Morning Briefing: Francisco Lindor Had Elbow Surgery
Good morning, Mets fans!
Francisco Lindor reportedly had a minor elbow procedure after the season ended, Andy Martino of SNY reported. He’s expected to be ready for spring training.
As for actual baseball on the field, there’s just one more day left before the World Series begins. Pictures floated around social media of the Dodgers boarding their flight, with plenty of “Shohei Ohtani is en route to Toronto” jokes abound (including from ESPN’s Jeff Passan).
The Blue Jays and Dodgers take the field at 7 p.m. Friday, with the game aired on FOX. Regardless of what happens, 2025 Met José Ureña will be getting a ring.
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The Mets interviewed Troy Snitker, son of Brian Snitker, for a hitting coach role. Read more here.
The Silver Slugger finalists were announced, and they include Lindor, Pete Alonso and Juan Soto. More on that news here.
Former Mets prospect Anthony Kay — who later had a brief stint on the big league team — is headed back to the United States, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He recently set Yokohama’s single-season ERA record of 1.74 over in NPB.
Kay is now 30 years old. The Mets traded him as part of the Marcus Stroman deal in 2019. He landed back with the Mets and threw 3 1/3 innings in 2023.
In Arizona Fall League action, Nick Morabito had a modest 1-for-4 day but is still hitting .387 with a .970 OPS. D’Andre Smith went 0-for-2 with two walks. The only Mets-affiliated pitcher to get in was Brett Banks, who allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings. He did strike out four. The Scottsdale Scorpions lost the game, 10-1.
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On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants finalized the historic hire that entered the rumor mill a few days ago.
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello was named the Giants’ next manager. He’s the first coach to ever go straight from college to the majors with no professional experience. Though just 47 years old, he already has 23 seasons of NCAA coaching experience, including a national championship in 2024.
The Buster Posey era is off to a peculiar start in San Francisco, with the Rafael Devers trade and now this.
The Cleveland Guardians are not allowing Emmanuel Clase to play winter ball in Venezuela while he’s under MLB investigation. Read more from Evan Drellich of The Athletic.
The Yomiuri Giants announced that they’ll be posting infielder Kazuma Okamoto. Mike Mayer has more context on this news.
Rockies pitching coach Darryl Scott won’t return to Colorado, per Thomas Harding of MLB.com.
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Kai Chang assesses Luis Torrens‘ season.
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