Topic: New York Mets

Mets get $40 million loan from bank: report

(Reuters) - The owners of Major League Baseball's New York Mets received a $40 million (25.65 million pound) loan from a major bank that a source identified as the Bank of America, the New York Times reported on Monday.The team described the ...

Red Sox officially name Valentine as manager

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine was officially introduced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday after agreeing to a two-year deal.Valentine replaced Terry Francona, who led the Red Sox to two World Series championships but left Fenway Park in ...

Valentine offers Red Sox a fresh start

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine, who once famously put on a fake mustache to return to the bench after being ejected from a game, has been asked to inject life into the Boston Red Sox after being hired Thursday as their new manager.Valentine ...

Valentine named manager of Red Sox

Bobby Valentine was named manager of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, replacing Terry Francona after eight Major League Baseball seasons that included two World Series titles.Francona asked the Red Sox not to pick up the option on his contract after a ...

Judge says NY Mets case over Madoff deserves jury

(Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims has a constitutional right to have his $386 million lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team heard before a jury, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.U.S. District Judge Jed ...

Nationals opt to keep Johnson on as manager for 2012

(Reuters) - Davey Johnson, who led the Washington Nationals to their best Major League Baseball finish since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2004, will return as manager next season, the team said on Monday.The Nationals, who went 40-43 after the 68-year-old ...

Former Met Lenny Dykstra pleads to auto theft

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleaded no contest on Wednesday to grand theft auto charges stemming from what prosecutors said was a scheme to lease cars using phony business and credit information.Dykstra, 48, entered his plea, ...

Judge limits Mets liability to Madoff trustee

A federal judge has limited the amount a trustee for investors in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme can collect from the New York Mets to $386 million, court filings on Wednesday revealed.A day after US District Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed nine of 11 ...

Judge says Madoff trustee might get Mets money

A federal judge says the trustee trying to recover almost $300 million for investors in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme "might well prevail" in court against owners of baseball's New York Mets.But Jed Rakoff, a US District Judge, said on Tuesday that Irving ...

Judge tosses part of Madoff case vs NY Mets owners

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday threw out part of a $1 billion lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.U.S. District Judge Jed ...
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