As we head toward the All-Star break, David Wright is making a push to be in the discussion for National League Most Valuable Player. In a renaissance year of sorts, Wright is hitting .317 with 14 HR’s and a league leading 65 RBI’s. Two years ago the idea of Wright winning an MVP would have been [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1967: New York Mets traded Chuck Hiller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Linz. 1973: New York Mets sold Jim Fregosi to the Texas Rangers. 1980: New York Mets signed free agent Bill Almon. 1985: Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 [...]