting 11 homers with a .693 OPS in 100 games.

2019: The Mets ink left-hander Justin Wilson to a two-year contract. The hard-throwing southpaw posted a 3.46 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings for the Cubs in 2018.

Born on This Date: Tsuyoshi Shinjo (1972).

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