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Bill Madden: Mets, Yankees spreading holiday joy in Big Apple with free-spending offseason

NEW YORK — When the dust began settling on what had been the wildest two weeks of spending in baseball history, Steve Cohen had emerged with a payroll of over $340 million and Hal Steinbrenner had shelled out $522 million on two players alone in Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodon.

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Derrick Goold: As costs soar, Cardinals must enter race for arms to fill wide-open 2024 rotation

With a major free agent signing that answers a few of the Cardinals’ looming questions this winter, the biggest of which was who their everyday catcher would be in 2023, the club must turn a prudent eye to the horizon and the rising unknown that’s about to be glaring.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers

SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.

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David Murphy: Breaking down the Phillies’ signings of Taijuan Walker and Matt Strahm, and what they do next

Those annoying dinging sounds that you hear are the push alerts from John Middleton’s online banking apps. Two more transactions have gone through. Taijuan Walker, Matt Strahm ... welcome to the club, and stay tuned.

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Phillies, Taijuan Walker Agree to Four-Year Contract, per Report

The free-agent pitcher is reportedly headed to join the National League champs.

Sports Illustrated

Wordplayer Agent: Scott’s Puns Never Bore Us

How Scott Boras, the biggest agent in baseball, turns meetings with reporters into a semiannual sea of puns, metaphors and jokes.

Sports Illustrated

Mets beat Nationals in doubleheader opener, but Atlanta claims division with win in Miami

NEW YORK — The Mets left Georgia last weekend knowing full well they lost the opportunity to control their own fate, so when the out-of-town scoreboard read “FINAL” Tuesday night, there was little solace in the fact that the offense that deserted them against Atlanta was now clicking smoothly against…

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Daniel Vogelbach hits homer against former team as Mets beat Pirates, 4-3

NEW YORK — A second straight win, a wish fulfilled, a team that looks to be discovering itself again.

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Starling Marte injured as Mets fall to Pirates

PITTSBURGH — The Mets have started playing poorly at a particularly unfortunate time.

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Mets to Play it Safe With deGrom by Retooling Pitching Rotation

The pitcher will miss the Subway Series against the Yankees as the Mets err on the side of caution.

Sports Illustrated

‘Minor’ bulging disc may keep Taijuan Walker from next start

ATLANTA — Mets right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker, last seen throwing just two innings on Tuesday night before leaving with back spasms, took some time out of his treatment to explain how he’s feeling.

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Taijuan Walker leaves injured as Mets again fall in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Consider the Mets ready for the Max Scherzer/Jacob deGrom portion of their week.

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Taijuan Walker becomes second straight Mets starter to leave game after just two innings against Braves

ATLANTA — For the second straight night, the Mets’ starting pitcher left the game after completing just two innings.

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Mets roll to 6th straight win with no-doubter over Reds

NEW YORK — These days, the alleged dog days, against good teams and bad, in games with heightened importance to the postseason race and throwaway midweek series, no matter the quality of the opposing starting pitcher, the Mets have turned the diamond at Citi Field into their own personal merry-go-around.

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Carlos Carrasco continues rotation's prowess in Mets' win over Reds

NEW YORK — Carlos Carrasco and the recent heatwave have both been oppressive of late, the Mets righthander on opposing hitters and the weather on the rest of us. One finally broke Tuesday night. You can turn down your air conditioner a bit now.

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Mets surrender 8 runs in first inning in 9-6 shellacking by Braves

NEW YORK — As the Mets try to figure out how their new pieces fit and what it all means for their eventual World Series chances, they should try to remember that going down 8-0 in the second inning is not conducive to winning.

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Mets trounce Marlins, 9-3, for series sweep

MIAMI — A starting pitcher giving up 12 hits is never good.

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Mets earn another doubleheader sweep with pair of extra-inning wins against Cubs

CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it.

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Mets beat Cubs in extras to take Game 1 of doubleheader behind Taijuan Walker gem, J.D. Davis defense

CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it.

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Week 13

Well-rounded hitters and pitchers highlight this list of options to add to your roster.

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Mets keep capitalizing on mistakes in series-opening win over Marlins

When opposing players make mistakes, the Mets make them pay.

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Taijuan Walker gem, Francisco Lindor homer lead Mets past Marlins, 3-2

NEW YORK — Taijuan Walker has never been better.

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Edwin Diaz records five-out save to end Mets’ 10-game west coast trip on happy note

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Almost two weeks ago, the Mets began their odyssey through the Golden State to play three of the five major-league teams based out of California. Then, the Mets had a 10.5-game lead over everyone else in the division. Then, they had just won a season-high six straight…

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Jeff McNeil’s 3-run homer powers Mets to 8-2 win over Phillies

NEW YORK — Jeff McNeil stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with runners at the corners and his team down by one.

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Taijuan Walker throws seven shutout innings against Rockies as Mets win 11th series of the year

DENVER — Taijuan Walker aced the tough assignment of pitching at Coors Field in his fifth-career start at the National League’s third-oldest ballpark.

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