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Former 4-time Manager of the Year Buck Showalter was critical of the Los Angeles Dodgers after seeing the video of Roki Sasaki’s first live batting practice session with the team. Sasaki drew a huge crowd when he threw his first live BP to his …
The Los Angeles Angels appear to be prioritizing experience over vibes. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Wednesday that Buck Showalter and Ron Washington are two candidates “heavily” in the mix for the Angels’ managerial …
Buck Showalter is looking for a new manager job after he was fired by the New York Mets, and several MLB insiders have linked him to one opening. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Tuesday that Showalter is a candidate for the Los Angeles Angels …
Buck Showalter is looking for a new manager job, and he has been linked to one position. A report last week said that Showalter was interested in the Los Angeles Angels job. The interest appears to be more than mutual. The New York Post’s Jon …
Buck Showalter will not return as manager of the New York Mets in 2024, but he is clearly still interested in working elsewhere. Showalter has strong interest in the Los Angeles Angels’ managerial position, according to Mike Puma of the New …
The New York Mets have made a decision on manager Buck Showalter’s future with the team. Showalter met with reporters on Sunday and essentially revealed that he has been fired. The 67-year-old said he met with Mets general manager Billy Eppler …
Will Buck Showalter return as New York Mets manager in 2024? We do not know for sure, but one of his star players was quick to weigh in on the topic. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made clear that he wants Showalter to return in 2024, even after a …
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter is facing heat over his bullpen management in Sunday’s disastrous loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets bullpen collapsed in the eighth inning, giving up four runs to turn a 6-3 lead into a 7-6 loss. …
The New York Mets are facing an unexpected problem after closer Edwin Diaz’s season-ending WBC injury, and manager Buck Showalter is planning to address it in a risky way. Showalter said Wednesday that the team does not plan to formally name a …
New York Mets manager Buck Showalter had some fun with how long he took to name an Opening Day starter. Showalter on Friday named Max Scherzer as his starter for the season opener on March 30. When asked why the announcement took as long as it did, …
Even at almost 67 years old, Buck Showalter can still put a bit of mustard on the baseball. The New York Mets manager Showalter went viral this week for a dandy display of bat work at team camp. SportsNet New York shared a video of Showalter, …
The New York Mets may be reaching into manager Buck Showalter’s bag of old connections. The Mets are among the teams to have shown interest in free agent reliever Zack Britton, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Tuesday. Britton, 35, is …
Buck Showalter is reuniting with one of his old company men in New York. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Tuesday that the New York Mets are hiring Dom Chiti to serve as their bullpen coach. The 64-year-old Chiti had spent the past two seasons …
San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove dominated the New York Mets on Sunday night both before and after he was checked for foreign substances. Not only did the substance check not bother him, but Musgrove says it gave him some added motivation late …
Buck Showalter made the bold decision to initiate a substance check of San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove on Sunday night, and longtime New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen does not think it was the right move. Musgrove was dominant in Game 3 of the …
The New York Mets initiated a foreign substance check of Joe Musgrove prior to the start of the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series with the San Diego Padres on Sunday night. Musgrove had been pitching brilliantly for …
