Dodgers East? More like Mets West! Inside David Stearns' Amazin' plan
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ESPN— From the small-market Brewers to the Big Apple, here's how the Mets' new president is reimagining things in Queens.
Amazin' Avenue—MLB Scores: Mets 9, Dodgers 4—Mets strike early against Yamamoto, outlast Dodgers. The starting pitching matchup tonight was a potent reminder of the road not taken. In the offseason, the Mets made it clear that their top free agent target was Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and they made every effort to convince him to come to New York. Alas, the allure of teaming up with Shohei Ohtani for the powerhouse Dodgers proved too alluring, and David Stearns and company were forced to pivot to a cheaper option in the form of Sean Manaea. The expectations for the Mets wouldn’t have...
New York Post—Francisco Alvarez likely out eight weeks as Mets set conservative injury plan. The second-year catcher stumbled rounding first base at Dodger Stadium on Friday and jammed the thumb. An MRI exam revealed the tear.
Los Angeles Times—Inside LACMA's plans to share its collection with a new Las Vegas museum: 'I'm a West Coast booster'. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Director Michael Govan may be at the helm of an ambitious — and controversial — building project for the museum's collection of 152,000-plus objects, but his views on what expansion means for art museums in modern times is more, well, expansive. Which explains a recent announcement that LACMA is partnering with the upcoming Las Vegas Museum of Art to share both expertise and, eventually, its collection. But how exactly will that arrangement work? And why, asked...