Remembering The Mayor’s Trophy Game
by Before interleague play began in 1997, fans of a certain age can remember the annual Mayor’s Trophy Game, a mid-season exhibition contest played by the …
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The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
by In the Statcast era, just two major league hitters have hit 500-foot home runs. Giancarlo Stanton, unsurprisingly, is one of them. The other, a bit …
It’s Time To Honor The Kid
During his remarks on Keith Hernandez Day, Mets legend Mike Piazza introduced Hernandez by noting that he could feel the presence of “No. 8” (Gary …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
The minor leagues have long been a testing ground for rules that Major League Baseball is considering instituting. This season in High-A, where the Cyclones …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
Despite just recently joining the Cyclones in the second half of May, relief pitcher Grant Hartwig has already established himself as maybe the team’s most …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
On Wednesday with a runner on second, Tanner Murphy hit a soft chopper that went under the glove of the charging second baseman. When the …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
Risers and Fallers A little over two full months into the season it’s time to take a look at who’s been playing well and who’s …
Remembering Lindsey Nelson
In the spring of 1961, Joan Payson selected former Yankees general manager George Weiss to become the first president of the expansion New York Mets. …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
Former college quarterback starting to shine for the Cyclones There aren’t many professional baseball players who can say they’ve thrown a touchdown pass in both …
The Brooklyn Cyclones Report
In the minor leagues, rosters are always fluid. Players move up and down through the different levels of the organization throughout the season, with teams …